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'''Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt''' ({{star}}November 29, 1895 – {{dag}}May 24, 1986), raised near Colfax, Washington, was an American champion rodeo rider, actor, stuntman, and action director. He developed many stunts for films and the techniques and technology to protect stuntmen in performing them. | '''Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt''' ({{star}}November 29, 1895 – {{dag}}May 24, 1986), raised near Colfax, Washington, was an American champion rodeo rider, actor, stuntman, and action director. He developed many stunts for films and the techniques and technology to protect stuntmen in performing them. | ||
== Career (Partial | == Career (Partial) == | ||
=== Ben Hur === | === Ben Hur === | ||
For Ben | For ''Ben Hur'' (1959), Canutt staged the chariot race with nine teams of four horses. He trained [[Charlton Heston]] and Stephen Boyd to do their own charioteering. He and his crew spent five months on the race sequence. In contrast to the 1925 film, not one horse was hurt, and no humans experienced serious injuries. His son Joe Canutt, while doubling for [[Charlton Heston]], cut his chin because he did not follow his father's advice to hook himself to the chariot when Judah ''Ben Hur'''s chariot bounced over the wreck of another chariot | ||
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| Yakima Canutt | ||
 Canutt in The Man From Utah (1934) | ||
| Background information | ||
| Born as: | Enos Edward Canutt | |
| Other names: | Yak Canutt | |
| Born | Nov 29, 1895 Colfax, Washington, U.S. | |
| Died | May 24, 1986 - age 91 North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| Buried: | Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery | |
| Spouse(s): | Catherine "Kitty" Wilks 1916 - 1922 divorce Minnie Audrea Yeager Rice 1931 - 1985 death | |
| Children: | 3 | |
| Occupation: | Actor director stuntman rodeo rider | |
| Years active: | 1912 - 1975 | |
Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt (✦November 29, 1895 – †May 24, 1986), raised near Colfax, Washington, was an American champion rodeo rider, actor, stuntman, and action director. He developed many stunts for films and the techniques and technology to protect stuntmen in performing them.
Career (Partial)
Ben Hur
For Ben Hur (1959), Canutt staged the chariot race with nine teams of four horses. He trained Charlton Heston and Stephen Boyd to do their own charioteering. He and his crew spent five months on the race sequence. In contrast to the 1925 film, not one horse was hurt, and no humans experienced serious injuries. His son Joe Canutt, while doubling for Charlton Heston, cut his chin because he did not follow his father's advice to hook himself to the chariot when Judah Ben Hur's chariot bounced over the wreck of another chariot
- More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Yakima_Canutt ]
A Personal Note from Robin
My grandfather, Ted Elder, worked with Yakima Canutt in the filming of Ben Hur.
See also [ Ted Elder ]
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