Texas Guinan(1884-1933)
- Actress
- Producer
It's hard to be very specific about any dates or events early in the
life of Texas Guinan. She loved publicity
and frequently improvised facts about herself when she felt they made
better stories than the truth. She was born in Waco, Texas, but likely
not on a ranch as she often claimed. She was active in vaudeville and
theater, and was in many movies (often as the gun-toting hero in silent
westerns, more than a match for any man). In the prohibition era, Tex's
talents for entertainment and self-promotion came together for a
successful career as the owner and hostess in night clubs and
speakeasies, where she made certain everyone had a good time.
