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{{Short description|American actor (1895β1973)}} {{For|the cartoonist|Ken Maynard (cartoonist)}} {{Infobox person | name = Ken Maynard | image = Ken Maynard 1936 crop.jpg | caption = Maynard with his horse Tarzan (1936) | birth_name = Kenneth Olin Maynard | birth_date = {{birth date|1895|07|21|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Vevay, Indiana]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1973|03|23|1895|07|21|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles|Woodland Hills]], Los Angeles, California, U.S. | resting_place = Forest Lawn, [[Cypress, California|Cypress]], California, U.S. | occupation = Actor, producer | years_active = 1923β1972 | relatives = [[Kermit Maynard]] (brother) | spouse = Mary Leeper Maynard (m. 1926β1939)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.b-westerns.com/kenmay6.htm|title=Ken Maynard - Whirlwind Horseman|website=B-westerns.com|access-date=8 August 2021}}</ref><br>Bertha Maynard (m. 1940β1968)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/ken-maynard/|title=Ken Maynard|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=8 August 2021}}</ref> }} '''Kenneth Olin Maynard''' (July 21, 1895 β March 23, 1973)<ref name="LarkinCountry">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1993|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-726-6|page=264}}</ref> was an American actor and producer. He was mostly active from the 1920s to the 1940s and considered one of the biggest [[Western (genre)|Western]] stars in Hollywood. Maynard was also an occasional [[screenwriter]] and [[Film director|director]]. In 1960, he was honored with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for his contributions to the film industry.
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