George %22Gabby%22 Hayes

George Francis Gabby Hayes was an American radio, film, and television actor. He was best known for his numerous appearances in Western films as the colorful sidekick to the leading man.

Hayes was born the third of seven children in his fathers hotel in Stannards, New York, a hamlet just outside Wellsville, New York. . He was the son of Elizabeth Morrison and Clark Hayes, and the nephew of George F. Morrison, vice president of General Electric. Hayes did not come from a cowboy background in fact, he did not know how to ride a horse until he was in his forties and had to learn for film roles.

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