Buck Jones
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Buck Jones (born Charles Gebhart, December 4, 1889, Vincennes, Indiana; died November 30, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts) was an American motion picture star of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, best known for his work starring in many popular western movies. In his early film appearances, he was billed as Charles Jones.
Jones had more than 160 film credits to his name, in a career that began in 1918. In the 1940s, Jones played Marshall Buck Roberts in a series of movies.
Buck Jones was one of the 492 victims of the 1942 Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston, Massachusetts, dying two days after the November 28 blaze. For years, legend held that Jones' fatal injuries were the result of his going back into the burning building to save victims, but it is now known that he was trapped in the fire.
