page_title: John Horton Slaughter
section_title: In popular culture
hierarchical_section_title: John Horton Slaughter / In popular culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Calvary Cemetery- Grave of John Horton Slaughter and his wife Cora Viola Slaughter
context_page_description: John Horton Slaughter, also known as Texas John Slaughter, was an American lawman, cowboy, poker player and rancher in the Southwestern United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After serving in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, Slaughter earned a reputation fighting hostile Indians and Mexican and American outlaws in the Arizona and New Mexico territories. In the latter half of his life, he lived at the San Bernardino Ranch, which is today a well-preserved National Historic Landmark in Cochise County in far southeastern Arizona. In 1964, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
context_section_description: The ABC television miniseries Texas John Slaughter, with Tom Tryon in the title role, was inspired by Slaughter's life story. The series began as a Wonderful World of Disney series in 1958.
  William W. Johnstone's Texas John Slaughter series features Slaughter as a main character. John Slaughter is also written about as the main character in the book Gun Justice: The unforgettable story of Texas John Slaughter, one of the greatest gunfighters of the old west by Jason Manning. Published in 1999, it chronicles his life from a ranch hand in Texas to the Arizona frontier. His life is told by himself, often when explaining his life to friends.
  Robert Taylor hosted and played John Slaughter in  the 1968 episode,  "A Short Cut through Tombstone", on the syndicated television anthology series, Death Valley Days. Buck Taylor (no relation) played his deputy, Billy Stiles. Ned Romero was cast as the Geronimo Kid.
caption: Grave of John Horton and Cora Viola Slaughter in the Calvary Cemetery-Plot F-082-7
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