Facts: - death place: riverside , california , united states - caption: screen , '' ace of the cactus range '' . shot of mix from the 1924 silent film - yearsactive: 1924 -- 46 - death date: 7 december 1972 - birth date: 18 june 1896 - name: art mix - birthname: george washington kesterson - image: artmixinaceofcactusrange.jpg - birth place: pike county , illinois , united states - occupation: actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of art mix .
art mix -lrb- born george washington kesterson ; june 18 , 1896 -- december 7 , 1972 -rrb- , was an american character from the 1920s until the mid-1940s .prior to becoming an actor , mix worked as a circus performer and a boxer .he initially appeared under his real name , kesterson , before being given the his stage name of mix by victor adamson .during his career he appeared in over 200 film shorts and feature films .although most of his roles were in smaller and bit parts , he would sometimes be cast in a featured role , such as in 1932 's '' border devils '' , starring harry carey .rarely , he was even given the lead role , as in the 1935 '' b '' - western , '' the rawhide terror '' .of his more than 90 feature films , some of the more notable include : '' sagebrush trail '' -lrb- 1933 -rrb- , starring john wayne ; the 1939 classic '' gunga din '' , starring cary grant , victor mclaglen , and douglas fairbanks jr. ; and the academy award-winning '' the westerner '' , starring gary cooper and walter brennan .mix married the cuban-american actress , inez gomez .he died on december 7 , 1972 , at the age of 76 , in riverside , california .mix is buried under his stage name in forest lawn memorial park in glendale , california .