J. Frank Dalton
John Frank Dalton( March 8, 1848 August 15, 1951) was a man who, in the last few years( 1948- 1951) of his long life, publicly claimed to be the famous outlaw Jesse James.
However, most professional historians believe that Dalton was merely a Jesse James impostor, and that the real Jesse James was killed by Robert" Bob" Ford on April 3, 1882, in a house Jesse was renting located at 1318 Lafayette Street in St. Joseph, Missouri.
With the death of Jesse James in 1882, and the subsequent death of his( Dalton's) wife Julia Ellen Groshon during childbirth in 1886, Dalton abandoned his children and began roaming the countryside.
In the 1930s and 1940s he appeared in Independence County, Arkansas, telling tales of being Jesse James, and on other occasions he told tales of being the famous Western lawman John Franklin" Frank" Dalton( June 8, 1859- November 27, 1887), thus earning himself a meal.
By the 1940s he was in Oklahoma and Texas, where his uncle lived and he had relatives.
It was in Texas that he first claimed he was the same Frank Dalton who historians believe had been killed in 1887.
When it was proved that he was n't the original Frank Dalton( 1859- 1887), in April, 1948- in Lawton, Oklahoma- he took up being Jesse James instead.
Dalton was allegedly 100 years old at the time of his first public appearance as Jesse James- at Lawton, Oklahoma in April – May, 1948.
Like the real Jesse James, Dalton apparently had been a pro-Confederate guerrilla in Missouri during the Civil War.
However, Dalton's account of himself as Jesse James did not hold up under questioning from Jesse James' surviving relatives.
Nevertheless, several people of note, such as journalist/ novelist Robert Ruark, were convinced that J. Frank Dalton was the famous outlaw Jesse Woodson James.
To many people's surprise, Dalton did appear to have many of the unique body marks/ body features which the real Jesse James was rumored to have.
These body features included: seven bullet wounds, a rope burn around his neck, a collapsed lung, a damaged fingertip, and severely burned feet.
On September 5, 1949, Rudi Turilli and Lester B. Dill( the general manager and owner, respectively, of Meramec Caverns, near Stanton, Missouri) hosted a reunion at Meramec Caverns for Dalton and his last- remaining old- time friends, in celebration of Dalton's/ Jesse James' supposed 102nd birthday.
J. Frank Dalton died on August 15, 1951, in Granbury, Texas, and his death certificate was recorded with the name of the man he claimed to be.
His gravestone in Granbury Cemetery also has that claimed identity recorded on it.
Jesse James Under the Black Flag
Jesse James Under the Black Flag is a 1921 silent black and white historical western film directed and written by Franklin B. Coates.
It is about the bandit Jesse James, who is portrayed by his son Jesse James Jr..
It is the prequel of "Jesse James as the Outlaw", both released the same year and featured in theaters.
Jesse James (actor)
Jesse James( born September 14, 1989) is an American actor.
Jesse James' Kid
Jesse James' Kid (also known as "Son of Jesse James") is a 1965 Spanish-Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Antonio del Amo.
Young Jesse James
Young Jesse James is a 1960 American Western film directed by William F. Claxton and written by Orville H. Hampton and Jerry Sackheim.
The film stars Ray Stricklyn, Willard Parker, Merry Anders, Robert Dix, Emile Meyer and Jacklyn O'Donnell.
The film was released on August 2, 1960, by 20th Century Fox.
René Clair
René Clair( 11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981) born René- Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker and writer.
He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy.
He went on to make some of the most innovative early sound films in France, before going abroad to work in the UK and USA for more than a decade.
Returning to France after World War II, he continued to make films that were characterised by their elegance and wit, often presenting a nostalgic view of French life in earlier years.
He was elected to the Académie française in 1960.
Clair's best known films include" The Italian Straw Hat"( 1928)," Under the Roofs of Paris"( 1930)," Le Million"( 1931)," À nous la liberté"( 1931)," I Married a Witch"( 1942), and" And Then There Were None"( 1945).
Jesse James (disambiguation)
Jesse James( 1847–1882) was an American outlaw.
Jesse James may also refer to:
Jesse James Under the Black Flag
Jesse James Under the Black Flag is a 1921 silent black and white historical western film directed and written by Franklin B. Coates.
It is about the bandit Jesse James, who is portrayed by his son Jesse James Jr..
It is the prequel of "Jesse James as the Outlaw", both released the same year and featured in theaters.
The Lace Wars
The Lace Wars( French: Les fêtes galantes) is a 1965 French- Romanian historical comedy film directed by René Clair and starring Jean- Pierre Cassel, Philippe Avron and Marie Dubois.
William F. Claxton
William F. (Francis) Claxton (October 22, 1914 - February 11, 1996) was an American film and television producer, editor and director.
He made a number of films for Robert L. Lippert.
He also directed and produced episodes of "Bonanza", the NBC-TV series "Little House on the Prairie", and also directed episodes of the NBC-TV series "Father MurphyThe RiflemanThe Twilight ZoneFame", and "The High Chaparral".

Question: Which film has the director who died first, Young Jesse James or The Lace Wars?
Answer: The Lace Wars