QUANTRILL, William Clarke
- QUANTRILL, William Clarke
(1837–1865)
Historically, Quantrill was a schoolteacher turned Southern partisan, known for developing guerilla hit-and-run raids of Union sympathizers in Kansas and Missouri. History usually portrays him as a cruel, vicious murderer and opportunist. In 1863 Quantrill’s raiders sacked Lawrence, Kansas, killing over 100 people and torching the city. Like other Civil War characters, Quantrill has been interpreted both negatively and sympathetically. Among his proteges were Frank and Jesse James, the Dalton brothers, and Bloody Bill Anderson— all subjects of legend and numerous films. In Kansas Raiders (1950), Quantrill (Brian Donlevy) serves as a charismatic type of father figure to Jesse James (Audie Murphy). In Dark Command (1940), Quantrill (Walter Pidgeon) was the admired schoolteacher to the John Wayneand Roy Rogerscharacters, who both die in the raid. Most films about the James and Dalton gangs in some way refer to their early connections with Quantrill. An early plot element in Clint Eastwood’s The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) has Wales joining an offshoot of Quantrill’s band led by Bloody Bill Anderson (John Russell).
Historical Dictionary of Westerns in Cinema.
Paul Varner.
2012.
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Quantrill,William Clarke — Quan·trill (kwŏnʹtrĭl ), William Clarke. 1837 1865. American desperado who led a guerrilla band that sporadically supported the Confederacy during the Civil War. He is infamous for his wanton killing of war prisoners and civilians. * * * … Universalium
William Clarke Quantrill — William Clark Quantrill William Clark Quantrill (* 31. Juli 1837 in Canal Dover, Ohio; † 6. Juni 1865 in Louisville, Kentucky) war ein berüchtigter Partisanenführer im amerikanischen Sezessionskrieg … Deutsch Wikipedia
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William Quantrill — William Clarke Quantrill William Clarke Quantrill (31 de julio de 1837 6 de junio de 1865), jefe de una banda de guerrillas pro confederadas durante la guerra civil de los Estados Unidos. Tristemente célebre por la masacre de Lawrence, Kansas,… … Wikipedia Español
Quantrill — William Quantrill William Quantrill William Clarke Quantrill (31 juillet 1837 6 juin 1865), un hors la loi américain, a été le chef de la plus sanglante unité de combat de la Guerre de Sécession. Il est responsable du massacre de Lawrence, au… … Wikipédia en Français
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