Your post is old, so perhaps you know this by now... but just in case....
Actually the James and Younger families were not blood relatives. I believe they intermarried with each other, so that their offspring may be related, but at the time there definitely was no blood shared between them.
As for cousins as actors, the answer is also no. Perhaps there has been a twist of facts. David Carradine is NOT a full-blooded brother of Keith and Robert. David has a different mother than they do, so he is (or was, actually) only a half-brother of the other two.
There is a supposed cousin relationship of the Quaids to Gene Autry, but that's as far as that goes.
Nope. The claims you are asking about are simply urban legends.
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RODEONan
14 years ago
Thanks. I knew that David is/was just a half-brother to Keith and Robert. And I had heard recently about the Quaids poss. being related to Mr. Autry.
We had heard the rumor about two sets of the brothers poss. being cousins also shortly after the movie came out. This was before my hubby and I had met. But I never could find out if it was hearsay or fact. Thanks for the info, though ^_^
Peace!
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CindyH
14 years ago
Thanks for the info, though ^_^
My pleasure. :)
I would not be surprised to hear that rumor started merely as a gimmick to get people in to see the movie. Hollywood is dirty that way sometimes.
In any case, it's a great movie and those who haven't seen it have no idea what they're missing!
Spare me your 6th grade Michael Moore logic! ~ Secretary Heller; 24, Day 4, 7:30:00 a.m.
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