- 1885, Bee Ho Gray born in Indian Territory.
 
- 1890, Bee Ho given his Comanche name by Chief Quanah Parker.
 
- 1900, Bee Ho begins working as cowboy and learns rope skills.
 
- 1904, Bee Ho joins his first Wild West Show.
 
- 1907, Bee Ho joins the 101 Ranch Wild West show.
 
- ca. 1910, Bee Ho works with California Frank's All-Star Wild West.
 
- 1912, Bee Ho Marries Horse Trainer, Ada Sommerville.
 
- c.1912, Bee Ho accompanies Iron Tail to New York to model for "Buffalo Nickel" engravings.
 
- 1913-1915, Champion Trick Roper of the World.
 
- 1915, Bee Ho and Ada begin a long career as Vaudeville performers.
 
- 1915, Bee Ho and Ada headline on the stages across the country.
 

- 1916, Bee Ho headlines in Vaudeville show "Stampede".

 

- 1916, Bee Ho gives Colt revolver to George Hubert.

 

- ca. 1920, Bee Ho and Will Rogers work as Vaudeville team.

 
- 1922, appears on Broadway in "Red Pepper"
 
- 1924, Bee Ho performs in "Greed" by Erich von Stroheim
 
- 1931, Bee Ho headlines in "Golden West Idea" with Cherokee Chief Eagle Feather.
 
- 1933, Bee Ho performs in a Warner Brother's film, "Hey! Hey! Westerner".
 
- 1934, a wild coyote befriends Bee Ho and joins his act.
 
- 1936, Bee Ho and Company perform at The Strand for RKO Vodvil.
 
- 1937, Bee Ho performs at the Fallon County Fair in Baker, Montana.
 
- 1938, Bee Ho Gray and Company perform at the Roxy Theatre.
 
- 1938, Bee Ho performs at Wells County, ND Fair.
 
- 1940, Ada Sommerville dies. A new chapter in Bee Ho's life.
 
- ca. 1950, Bee Ho performs with the Whitaker family.
 
- 1951, Bee Ho adds Hester to his act.
 
Much more to come soon!
Who was Bee Ho Gray?
 
The purpose of this web site is to present the life accomplishments of one of America's most interesting Western performers ever...Bee Ho Gray.
 
My name is Clark Gray. Bee Ho was my great uncle (my grandfather's brother). Throughout my childhood I heard many stories about Bee Ho. Most of them seemed far-fetched and unbelievable. I found them interesting but usually just rolled my eyes whenever I started to hear about Bee Ho and other family celebrities. I have now found that many of these stories were not exaggerated, or at least not much.

Over the course of 2006 and 2007, I managed to find more information about Bee Ho than I ever dreamed I would be able to find. I have now completed writing the biography of this interesting Western performer. My manuscript has been accepted by a Texas-based publishing company and should be available as Bee Ho Gray - The Forgotten Cowboy by late 2008.

 

The timeline of Bee Ho's life can be seen on the righthand side of any page or in the list of links below. The timeline presents just a few of the interesting events in his life. The information on this web site is only a small sample of the material I have found on him. There is so much more to his story than I could ever find time to post on this web site.

 
 
The biography of Bee Ho Gray, one of the most interesting and versatile performers of the twentieth-century, will be available in late 2008.