- 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!
Bee Ho in the Media
 
Bee Ho was written about by many newspapers and magazines throughout the years.
This page lists only a very small sample of the hundreds of articles I have in my collection. Please contact me if you have other articles or media exposure about Bee Ho. I will continue to add links from each article title as I can find time to add them to the web site.
 
Detroit Free Press - (March, 1915)
Detroit News Tribune - (March, 7 1915)
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne, Indiana (1915)
Fort Wayne Daily News - Fort Wayne, Indiana (1915)
Show at The Empress Theatre - Fort Wayne, Indiana (1915)

Stampede at the Academy - Possibly Richmond, Virginia (1916)

New York Star Stage Pictorial - May 2, 1917
New York Times - May 30, 1922

1923: Broadway comes to Modesto - NEW article from 2008!
Vaudeville at the Palace - Worcester, Massachusetts (1931)
Golden West Idea - (1931, city unknown)
Radio Listings - (July 3, 1931)
Paramount Stage - Portland Oregon (1931)
Fox Poli Theater - (1931, city unknown)
Paramount Theater - Seattle, Washington (1931)
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle, Washington (April 5, 1931)
Circuit Riders - Article in Time Magazine (October 22, 1934)
Singing Coyote a Hit - New York (ca. 1935)
Coyote Crooner - Associated Press (ca. 1935)
Show at the Capitol Theatre - (ca. 1935, city unknown)
NBC Radio with his coyote - Bee Ho appears with Bing Crosby. (ca. 1935)
The Strand - Modesto, California (ca. 1935)

Partner of Will Rogers - Lawton, Oklahoma (probably late 1940s)