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Doc Holliday Show

John Henry Holliday, dentist, gambler, gun fighter. An educated killer with a gambler's heart and a terminal illness, “Doc” Holliday is one of the best known gunslingers of the Wild West.

Doc Holliday was born to a wealthy southern family in 1851, and graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Dentistry in 1872. Holiday worked as a dentist in Atlanta, but contracted tuberculosis and moved west to a more arid climate that would add a few months to his life. After unsuccessful attempts at dentistry in Dallas, Holliday discovered a proficiency for gambling and gun play.

From 1875 to 1880 he bounced from town to town, usually just ahead of an angry posse, drinking, gambling and building up a reputation with his six-gun.

Las Vegas, New Mexico Territory, was one such town. Doc had won part interest in a local saloon in a card game. During his stay there, a popular soiled dove named Sally Jensen had became the object of desire for a local cowboy who desired to take her away from her life in the saloon. After creating a distubance and shooting up the saloon, the cowboy makes the fatal mistake of challenging John Holliday in the street outside of Doc's saloon.

The Arizona Gunfighters recreate this historic tale with a professional costumed cast of over 30 gunfighters. For more information on booking this show or any of our other historic re-enactments, click here.