Dean Smith
Utah's Little Hollywood
One of Hollywood’s most respected stuntmen, Dean Smith has had a 50 year career making top actors look good. Dean was a gold medalist winner in the 1952 Olympic Games and beginning with “The Alamo” he appeared in 10 films with superstar John Wayne. Dean often performed his action feats in Kanab on such projects as “How the West was Won” and “Gunsmoke”. Dean Smith is a member of “The Stunmen’s Hall of Fame”, “Texas Sports Hall of Fame”, “The University of Texas Hall of Fame” and has won “The Golden Boot Award” for excellence in western films.
Marker is on North 300 West (U.S. 89) near West 300 North, on the right when traveling north.
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