Wyatt Earp, his gun-fighting days long over, was one of many real-life cowboys who, at the beginning of the 20th century, came to Hollywood in hopes of recreating their wild West on the silver screen.

Wyatt Earp went on to kill several more men and lived a life of wandering adventure until his death in 1929 at the age of 80. Doc Holliday, who was a dentist before he became an itinerant gambler ...

My Darling Clementine, directed by John Ford, follows Wyatt Earp and his brothers as they seek justice in Tombstone. They confront the Clanton clan after their cattle are stolen and brother is killed.

December 29, 1881 Wyatt becomes Deputy United States Marshal. March 18, 1882 The aftermath of the Gunfight at OK Corral is not over, as unknown assailants attack Wyatt and Morgan Earp in a saloon.

Movies and T.V. portray Wyatt Earp and his brothers as law-abiding heroes—but the real story of the most famous shoot out in U.S. history is more complicated than that.