Alan Tobin(I)
- Actor
Alan Stanley "Hawkdreamer" Tobin, father of Marlene, David, Tracy,
Eric, and Joshua was always in love with the Wild West and this was
reflected in the roles he played in films such as young guns, the
Gambler, silverado, Longarm, and 15 other works. As an archeologist,
Alan worked in New Mexican pit houses, Tikal (Mayan ruins in
Guatemala), and a historical survey in the Turkey Mountains of Fort
Union. Alan was US Park Ranger for Pecos, Fort Union, and Bandolier
National Monument. Alan wrote an article entitled "Study of
temperatures of soil as related to animal habitation", which was
published in an unknown newspaper. Born in Philly, he struggled with
Polio as a child. Alan fought in the Air Force During the Korean War.
In 1955 Alan married Annette Rachefsky and together they had five
children. Alan and Annette divorced in 1973 after which he moved to Las
Vegas, New Mexico where he spent the remainder of his life on his ranch
with his two horses, a brown mare and a Peruvian Paso Fino. Alan
enjoyed the rough New Mexican terrain, visiting the pueblos, studying
about Native American Culture, and being visited in the summers by his
favorite grandson, Eli. Alan earned a B.A. in Corrections and Law
Enforcement from the University of Virginia, a B.A. in Social Work, a
Masters in Social Sciences and Anthropology and, towards the end of his
life, Alan earned a Doctorate in Archaeology from New Mexico Highlands
University. Alan appeared in two books: "Spanish Pioneers of the
Southwest" by Joan Anderson, and "Canal Boats West" by June Behrens and
Pauline Brower. Sorry but this appears to be the bio of another Alan Tobin?? Not the English/Australian actor.
