Dice(I)
- Actor
Dice was owned by Ralph McCutcheon, his first successful pinto
stallion. Dice could do a variety of tricks, like pull a revolver from
a pocket, knock down cowboys, boost cowboys by the seat of the pants,
kneel, lie down and play dead, count numbers with hoof, bow, and smile
or yawn upon command, but it was his striking coloring that drew
attention. It was reported that his sire was Arab X Thoroughbred cross
and his dam was reported to be an American Saddle Horse X Thoroughbred
cross. He appeared in many Westerns and was ridden by many stars like
Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Jean Arthur, Gene Autry, Bill Elliott and
Richard Dix. In fact Dice made Life Magazine because while the movie
"Duel in the Sun" was being filmed on location in Arizona Gregory Peck
rode him into the dining room of the Hotel Santa Rita. Dice also went
through the hotel lobby, entered an open elevator, decided it was too
small, backed out, and climbed the stairs as well. Thunderhoof (1948)
was his last film. He died at the age of thirty.