Rose Bascom

Rose Bascom was born Ethel Rose Flynt on January 25, 1922, near Mount Olive, Mississippi. Bascom was of Cherokee-Choctaw Indian descent. She also had several British ancestry and German ancestry.[2][3]

Bascom was living on her parent's ranch when she met Weldon Bascom and his brother Earl. She married Weldon and learned fancy trick roping from Earl. She learned riding and roping from Pearl Elder. She became so adept at trick roping she toured throughout the world and became known as the "World's Greatest Female Trick Roper". The Bascoms moved to Hollywood, California, and became actors, which is when "Texas" was added to her name. She also performed with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.[3]

By the end of her career, Bascom was a trick roper, trick rider, and movie actress. She became known as "Queen of the Trick Ropers". She performed in rodeos for a total of 13 years. Her trick roping act brought her to Hollywood, California, where it helped her gain entrance into the stage and movies to act. She joined the United Service Organizations (USO) to tour around the world. She developed a fluorescent tricking roping act. The act was soon billed "The Most Beautiful Stage Performance in the World".[1]

Bascom's first movie was a 1946 musical titled The Time, The Place and The Girl. Later, the movie was nominated for an Academy Award. SHe also starred in a movie with Earl Bascom and one with her husband early on. When she wasn't working on a movie, she continued her fancy trick roping act. She also performed her act in Las Vegas, Nevada.[3]

Bascom was inducted into the Utah Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 2013.[4] She was inducted to the Mississippi Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2017.[5]

Bascom and her husband retired to their Rush Lake Ranch in St. George, Utah. She died at the age of 71 on September 23, 1993.[5]