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Prior to opening a business in Deadwood, Swearengen operated a dance house in Custer, South Dakota.As stated in the 1882 New Year Edition of the Black Hills Pioneer, which described the early history of Custer, "Al Swearengen was running a dance house of 30X150 feet in dimensions and day and night a man had to push and crowd to get into it."
Swearengen opened the Gem Variety Theater on April 7, 1877, at the corners of Wall and Main streets to entertain the population of the mining camp with "prize fights" (as was customary with Swearengen's previous establishment the Cricket Saloon, no prizes were actually involved), stage acts consisting of comedians, singers and dancers, and primarily, prostitutes.
The character is based on the real-life Al Swearengen, who owned the Gem Theater in Deadwood. Unlike the character (portrayed by British actor Ian McShane), the historical Al Swearengen was not English and was in fact born in Iowa. [1] McShane won a Golden Globe in 2005 for his portrayal of Swearengen.
William Randolph Steele (1842–1901), former resident, mayor of Deadwood, lawyer, soldier, and politician [43] Al Swearengen (1845–1904), entertainment entrepreneur [44] Charlie Utter (c. 1838 – aft. 1912), frontiersman who, with his brother Steve, led a wagon train to and set up shop in Deadwood, where they ran an express delivery service ...
Time Out New York's Andrew Johnston listed Deadwood in his top ten TV shows for both 2005 and 2006, commenting: "If history is written by the victors, Deadwood is all about giving the losers their due. In the first season, magnificent bastard Al Swearengen (Ian McShane) came off as a villain; this year, his inevitably doomed campaign to save ...
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Ian David McShane [1] (born 29 September 1942) is an English actor, best known for his television performances, particularly as the title role in the BBC series Lovejoy (1986–1994), [2] Al Swearengen in Deadwood (2004–2006) and its 2019 film continuation, and Mr. Wednesday in American Gods (2017–2021).
Bryant worked extensively within the Black Hills of South Dakota and more specifically within the city of Deadwood. His work for the HBO series Deadwood earned him honors from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. [1] Bryant was also one of the foremost authorities on the life of Al Swearengen. Bryant was a fierce advocate of historical ...