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L.Q. Jones Death Cause, Wife, Net Worth, Children, Illness
L.Q. Jones was born on August 19, 1927, in Beaumont, Texas, to Jessie Paralee and railroad worker Justus Ellis Mcqueen Sr. Jones’ mother died in a vehicle accident while he was a child, and he was raised by relatives. “I had a horse by the time I was 8 or 9 and grew up among tough rodeo folks – my uncle was into roping,” he later remarked of his childhood. This was where he thought his love of Westerns originated. After a number of years, he graduated from Port Neches-Groves High School in 1945. He then joined the Navy and served from 1945 to 1946. He went on to study Law, Business and Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin.
While there, he shared a room with Fess Parker, who would become a lifetime friend (also a future Hollywood star known for his role as Daniel Boone).
After graduating from college in 1951, he worked as a stand-up comedian, professional baseball player, football player, and even rancher in Nicaragua. L.Q. Jones, on the other hand, could not find his calling in any of these fields.
Then he got a letter from Fess Parker, his old college roommate. This letter would alter the course of his life and alter his name.
How Justus Mcqueen Became L.Q. Jones
Jones corresponded with Fess Parker while struggling to earn a livelihood from the beans, maize, and dairy on his ranch in Nicaragua.
Parker pushed Jones to travel to Hollywood and apply for a role in the impending Warner Bros. military film Battle Cry in his letters.
Jones greatly appreciated his part as L.Q., a soldier. Jones opted to use the name as his stage name going forward.
L.Q. Jones, The Actor
Following his breakthrough in Battle Cry, Jones was able to keep busy in the 1960s and 1970s, playing roles in a variety of films. L.Q. Jones frequently portrayed comedic side roles in these films, which were generally Western or military in nature.
At this point, he began working on a number of western films and TV episodes for Sam Peckinpah.
In 1955, he appeared as “Smitty Smith” in three episodes of Clint Walker’s series Cheyenne (1955 – 1963).
Jones would get his first Emmy nomination five years later, in 1960, for his first dramatic part in the film The Rebel.
From then, he went on to feature in films like The Wild Bunch (1969), where he got to portray some of his most memorable parts.
L.Q. Jones’ portrayal as bounty hunter T.C. in The Wild Bunch is one of his most memorable appearances.
Jones entered the producing business with fellow actor Alvy Moore in the mid-1960s, forming the production firm LQ/JAF.
They collaborated on and released four films:
The Devil’s Quarters (1964)
The Witchcrafter (1969)
The Satanic Brotherhood (1971)
A Young Man with His Dog (1975)
Jones directed and co-wrote numerous of these ventures, but his most notable effort was the development of the 1975 picture A Boy and His Dog.
The film, based on the same-titled novel, depicts the narrative of a child and his psychic dog through a post-apocalyptic desert.
This film went on to become a science fiction cult classic. Jones was nominated for a Hugo Award for his adaptation of the story.
Many others approached him after that endeavour to direct their films, but his love was acting, therefore he declined.
Net Worth
L.Q. Jones had a net worth of $2 million at the time of his death. Jones, who was born into humble circumstances, wasn’t sure what he wanted to accomplish.
Jones, on the other hand, was able to launch a successful career in Hollywood by embracing an opportunity provided by a college acquaintance. It wasn’t easy, and he sometimes worked on multiple projects each week, but his many film appearances would solidify his popularity and allow him to amass a fortune.
His tremendously successful, if brief, a career as a filmmaker also contributed significantly to his income.
Facts
L.Q. Jones was a well-known American actor and filmmaker best remembered for his appearances in Sam Peckinpah’s films Ride the High Country, Major Dundee, The Wild Bunch, The Ballad of Cable Hogue, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.
L.Q. Jones is no longer among us. He passed away on July 9, 2022.
L.Q. Jones passed away at the age of 94.
L.Q. Jones was born in Beaumont, Texas, in the United States of America, on August 19, 1927. Jessie Paralee McQueen and Justice Ellis McQueen are his serving parents.
A terrible accident occurred at the base of Galenkui Mountain in Ho, claiming the lives of nine people, including babies.
The terrifying occurrence occurred as a 207 Benz was transporting goods and passengers from Abotoase to Sogakofe.
The car encountered brake failure while descending the mountain, culminating in a collision with a Zoomlion garbage truck.
Initial reports verified seven fatalities at the disaster scene, including newborns and children.
Following that, Mary Dzifa, a nurse at Ho Municipal Hospital, informed Citi News that roughly ten children had died in the disaster.
“I was at our facility yesterday, November 22, when a car rushed in with dead and injured children and injured adults, especially men. Some were attended to at the facility, and the rest who were severely injured were taken to the Ho Teaching Hospital. The dead children will be about 10.”
Officials at the Ho Teaching Hospital said that 32 people were admitted for injuries incurred, with 9 dying as a result of their injuries.
Amos Jah, the Public Relations Officer of Ho Teaching Hospital, said that the injured patients are receiving medical attention and making progress in their rehabilitation.
“I received a call from a friend yesterday who was going back to town and that he saw the accident, so I quickly informed the nurses to be on alert. Some were brought in with pickups, ambulance, tricycles; the situation was very bad, some had broken limbs, some heads almost being severed, some were bleeding from all parts of the body. After two hours, we were able to calm the situation down.”
“We had a total of 30 accident victims brought here. Two others were brought from the Municipal Hospital this morning, making it 32 in all. My information is that we lost 9 of them, 4 are kids and 5 are adults. For the kids, three were brought in dead. Those injured are responding to treatment.”
Dr Adam Bonaa, a security expert, has requested the Oti Regional Minister to restrict all public events in Nkwanta in response to the riots that have taken eight lives.
The fights, in his opinion, were avoidable.
“The Regional Minister and his men must make certain that this never happens again.” This was avoidable, yet 8 people died as a result,” he remarked on TV3’s Ghana Tonight on Tuesday, November 21.
He further suggested that “It is important to suspend all public activities that are likely to take place by the two factions, this is the surest way of letting them know that there is an authority within Nkwanta and the region.”
The Oti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) will host an emergency security meeting today, Wednesday, November 22, in response to the Nkwanta riots.
Regional Minister Joshua Gmayenaam Makubu, appearing on the Ghana Tonight show on TV3 on Tuesday, November 21, verified the number of dead and described the pandemonium as “ethnic clashes.”
“Tomorrow we are going to have an emergency security meeting again, ” he further said.
He also disclosed that there had been conflicts in town two weeks earlier between members of two tribes, Adele and Akyode.
Following the conflicts, the Minister of the Interior, Ambrose Dery, acted on the advice of the REGSEC and via Executive Instrument to impose a curfew on Nkwanta township.
The curfew will be in force from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 21.
On Tuesday, November 21, an attacker opened fire in the town’s central market area.
Several people have been murdered and others have been injured as a result of the incident.
The Oti Regional Security Council dispatched officers to the region to handle the situation.
“Government wishes to appeal to all to exercise restraint and to use the established mechanisms for the resolution of all their conflicts and disputes.
“Meanwhile, the Government will like to reiterate that, there is a ban on all persons in Nkwanta Township and its environs from carrying arms, ammunition or any offensive weapons and any persons found with any arms or ammunition will be arrested and prosecuted,” the Minister said.
Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has categorically rejected selling his official house to a private developer.
He then stated that his home was “almost sold” to a private developer.
The Speaker of Parliament recently revealed that his Accra home was sold to a private developer while he was still living there.
He said this only came to light when the developer went to the Lands Commission to register the land on Monday at the Speaker’s Breakfast Forum in Accra.
However, the Lands Commission claimed in a statement that “at no time did the Lands Commission sell the said property to a private developer.”
In a recent meeting with civil society organisations, the Speaker emphasised that his official house was on the verge of being turned over to a developer except for the intervention of the Lands Commission.
“I didn’t say my residence was sold. That was not what I said. This was just a comment in passing when I said it was almost sold but luckily, I was in possession. And I said it was when they went to Lands Commission that they realised from the search that it was the residence of the Speaker,” Alban Bagbin clarified.
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