121:(November 6, 1930 – November 15, 2020) was an American cultural historian, author, television documentary personality, and lecturer on the American Old West period. Metz presented hundreds of his programs to groups all over the U.S. particularly in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona. Metz also made numerous TV appearances television documentaries most notably,
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Metz, who lived in El Paso, Texas, since the days after his graduation from high school, was married to the former Cheryl
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in El Paso, where he was a propeller mechanic, attaining the rank of staff sergeant, which he would later portray in his book
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television specials about the west. On June 16, 2012, Metz contributed his voice to an
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He was the 2010 Winner of the Ruth Lester
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cultural historian. author, columnist, television personality
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Metz wrote between fifteen and nineteen books, most notably
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