Saturday, April 23, 2011

Michael London

Michael London arrived in Cochise County in 1971. He Lived in China Camp, a ghost town in the Dragoon Mountains near Cochise Stronghold making his living as a stunt man at Old Tucson Studios. In the late 1970s, Harold O. Love, proprietor of the O.K. Crral in Tombstone asked Michael to live at the Corral in the old crib (bordello). He joined the infamous Wild Bunch and pioneered the concept of wearing historical clothing. When Michael walked the boardwalks he was always in authentic garb, before anyone else had ever considered the idea. He worked at Stunt Unlimited throughout the 1980s. He has appeared in numerous films and theatrical productions including those of the Bisbee Repertory Theater.

Michael moved to Bisbee in the 1980s. In Bisbee he has devoted himself to history and culture while providing personalized historic walking
tours to visitors.

Michael has been curator of the Muheim House Museum and weekend manager of the Mining and Historical Museum.