Biographie
Alan Stanley "Hawkdreamer" Tobin, father of Marlene, David, Tracy, Eric, and Joshua, had a lifelong passion for the Wild West, which was evident in his roles in films such as Young Guns, The Gambler, Silverado, Longarm, and 15 other productions. As an archaeologist, Alan conducted work in New Mexican pit houses, Tikal (the Mayan ruins in Guatemala), and carried out a historical survey in the Turkey Mountains of Fort Union. He served as a US Park Ranger at Pecos, Fort Union, and Bandelier National Monument. Alan authored an article titled "Study of Temperatures of Soil as Related to Animal Habitation," published in an unspecified newspaper. Born in Philadelphia, he battled polio as a child. Alan served in the Air Force during the Korean War. In 1955, he married Annette Rachefsky, and they had five children together. The couple divorced in 1973, after which Alan relocated to Las Vegas, New Mexico, where he spent the rest of his life on his ranch with his two horses—a brown mare and a Peruvian Paso Fino. He enjoyed the rugged New Mexican landscape, visiting pueblos, studying Native American culture, and spending summers with his favorite grandson, Eli. Alan earned a B.A. in Corrections and Law Enforcement from the University of Virginia, a B.A. in Social Work, a Master's degree in Social Sciences and Anthropology, and, later in life, a Doctorate in Archaeology from New Mexico Highlands University. He was featured in two books: "Spanish Pioneers of the Southwest" by Joan Anderson and "Canal Boats West" by June Behrens and Pauline Brower. However, this appears to be the biography of a different Alan Tobin, not the English/Australian actor.
