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Julie is a writer, historian, actor and producer. She spent 10 years as an investigative agent on the TV series 'Unsolved Mysteries'; working for NBC, CBS and Lifetime. She has worked in radio, film, and TV both in front of, and behind the camera. She was a regular contributor with the Mark Isler Show on KABC Talk Radio. She currently works with many museums around the United States, specializing in their Western & entertainment preservation endeavors,many museums house displays on her famous family, and she spearheaded the opening of a new Roy Rogers Museum which opened in 2021 in Portsmouth, Ohio. Her Grandfather, Taylor "Cactus Mack" McPeters was a cowboy, stuntman, musician, and actor who sang with and worked as a sidekick to both Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. His band, 'Cactus Mack & his O Bar O Cowboys' became the 'Sons of the Pioneers' when he left it to his youngest member Leonard Slye, who later became Roy Rogers. Cactus appeared in over 300 films and television shows, including most of John Wayne's B westerns, and was a narrator for Disney cartoons in the 40's & 50's. Relatives, Glenn Strange and Rex Allen also had far reaching careers. Rex voiced many of the cartoons and shorts for Walt Disney. Their first cousin Glenn Strange was also a stuntman, musician, and cowboy before becoming an actor. Best known for his role as the Lone Ranger's nemesis, "Butch Cavendish" and, 'Sam' the bartender in GUNSMOKE, he was also Universal's Frankenstein Monster. Julie has been actively producing films in Los Angeles, and brings her 'History Meets Hollywood' interview show to festivals and events around the United States. She also works as a traveling correspondent doing interviews that preserve history & Western Entertainment. Her work has been shown most recently on RFD TV. She also produces live events. She has produced the Silver Spur Awards, and solely produced the GUNSMOKE 6oth Anniversary Reunion, and is the founder & producer of the prestigious Western Legends Awards. She is the recipient of the Cowboy Keeper Award presented by the National Day of the Cowboy, the coveted President's Award presented by both the Silver Spur Awards & the So. California Motion Picture Council. An Interview Julie did with Retro Fan magazine, was up for the 2020 RONDO AWARD
