All my life, I've never been able to get enough airplanes. This will keep me flying every day.
During his prime, Gibson was paid a salary of $14,500.00 per week.
Gibson was close friends with legendary director John Ford who gave him his first break in films.
Gibson was also a licensed pilot. He was injured in a plane crash in 1933.
Gibson was married four times: Rose Wegner (1913-20); Helen Johnson (1921-30); Sally Eilers (1930-33), and Dorothy Duncan (1942-his death).
Gibson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 1765 Vine Street.
Gibson is buried in Inglewood Park Cemetary in Inglewood, CA.
It was estimated that Gibson earned over six million dollars making movies but he squandered most of it on bad investments and high living.
Gibson teamed with fellow cowboy star Ken Maynard in the low budget Trail Blazer series for Monogram Studios.
Gibson provided much of the comedy relief himself in his movies whereas other cowboy stars had a comic sidekick.
Gibson's on-screen horse was named Goldie.
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