Biography

Tom O'Day Productions

Biography

Ray Maple aka Tom O'Day
2821 Rocky Road 115
Cody, Wyoming 82414
Phone: 307-527-7314
Email: tomodayproductions@vcn.com
www.tomodayproductions.com

Interests Include:

   History, Re-enactments, Promotion of Park County and the Cody Country plus the state of Wyoming

Background and Accomplishments:

   *Appointed in 2004 by the Park County Commissioners to be the official Park County Cowboy Ambassador. This title was give once before to Buffalo Bill Cody.

   *Currently serving term as Vice-Chairman of the Park County Historic Preservation Commission.

   *Produce and star in one man shows about Tom O'Day (a reformed outlaw who rode with the Hole in the Wall gang and was a historical character in central Wyoming and the Big Horn Basin area).

   *Attended 2001-2007 Cowboy Action Shooting Events in Wyoming, California, Montana, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico (such as: Single Action Shooting Society, Buffalo Bill's Summer Range, End of the Trail, and others). Also, the past 3 years: Festival of the West in Phoenix, Arizona, re-enacting the life of Tom O'Day, as well as promoting Cody, Park County and Wyoming with and informational tent, giving away advice and brochures of places to see in our area.

   * Produced the 1996 Centennial Wagon Train from Red Lodge, Montana, to Meeteetse, Wyoming, for Meeteetse's Centennial Celebration.

   *Involved in the planning of the 1990 Wyoming Centennial Wagon Train from Casper to Cody and was on the wagon train for 15 days.

   *Appeared in several movies filmed in the area for TNT Cable "The Big Guns Talk", PAX "Butch and Sundance"; documentaries on Buffalo Bill Cody and Old Trail Town.

   *Former Deputy Sheriff and Police Chief.

   *Working Cowboy and Rodeo Cowboy.

   *Living history portrayals of Tom O'Day.

   *Guest speaker and re-enactor at Cody Chamber of Commerce and Park County Public Library.

   *Seven shows at Festival of the West in 2006-2007 in Phoenix, Arizona.

   *Four shows at Western Outlaw Festival in 2006 in Laramie, Wyoming and booked for 2007.

   *Four shows plus Pioneer Round Table at Cheyenne Cowboy Symposium in 2006 in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

   *Featured guest as Tom O'Day for Montana Muscular Dystrophy Workshop.

   *Featured entertainer at Wyoming Muscular Dystrophy Walk-a-thon.

   *Major role in TNT movie "The Big Guns Talk", a Galen Films Production.

   *Performed at the 2007 "Cowboy Songs and Range Ballads" in Cody, Wyoming.

   *Have appeared with several Community Theater Groups over the years.

   *Has period clothing, tack, weapons and horses available to travel.