Tombstone · Character
Billy Claibourne
Young cowboy present at the O.K. Corral who flees during the gunfight.
minor
Also known as Claibourne, Billy
First appearance: tombstone
Billy Claibourne's tie to Buckskin Frank Leslie is one of the pressures that moves Tombstone—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Joins the drinking bout, later killed by Leslie, claims with dying breath that Leslie murdered Ringo.
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- Professional
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Character groups
- Extended Cast of Characters
- Key Tombstone Figures
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Buckskin Frank Leslie
professional · ambivalent
Cowboy and saloon keeper with a tense, transactional relationship in Tombstone's… How this plays out →
- Buckskin Frank Leslie
professional · ambivalent
Cowboy and saloon keeper with a tense, transactional relationship in Tombstone's… How this plays out →
- Buckskin Frank Leslie
professional · ambivalent
Cowboy and saloon keeper with a tense, transactional relationship in Tombstone's… How this plays out →
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