collecting property taxes from a large area of the Death Valley country which had not been previously taxed. Curly Bill was portrayed by Powers Boothe in the 1993 film Tombstone References Further reading Farmer, Randolph W. (2012). Curly Bill: Horse Thief, Cattle Dealer, Murderer, Lawman: 1858–1909. Tucson, AZ: Westernlore Press. . . Gatto, Steve (2003). Curly Bill: Tombstone's Most Famous Outlaw. Protar House: Lansing, MI. . Sifakis, Carl (1982). Encyclopedia of American Crime. New York: Facts on File Inc. External links Quotes from historical documents Historical detective work by Steve Gatto Contemporary newspaper account of Curly Bill's near-fatal shooting in May 1881 1840s births 1882 deaths Outlaws of the American Old West Cowboys People from Tombstone, Arizona Gunslingers of the American Old West Deaths by firearm in Arizona People shot dead by law enforcement officers in the United States Cochise County conflict