Kitty Canutt

Cowboy, Deceased Person

1894 –

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Who is Kitty Canutt?

Kitty Canutt, stage name Kitty Wilks, was a professional bronc rider, and the All-Around Champion Cowgirl at the 1916 Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon, for her bucking horse and relay race events. It was at this rodeo that she met Yakima Canutt, a winner of the title of All-Around Cowboy at the Pendleton Roundup in 1917, 1919, 1920 and 1923. They were married at Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana on July 20, 1917, and were residents of Los Angeles in 1920. They divorced about 1922.

She was known as the "Diamond Girl" or "Diamond Kitty" because she had a diamond set in her front tooth. She would occasionally remove and pawn the diamond when she needed contest entry money.

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Born
1894
New York City
Also known as
  • Katherine Derre
  • Catherine "Kitty" Wilks
  • Diamond Girl
  • Diamond Kitty
  • Kitty Wilks
  • Catherine Wilks
Spouses
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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