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James Copeland (* 1. Mai 1923 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire; † 17. April 2002 in London) war ein schottischer Schauspieler und der Vater des Schauspielers James Cosmo . Sein Filmdebüt gab er 1953 in der Komödie Laxdale Hall. Er spielte bis in die 1990er Jahre in mehr als fünfzig Filmproduktionen mit. Einer seiner bekanntesten Filme ist ...
- 1. Mai 1923
- Copeland, James
- schottischer Schauspieler
James Copeland (1 May 1918 – 17 April 2002) was a Scottish actor. His film work began in 1953, the year which saw him play the most prominent role of his movie career, that of Andy McGregor in the ensemble cast of Innocents in Paris. Other roles included Mackay in The Seekers (1954), the ship's mate in The Maggie (1954), Rockets ...
Several of his poems remain popular, frequently requested from the Scottish Poetry Library. They are well-remembered for their sly humour or their poignancy; the much-anthologised ‘Black Friday’ packs tragedy, compassion, and a sense of close community into nine short verses.
- Early Life
- The Gang
- Later Years
- Imprisonment and Later Execution
- Burial, Grave Robbing, and Public Display
- Copeland Treasure
Born on January 18, 1823, in Jackson County, Mississippi, to Isham Copeland and Rebecca Wells, James Copeland began school at approximately age ten or eleven. Although his father was willing to put him through school for as long as James desired, he began associating with people who taught him fraud and how to cheat and steal. It was reported that ...
The reported 60 membersof the Wages and Copeland Clan were as follows: Note: Initials of Moulton and Overall were omitted because of doubts about who Copeland referred to. Two Gang members had the same initials.
Wages and McGrath attempted to collect a disputed debt for fellow clan member Allen Brown.James Andrew Harvey had purchased, in good faith, a farm from Brown, who did not hold clear title to the property. Unable to establish ownership, Harvey refused to pay the outstanding debt. Brown passed the loan along to Wages, who was to either collect the mo...
Although Copeland escaped the gun battle, he was eventually captured near Mobile in 1849, tried for his Alabama crimes, and sentenced to a four-year prison term. Upon completion of the prison term, Copeland was transferred to Mississippi to stand trial for the Harvey killing, for which he was convicted and sentenced to hang. Before his death on the...
Copeland's body was buried on the banks of the Leaf River near Augusta, Mississippi. After two or three days, the body disappeared, however and a skeleton was purportedly made of his remains. The skeleton was allegedly exhibited at McInnis and Dozier Drugstore in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in the late 19th century.In the early 1900s, the skeleton van...
Copeland detailed how his clan had buried some $30,000 in gold in a swamp near Mobile and later reburied the treasure in the Catahoula Swamp of Hancock County, Mississippi. Rumors have circulated for decades of Copeland gold caches, still unclaimed, hidden around the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. The James Copeland legend lives today, as treasure h...
- Father: Isham Copeland, Mother: Rebecca Wells Copeland
- Buried on the banks of the Leaf River, near Augusta, Mississippi, later body stolen
- January 18, 1823, Jackson County, Mississippi
7. Apr. 2020 · A story of a nineteenth-century pirate who allegedly buried gold along Catahoula Creek in Mississippi, based on the account of his life and confession by a book author who arrested him before his execution. The legend of the treasure is based on a disputed account of a thief and murderer who may have lied or exaggerated his own crimes.
James Copeland | Mississippi Encyclopedia. (1823–1857) Outlaw. 3 minutes to read. From the late 1830s through the 1850s outlaw James Copeland and his clan terrorized settlers on the frontiers of southern Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
By Harriet Staff. James Copeland—poet, sole paid employee of Ugly Duckling Presse, former editor of Supermachine, recording artist (bringing it back!), and now, publisher—is launching Content, a new book series that has for its first contributor none other than Jon Leon.
