Images of Sadie: All of them True. None of Them Real Authentic

 October 9, 2026

   There are no known photos of Josephine "Sadie" Marcus Earp in her prime. Bat Masterson claimed she was a dead ringer for the actress Jeffreys Lewis.

    Beyond that, our imaginations have tried to fill in the gaps.

Daily Whip Out: "Tombstone Temptress"

A Fantasy-Bogus Image of Sadie Foisted On

An Unsuspecting Public by Glenn Boyer

   True, there are several maybe-wanna-be photos that rabid Old West collectors try to pass off as her, like this one:

Maybe Sadie

   Meanwhile, the movies have had their run at her early likeness as well. . .

Dana Delaney, Tombstone, 1993

"I want one."

(on spying her first Earp)

Joanna Going as Sadie in Wyatt Earp, 1994

Marie Osmond as Sadie in

I Married Wyatt Earp, 1983

   And, certain cartoonists from Kingman have made their run at her as well.

Sexy Sadie by BBB

The Real Old Sadie

“Time may be a great healer, but she’s a lousy beautician.”

—Old Vaquero Saying