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Michael Wallis (b. 1945) is a historian of the Western United States from Missouri, United States. He has written 10 books, including the bestsellers Route 66: The Mother Road, The Real Wild West: The 101 Ranch and the Creation of the American West, and Pretty Boy: The Life and Times of Charles Arthur Floyd. He has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize three times, and has also appeared in the movie Cars, as Sheriff.

Wallis attended the University of Missouri's Columbia branch, and moved to Miami, Florida, in 1978, where he worked for Time's Caribbean Bureau. He currently lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma with his wife.

Wallis' most recognizable feature is his mustache. The front grill of his character in Cars was designed to resemble his mustache.

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