In Popular Culture
- Edna Ferber wrote a novel called Cimarron, which was published in 1929.
- A 1931 RKO Radio Pictures film version of Ferber's novel, Cimarron won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
- Badman's Territory, 1946, was a movie that starred Randolph Scott as a Texas sheriff in the panhandle, out of his jurisdiction, where he meets such famous outlaws as Jesse James, Frank James, the Dalton Gang, and Belle Starr. The story was fictional to such an extent that it claimed the region was a haven for such outlaws and that the citizens wanted it to stay that way. The thriving town was called "Quinto."
- The 1931 picture was remade in 1960 by MGM, Cimarron directed by Anthony Mann.
- Cimarron Strip was a United States television series based loosely on the Cimarron Territory. It was produced by CBS, running only one season (23 episodes), debuting on September 7, 1967 and ending on September 19, 1968.
- Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron is an animated film, released in 2002, and set in the region during the post-Civil War era.
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