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Honky-Tonk Days In Arizona

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Published January 01, 2009
Written by Jeb Rosebrook
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Gone are the “bulls  messing with the heifers” at Sarg’s Cow Town, Abel Hall, the Matador, Chester’s, Riverside Park Ballroom, JD’s and Mr. Lucky’s.

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Boots, Buckles & Spurs

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Published January 01, 2009
Written by Henry Cabot Beck
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Sony BMG Legacy; $40.98

All cowboys have boots and spurs, but buckles says rodeo, and that’s what this musical collection is about. The set honors 50 years of the National Finals Rodeo, and it is produced in conjunction with the PRCA.

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A.K.A. John Ford

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Published May 15, 2012
Written by Margaret Barra
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barry-fitzgerald-the quiet-man-john-wayne-john-fordSean Martin Feeney arrived in Los Angeles from Portland, Maine, in 1914 at the age of 19.

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TV Westerns: March/April 2008

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Published February 29, 2008
Written by Henry Cabot Beck
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For some time now, Westerns fans have been promised a vast number of new films being produced directly for television, by AMC, Hallmark and RHI Entertainment, in collaboration with the ION (formerly PAX) cable channel. We’ll be seeing three of these new movies in March and April 2008.

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Marfa, Texas

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Published May 14, 2012
Written by TWMag
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mafia-texas-giant-movie-location-james-deanCalled one of the last American frontiers, Marfa got its start as an 1883 water stop for the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway. This semiarid region features dry steambeds and a mountain terrain made up of the Davis, Chisos and Chinati ranges.

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Wyatt Earp Wannabes

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Published May 15, 2012
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wyatt-earp-film-wannabe-look-a-like-actors_true-westMore than 40 actors have portrayed Wyatt Earp, but few have even slightly resembled him. Which of the following actors do you believe best captures the real Wyatt? (Hint: the later the film, the more careful the makeup job.)

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Movie Hotels

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Published May 14, 2012
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  • Parry Lodge (Kanab, UT): After working on the Tom Mix feature Deadwood Coach, the Parry brothers built this hotel in 1931 to feed and house movie crews.

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The Big Kiss Off

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Published May 15, 2012
Written by Josh Becker
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movie-postesrs-my-darling-clemetine-herny-fondaJohn Ford’s 1946 classic film, My Darling Clementine, the story of Wyatt Earp and the O.K. Corral gunfight, is anything but a forgotten film classic—

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Tom Mix: The First Western Superstar

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Published May 14, 2012
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Tom Mix began his career with the 101 Ranch Wild West Show.

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