LOS ANGELES (AP) – John Agar, the Air Force sergeant who married Shirley Temple and became an actor, mostly in Westerns and war movies, until alcoholism damaged both his marriage and his career, has died. He was 81. Agar, who lived in the North Hollywood area, died Sunday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in […]
Read MoreJohn Agar 1921-2002
(dukewayne.com) We have been told that John Agar has passed away, he was 81. His movie career spanned for more than 50 years starring in many sci-fi flicks and in 1981 he received the Life Career Awards from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. He also starred along side John Wayne in […]
Read More17th annual Odyssey Ball, to benefit John Wayne Cancer Institute
* BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – 17th annual Odyssey Ball, to benefit John Wayne Cancer Institute Auxiliary. Performers to include FRANKIE AVALON. At Beverly Hilton. – Reuters
Read MoreThe Alamo Village protected, and to be restored.
Argonaut Restores has been given the go-ahead to restore the Alamo Village (Duke’s Alamo) in Brackettville, Texas by the Sheehan family. They are going to keep Mr. Wayne’s dream alive and away from developers who would destroy it. It will be kept intact for future generations. Fans could have their names Inscribe on the Alamo […]
Read MoreCelebrating Duke’s 95th Birthday at the Old Tucson Studios
Hello, Friends and Neighbors. If you have not yet replied, please do so. We are celebrating Duke’s 95th Birthday at the Old Tucson Studios in Tucson, AZ – on May 24-25 – Performances Fri at noon, and Sat. at 12, 3, and 4:00. Andd in Tombstone (an hour away) Sat nite and Sun May 26th. […]
Read MoreThere’s more to Oscar than meets the eye.
LOS ANGELES — With four best-actor nominations and no statuettes to show for them, Denzel Washington has made a habit out of Oscar disappointment. His portrayal of Steven Biko in Cry Freedom lost out to Dustin Hoffman’s Rain Man in 1988. His Malcolm X was beaten by Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman in […]
Read MoreAnti-smokers ought to butt out of movies
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) – In a Brave New World being proposed by a fellow who obviously embraces the role of censor and enforcer of the rewriting of history, kids of all ages would be able to attend a biographical film about Adolf Hitler. But no one under 17, unless accompanied by an adult, would be allowed […]
Read MoreBody of Work – Jorge Rivero, king of the real Mexican cinema
JORGE RIVERO WAS THE MAN. IN THE LATE 1970s and early 1980s, he was what every young Latino wanted to be. In film after film he’d flex his peaked biceps and perfectly chiseled abs as he played everything from a gunslinger to a playboy to a priest. He resembled a young Robert Redford, except that […]
Read MoreDuke’s Hollywood Cowboys is proud to announce the celebration of John Wayne’s 95th Birthday
Ermal Williamson, the John Wayne Look-alike and president of the John Wayne fan club, Duke’s Hollywood Cowboys is proud to announce the celebration of John Wayne’s 95th Birthday this year will be held at the Old Tucson Studios in Tucson, Arizona May 24th and 25th. Old Tucson Studios is the location of many of John […]
Read MoreView the Alamo via a web cam!
Check on the Alamo anytime via the Alamo webcam! The Alamo Cam is located directly across from the Alamo in Greystone’s American History Store at 321 Alamo Plaza. For more information on the store, visit their Web site at greystonehistory.com Thanks to Rick for bringing this to my attention.
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