The Western was in a holding pattern, for the most part, in 2011. We had Rango, which pulled out a shopping cart full of awards, including “Best...
Hollywood’s Honest Abe
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Phil Collins
To me, Fess Parker was the “Davy Crockett” who started this journey off for me. Full stop. My basement has my Alamo stuff and my studio. Also my...
Roger Archibald
“Is that pencil?” mocks Western artist and Arizona native Roger Archibald. When people’s eyes first fall upon his black-and-white depictions of...
A Ladies’ Man
Charlie Russell was a man’s man. He painted buffalo hunts, Indian warfare and cowboys roping steers, like in the 1898 watercolor that sold as the...
Great Western Movie Hats
Movies both reflect cultural trends and influence them. The hats worn by cowboys in countless Western movies and television shows were and...
Wyatt Earp Wannabes
More than 40 actors have portrayed Wyatt Earp, but few have even slightly resembled him. Which of the following actors do you believe best captures...
A Pathfinder’s Trail
Thousands of overland immigrants to Oregon and California from 1845 to 1849 followed a path first blazed by John C. Fremont. After Congress named...
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June 2012 Events
A Western roundup of events where you can experience the Old West. ADVENTURE Range Creek Archaeology Trip Price, UT, June 16-17: Learn about the...
Wyatt Earp Mystery Car
One photo has always intrigued me. It shows the legendary Wyatt Earp standing next to a fancy car in the 1920s. Although several websites claim the...
The Big Kiss Off
John 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...
One Heap Good Gun
Best known as the “Yellowboy,” an affectionate moniker frontier Indians gave the repeater due to its shiny brass receiver, the Model 1866 was...
A.K.A. John Ford
Sean Martin Feeney arrived in Los Angeles from Portland, Maine, in 1914 at the age of 19. Like his older brother Francis, an actor and director, he...