In 1966, legendary American artist Norman Rockwell was hired for a special job—painting a series of portraits for a remake of the classic Western Stagecoach, starring Ann-Margret, Bing Crosby, Van Heflin, and Slim Pickens.
Each character was given a fairly humorous portrayal in the Rockwell artworks, which were then shown at the end of the movie. He also painted a large, eight-foot promotional mural of the set that included an Indian attack on the stagecoach. To cap things off, Rockwell h

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