From the Saturday Evening Post Norman Rockwell Calendar for 2016, month of April.
I first met this old cowboy on a cover of a Pure Prairie League album. They used his likeness on several of their albums.
"DREAMS OF LONG AGO"
"Wild West. Tapping into the public's fascination with Western lore and legend, Rockwell depicted an aging cowboy, listening to a gramophone, surrounded by memories of days gone by.
"When Rockwell met model James Van Brunt, he was drawn to his magnificent, eight-inch mustache. 'You couldn't help admiring it," said Rockwell, who used Van Brunt as a model in several Post cover illustrations."
Dreams of Long Ago appeared on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post, August 13, 1927.
--DaCoot
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Thursday, April 7, 2016
Friday, August 5, 2011
Is This the First Time Cowboys Have Squared Off Against Aliens?
I thought it was, but....
No.
There is a new set of DVDs out called, "A Big Box of Cowboys, Aliens, Robots and Death Rays" has been released, featuring eight Westerns that entered the Sci-Fi zone.
Probably the most famous is Gene Autry's 1935 "Radio Ranch" where he discovers people living under the earth.
Others in the set:
1936's "Ghost Patrol"
1932's "Tombstone Canyon"
1941's "Saddle Mountain Roundup"
1935's "Vanishing Riders"
Star Trek Vs. Cowboys. Was There Ever an Episode? --DaCoot
No.
There is a new set of DVDs out called, "A Big Box of Cowboys, Aliens, Robots and Death Rays" has been released, featuring eight Westerns that entered the Sci-Fi zone.
Probably the most famous is Gene Autry's 1935 "Radio Ranch" where he discovers people living under the earth.
Others in the set:
1936's "Ghost Patrol"
1932's "Tombstone Canyon"
1941's "Saddle Mountain Roundup"
1935's "Vanishing Riders"
Star Trek Vs. Cowboys. Was There Ever an Episode? --DaCoot
Every Cowboy Needs a Sidekick
Here are three notable actors who were trusty partners in many Westerns:
GEORGE "GABBY" HAYES-- Hayes was the "codger" sidekick to Hopalong Cassidy, Roy Rogers and Billy Elliott. he also appeared in 15 John Wayne movies.
SMILEY BURNETTE-- Versatile singer-songwriter played Gene Autry's funny sidekick Frog Millhouse in 62 movies. (I wonder if this is where Millhouse's name comes from on "The Simpsons?"
PAT BUTTRAM-- Was sidekick to Autry in 40 films and 100 episodes of "The Gene Autry Show."
Hey, Where's Cisco? --Cooter
GEORGE "GABBY" HAYES-- Hayes was the "codger" sidekick to Hopalong Cassidy, Roy Rogers and Billy Elliott. he also appeared in 15 John Wayne movies.
SMILEY BURNETTE-- Versatile singer-songwriter played Gene Autry's funny sidekick Frog Millhouse in 62 movies. (I wonder if this is where Millhouse's name comes from on "The Simpsons?"
PAT BUTTRAM-- Was sidekick to Autry in 40 films and 100 episodes of "The Gene Autry Show."
Hey, Where's Cisco? --Cooter
Silent Film Cowboys-- Part 2
WILLIAM S. HART
Actually a Shakespearean actor and a big fan of the Old West. Personal friends with Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson.
Film career began in 1914 and gained his fame initially as the lead role in
The Bargain" shot on location in the Grand Canyon.
Realism was always a big part in his movies as he paid attention to the details of costumes and props. He even was cast in the role of villain.
At Paramount Pictures he made "Square Deal Sanderson" and "The Toll Gate."
He died in 1946 at the age of 81.
TOM MIX
This is the only one of the three I'd ever heard of.
Native of Mix Run, Pennsylvania, became a star in 1910's "Ranch Life in the Great Southwest." An excellent shot, cattle wrangler and horseman, Mix made some 160 cowboy silent Saturday matinee films, always playing the man in the white hat who saved the day. His horse Tony "The Wonder Horse" also became a star.
In 1932, he returned to films in the talkie era.
Mix also opened a film-shooting set called Mixville near Glendale Avenue in the former town of Edendale (where Echo park and Silver Lake are now, I'm figuring in California). It was a 12-acre frontier town with an Indian village, fake desert and realistic miniature mountains.
In 1940, he died at age 60 in a crash on Arizona Highway 79 near Florence. "The Wonder Horse" died two years later.
Wasn't Tom Mix the one hawking that gun that Ralphie wanted so badly in "A Christmas Story?"
Hi-Ho Silver!! Awaaaay!! --DaCoot
Actually a Shakespearean actor and a big fan of the Old West. Personal friends with Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson.
Film career began in 1914 and gained his fame initially as the lead role in
The Bargain" shot on location in the Grand Canyon.
Realism was always a big part in his movies as he paid attention to the details of costumes and props. He even was cast in the role of villain.
At Paramount Pictures he made "Square Deal Sanderson" and "The Toll Gate."
He died in 1946 at the age of 81.
TOM MIX
This is the only one of the three I'd ever heard of.
Native of Mix Run, Pennsylvania, became a star in 1910's "Ranch Life in the Great Southwest." An excellent shot, cattle wrangler and horseman, Mix made some 160 cowboy silent Saturday matinee films, always playing the man in the white hat who saved the day. His horse Tony "The Wonder Horse" also became a star.
In 1932, he returned to films in the talkie era.
Mix also opened a film-shooting set called Mixville near Glendale Avenue in the former town of Edendale (where Echo park and Silver Lake are now, I'm figuring in California). It was a 12-acre frontier town with an Indian village, fake desert and realistic miniature mountains.
In 1940, he died at age 60 in a crash on Arizona Highway 79 near Florence. "The Wonder Horse" died two years later.
Wasn't Tom Mix the one hawking that gun that Ralphie wanted so badly in "A Christmas Story?"
Hi-Ho Silver!! Awaaaay!! --DaCoot
Silent Film Cowboys-- Part 1
From the July 27th Chicago Tribune "Go West, film fans" by Susan King.
This is timely because of that "Cowboys-Aliens" movie. I haven't seen it yet, but plan to.
At the heart of any great Western is a cowboy hero and there have been many legendary ones like John Wayne, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Randolph Scott, Clint Eastwood and many others.
Here is a look at three of the first Western stars, back in the days of the silent films.
"BRONCO BILLY" ANDERSON
Born in 1880 and is considered the first Western film star. He played three parts in "The Great Train Robbery" and then began to write, direct and act in his own films. With George kirk Spoor, he started Essanay Studios in 1907 and then appeared in some 300 short films, but it was his 148 Westerns as "Bronco Billy" that made him a star.
He died at age 90 in 1971.
Giddy-Up and Go, Horsie!! --Cooter
This is timely because of that "Cowboys-Aliens" movie. I haven't seen it yet, but plan to.
At the heart of any great Western is a cowboy hero and there have been many legendary ones like John Wayne, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Randolph Scott, Clint Eastwood and many others.
Here is a look at three of the first Western stars, back in the days of the silent films.
"BRONCO BILLY" ANDERSON
Born in 1880 and is considered the first Western film star. He played three parts in "The Great Train Robbery" and then began to write, direct and act in his own films. With George kirk Spoor, he started Essanay Studios in 1907 and then appeared in some 300 short films, but it was his 148 Westerns as "Bronco Billy" that made him a star.
He died at age 90 in 1971.
Giddy-Up and Go, Horsie!! --Cooter
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