On This Day

Hi

On this day January 5th:

64 years ago Lady For A Night was released in the USA.

75 years ago Robert Duvall was born, strange to see him as a comparatively young man in True Grit.

82 years ago Dan Sturkie was born, he played a paratrooper in Cast A Giant Shadow.

100 years ago Fred 'Snowflake' Toones was born, he was in Red River Range.

24 years ago Hans Conried died aged 64. Tall with strange looking facial features and eyes he always seemed to play foreigners and did so in Jet Pilot.

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Arthur

Hi Mike

Yes I suppose thats quite a sobering thought Duvall as you say was approaching forty. It just shows that time has a habit of creeping up on you. Perhaps he looked young for his age or my memory isn't what it was.

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Arthur

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On this Day January 6th:

75 years ago the actress Capucine was born in Toulon France. Originally called Germaine Lefebvre she appeared in the Pink Panther and with Duke in North to Alaska.

93 years ago Loretta Young was born. As John Wayne was making his way in films she was already a big star and appeared with him in The Life of Jimmy Dolan.

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on the same day the actor Tom Brown was also born, he featured in Central Airport.

100 years ago Dorothy Appleby was born. Never a huge star she played a saloon girl in Stagecoach.

109 years ago the actor Cameron Hall was born. He appeared in Adventure's End.

111 years ago the actor Tom Fadden was born he was in A Lady Takes A Chance.

and on this day we said goodbye to:-

32 years ago the stuntman and 2nd unit director Cliff Lyons who died aged 72.

36 years ago Si Jenks died aged 93 he drove a bus in Three Faces West, In fact he drove a bus or a taxi in most of his films.

8 years ago Walter Barnes died aged 79 he was in Cahill U.S. Marshall.

Regards

Arthur

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On this day 7th January

95 years ago Butterfly McQueen was born, she got her name after she performed the Butterfly dance from a Midsummer Nights Dream on Broadway. She was in Flame of the Barbary Coast.

103 years ago Alan Napier was born in Birmingham England. Famous as Alfred in The Batman television series he was also the leader of the communist cell in Big Jim McLain.

32 years ago the Cinematographer Benjamin Kline died aged 79 he was responsible for among others Two Fisted Law and The Shadow of the Eagle.

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Arthur

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On ths day 8th January

30 yeas ago John Wayne travelled to Nevada to begin work on 'The Shootist'.

18 years ago the actor Boyd 'Red' Morgan died from a heart attack. One of the regular stuntmen, he was badly injured while filming the railroad sequence in How The West was Won.

88 years ago the actor Richard Cromwell was born. Originally called Le Roy Melvin Radabaugh, he was a handsome leading man of the 1930s and in second leads by the 1940s when he dropped out of films. First husband of the actress Angela Lansbury- he appeared in Maker of Men.

97 years ago the actor and director Jose Ferrer was born. He featured in The Greatest Story Ever Told.

96 years ago Pierce Lydon was born. He was in numerous B westerns over the course of many years. He appeared with John Wayne in Red River.

40 years ago the actor Lloyd Whitlock died 75 he was in Reap The Wild Wind.

26 years ago

The actors

John Dierkes, John Gregson and Anthony Warde died

Dierkes was famous for his part of Jim Conklin (The Tall Soldier) in The Red Badge of Courage. He was in The Alamo and The Comancheros. He was aged 69.

John Gregson was a very fine British actor and appeared in The Battle of the River Plate, Angels One Five and the comedy Genevieve. He was also in The Longest Day. He died whilst on holiday, aged 55.

Anthony Warde was one of many supporting actors in a number of pictures throughout the golden age of Hollywood. He played an un-credited role in Pittsburgh. He died aged 66.

Regards

Arthur

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On this day 9th January:-

81 years ago the actor Lee Van Cleef was born, he played one of Lee Marvins gang in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

131 years ago Chief Sky Eagle was born in Mexico. He only appeared in one film She Wore A Yellow Ribbon.

28 years ago the actor Noble Johnson d aged 96 he was also in She Wore A Yellow Ribbon

2 years ago the British actor Lyndon Brook died aged 77. the son of the actor Clive Brook he first came to my notice as Kenneth More's friend in Reach For the Sky, he was also in The Longest Day.

6 years ago the actress Margurite Churchill died aged 89 she was in Girls Demand Excitement.

19 years ago The actor Arthur Lake died aged 81 he was in Cheer Up and Smile.

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Arthur

Hi

On this day 10th January

67 years ago Sal Mineo was born, he appeared in The Greatest Story Ever Told and The Longest Day.

77 years ago the director of Brannigan Douglas Hickox was born.

78 years ago the child actor Sonny Bupp first saw the light of day, he was in Three Faces West.

96 years ago Eleanor Hunt was born, she starred opposite John Wayne in Blue Steel

124 years ago the veteran actor Charles Trowbridge was born. In a long career he appeared in Wings of Eagles.

25 years ago Richard Boone died aged 63. He was Huston in The Alamo, and in The Shootist and Big Jake.

39 years ago the actor Emerson treacy died aged 66 he was in california Straight Ahead.

8 years ago the actor and stunt man Joe Yrigoyen died aged 87 he appeared in numerous pictures for both Duke and John Ford.

64 years ago Mickey Rooney married Ava Gardner, I wonder who put him up to it.

Regards

Arthur

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On this day 11th January:

76 years ago in Sidney New South Wales Rod Taylor was born he appeared in the VIP's and with John Wayne in The Train Robbers.

91 years ago Veda Ann Borg was born she appeared as the blind woman in The Alamo.

94 years ago Don 'Red' Barry was born. A former colege football star he appeared in the early Red Ryder pictures and also in Rio Lobo.

102 years ago Murray Alper was born a jobbing actor he was another one who made his living playing cabbies and bus drivers, he was in Trouble Along the Way as you've got it - a bus driver.

106 years ago the writer Borden Chase was born he wrote the screenplay for Red River.

109 years ago the supporting actor Monte Blue was born he appeared in Reap the Wild Wind and

On the same day in Australia Sam G Harris was born. Known during his career as Major Sam Harris he played the General in The Quiet Man and also worked in a number of Ford pictures.

12 years ago John H Bradley died aged 70. A member of the flag raising party on Iwo Jima he was also in the film of the same name.

22 years ago Jack La Rue d aged 81 among the many films he was in was Dakota.

Regards

Arthur

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On this day 12th January

55 years ago Sands of Iwo Jima was released in Finland:-

[During live fire training a Marine recruit accidently lets a grenade slip out of his hand and it rolls toward an unsuspecting platoon waiting their turn]
Sgt. Stryker: Grenade. Hit the deck.
[The platoon runs, except for Conway, who is reading a love letter and has to be tackled to safety by Stryker when the grenade goes off]
Sgt. Stryker: You idiot. When are you gonna wake up? You wanna see that dame again, keep your mind on your work.
Al Thomas: You may not know this, boy, but you just got your life saved.

and talking about the film

83 years ago one of the survivors of the flag raising ceremony Ira Hayes was born.

104 years ago the veteran cowboy actor Ray Teal was born he appeared in among other pictures Chisum.

Regards

Arthur

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On this day 13th January

30 years ago work began on John Wayne's final film The Shootist.

56 years ago In Old Oklahoma was released in Finland.

34 years ago The Cowboys was released in the US-

'Wil Andersen: Sometimes it's hard to understand the drift of things. This was a good boy. He'd have been a good man. He didn't get his chance. Death can come for ya any place, any time. It's never welcomed. But if you've done all you can do, and it's your best, in a way I guess you're ready for it'.

94 years ago the actor Paul Birch was born in Alabama. He played Mayor Winder in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

23 years ago David M. Shoup died aged 78, he appeared in Sands of Iwo Jima as himself.

44 years ago the actor Ernie Kovacs died aged 42, a fine actor he was a great loss, He played Frankie in North to Alaska.

Regards

Arthur

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On this day 14th January

80 years ago Tom Tryon was born he appeared in In Harm's Way and was treated unmercifully by the director Otto Preminger.

45 years ago Barry Fitzgerald died aged 72. He was in the ever to be forgotten Quiet Man and The Long Voyage Home.

20 years ago Donna Reed died aged 64 she co-starred with John Wayne in Trouble Along The Way, and also appeared with him in They Were Expendable.

Regards

Arthur

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On this day January 15th:-

32 years ago John Wayne went to Harvard to address the students and to pick up The Brass Balls award. He rode up in a tank and was pelted with snowballs but he acquitted himself masterfully.

52 years ago Island in the Sky was released in Finland.

93 years ago the actor Stephen Courtley was born he only appeared in three pictures the last of which was a Duggan in North To Alaska.

44 years ago the actor Kenneth McKenna died aged 62 one of the twenty films he appeared in was Men Without Women.

50 years ago A.F. Ericson a man for all occasions died aged 76 he was a producer an editor and directed four pictures one of which was Rough Romance.

16 years ago the Scottich actor Gordon Jackson died aged 66 he appeared in the British TV series the Professionals and was Hudson in Upstairs and Downstairs. His one film with John Wayne was Cast A Giant Shadow.

Regards

Arthur

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On this day 16th January

99 years ago the actor Aklexander Knox was born, he was in The Longest Day playing the American Generakl Walter Beddel Smith.

103 years ago the actor Peter Brocco was born, normally playing a villain he was in Big Jim McLaine.

128 years ago the western actor Harry Carey was born,after working with John Ford as Cheyenne Harry in early westerns he changed other pictures during the 1930s and re invented himself in films like Mr Smith Goes to Washington and Trader Horn. See him with his son in Red River.

35 years ago the actor and stuntman Kermit Maynard died aged 73. The brother of Ken Maynard he was un-credited in North to Alaska.

66 years ago Earl Dwire one of the stalwarts of Mongrame westerns died aged 56 he was in many of Robert North Bradbury pictures.

Regards

Arthur

Hi Senta

One of Harry Careys most sympathetic roles imo was as the leader of the senate in Mr Smith Goes to Washington starring James Stewart. If he was as nice as he acted in that film and in Red River in real live then he was a gentleman.

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Arthur

Hi

On this day 17th January

57 years ago Red River was released in the UK

74 years ago the Voice of Hollywood No 13 was released in US

37 years ago Hellfighters was released in Finland and West Germany

Chance Buckman: [referring to the fact that Greg brings a girl to a different fire] What did you use for openers this time, the old headache gag? Why, you poor man, perhaps if I rubbed your neck?
Greg Parker: True - every word, true. But it works.
Chance Buckman: Can't say I blame you. A fellow as ugly as you are probably couldn't get to first base without a fire.

74 years ago the actress Sheree North was born, she appeared in The Shootist.

102 years ago Grant Withers was born. One of John Wayne's best friends he appeared in a number of hios films including The Fighting Kentuckian and Fort Apache.

124 years ago the actor Noah Beery Snr was born he was in The Trail Beyond.

13 years ago Doodles Weaver committed suicide at the age of 71. i don't know much about this actor except that he was in Cancel My Reservation.

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Arthur

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On this day 18th January

70 years ago The Oregon Trail was released in the US

103 years ago in Hamburg Germany theactor Wener Hinz was born he appeared in the German sequence of The Longest Day.

113 years ago the actor Ed Peil Senior was born, the father of Ed Peil junior he appeared in Reap the Wild Wind.

6 years ago the actor and singer Jester Hairson died aged 98 he was Jim Bowie man in The Alamo, and with no pun intended with his choral work song writing and acting he must have led a very colourful life.

68 years ago Maurice Black and actor who appeared in te film Adventure's End died at the young age of 38.

Regards

Arthur

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On this Day 19th January

61 years ago In Old Oklahoma was released in Sweden

1 year ago James Holden died aged 84. as an actor he only appeared in seven pictures including the role of Pvt Soames in Sands of Iwo Jima.

33 years ago the actor Bill Nagy died 2 days before his 73 birthday. A minor actor, he made an un-credited appearance in The Longest Day.

6 years ago 2 days before his 70th birthday Charles Courtney died. He was good Chuck in the John Ford stock company and appeared in many of John Waynes pictures including Rio Lobo and the Cowboys.

15 years ago the actor John Russell died aged 70 he was Nathan Burdette in Rio Bravo.

62 years ago Allan Cavan died aged 60 he played the judge in The Night Riders.

Regards

Arthur

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On this day 20th January

37 years ago the film Hellfighters was released in Sweden.

69 years ago William Wellman jnr was born. The son of the dfirector William Wellman he appeared as the bugler in the Horse Soldiers and was un-credited in How The West Was Won.

86 years ago the stuntman and actor Chuck Hayward was born. He and his falling horse Twinkle Toes appeared in many pictures with Duke.

104 years ago the actor Leon Ames was born he was in They Were Expendable.

116 years ago the actor Roscoe Ates was born. He appeared innumerous westerns including Three Texas Steer and was most famous for his stutter.

16 years ago Barbara Stanxyck died aged 82, she played the villainous Ruby Stevens who seduces the young John Wayne on her way to the top of the tree in Baby Face.

Regards

Arthur