Thanks for the update Paula.
I still treasure my signed hardback
Same here ordered it and had Dobe sign it about 10 years ago.
Posts from Kevin in thread „Harry Carey Jr.“
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Peter Bogdanovich wrote a tribute for his memorial.
Harry Carey, Jr.—Dobe to his friends and family—was the son of one of the very first great Western stars, and now he has become the last of the cowboys from the Golden Age. Introduced to pictures by John Ford, who had been championed as a director by father Harry Carey before they did about 25 pictures together, the son soon became an attractive and charming Western star himself in such Ford classics as Three Godfathers, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, Wagon Master, Rio Grande, and The Searchers. He also made a remarkable impression in Howard Hawks’ first Western classic, Red River. And he has written with grace, humor and perception of his days on the Ford pictures in a loving memoir appropriately titled "Company of Heroes." He is now the last of that valiant company to “go West,” as Jack Ford used to put it.
I was privileged to know Dobe (nicknamed short for adobe because of his red hair) for nearly half a century, since we met on the set of Ford’s Cheyenne Autumn in Monument Valley in 1963. I was even more privileged to have Dobe in the cast of two pictures I directed, Nickelodeon in 1976, and Mask in 1985; he was terrific in each of these, and a joy to have around, a solid professional, but also a brilliantly deadpan, hilarious raconteur of the days of the giants in pictures. We also shot an amusing interview with Dobe in 2006 for my documentary, Directed by John Ford, and three years later we got together again and recorded a commentary track for the DVD release of Wagon Master; it was a wonderful time, seeing and hearing Dobe reacting to the movie—among his biggest roles too--as he watched it, and often very funny.
Yet that’s always what he was like, funny and human, and gentle too. There just wasn’t a mean bone in his body. We spoke on the phone a few times, but the Wagon Master recording, I’m sorry to say, was the last time I saw Dobe. He was always encouraging, and eternally upbeat, with a boyish innocence to the end. He was one of a kind, and will always be missed as a loyal friend and collaborator.Adios, Dobe, though I know your spirit will never die.
Wow, what a great tribute. Thanks for sharing this I hadn't seen this yet.
Kevin
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a loss of a great actor...and the last of the wayne/ford cowboys..we have watched since we were kids...dobe sent me many a pcture and correspondence thru the years..always kind..and polite...i will treasure them..now that he has left us..as duke said...it's not how they bury you..it's how you're remembered...we will miss him and think of him often...he's gotta be happy now..back with wayne..ford..johnson..farnsworth..and the rest..all"gathered at thr river" r.i.p......yo' and to all of us..a very happy new year....best to all....the lawman
Very well stated!
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Was afraid that was coming. The kids moved them into a home a couple of years ago, I think. Remember when it was announced. Another one bites the dust but joins our heroes in the sky! MAN, there is MOST of Pappy's Troop up there now! Maybe they are making movies for our trip up?
I think he is the last one to pass on from the original Ford Stock company, but I could be wrong.
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It is confirmed, and so very sad.
Harry had written a couple of notes,
to me personally, and so I feel deeply
about his passing.He was gentlemen a fine actor and a credit to the movie industry.
He will be sadly missed
I bought his book back in the 90's and had the inside cover signed.
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Saw this posted on another mailinglist:
QuoteJust got the news that Dobie Carey passed away yesterday.
My personal thoughts and remembrances of this great guy will always be special to me, as was the few hours I spent with him in his home in Durango, Colorado in 1996.
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It has come to my attention that Dobe has recently fallen and busted his hip! This fall has required the placement of some "silver screws". The therapy & recovery could be lengthy.
Send a prayer up for Ol' Dobe!
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Welcome aboard Clyde, glad to have you. Now don't be a stranger around here, bookmark the site and visit often.
Kevin
