‘Bonanza’: Michael Landon Directed Series Finale ‘The Hunter’
If you watched Bonanza, you probably know Michael Landon as “Little Joe Cartwright” on the show. What you might not …
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‘Gunsmoke’: One Christmas Episode Featured A Handful Of ’70S Child Stars
“Gunsmoke” was no stranger to guest stars. The popular Western series ran for 20 seasons from 1955 to 1975. People …
‘Rawhide’: Clint Eastwood Asked Shelley Burman To Work With Him On Western Tv Series
In its eight-season run, the classic western show Rawhide had on a lot of different guests and actors. Most episodes, …
‘The Good, The Bad And The Ugly’: Clint Eastwood Hated This Part Of His Character
In 1966, the legendary cowboy actor Clint Eastwood appeared in Sergio Leone’s The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. This …
Burt Reynolds And Clint Eastwood Were Both Fired From Universal Studios In The Same Year
Before they became the movie stars they ended up becoming, Universal Studios fired both Burt Reynolds and Clint Eastwood in …
Clint Eastwood Chose Jessica Walter To Star In His 1971 Movie ‘Play Misty For Me’
The late Jessica Walter left behind decades of iconic work. But the actor also had the distinction of starring in …
John Wayne’S Co-Star Paul Koslo Talked Not Wanting To Cut Off The Duke
Paul Koslo once had a nerve-wracking encounter with the world’s biggest Western star, John Wayne. In 1975, the Canadian actor …
In The Cowboys, Nobody Wants To Work (For John Wayne)
It’s not exactly true that the Western ever died. People are still making movies with Stetsons and Peacemakers, still robbing …
John Wayne’S Final Movie Was Not The Shootist: Duke’S Hidden Star Wars Cameo A Year Later
John Wayne died of stomach cancer on June 11, 1979 at the age of 72. Just three years later he …
30 Years Ago: Clint Eastwood Demystifies His Legend In ‘Unforgiven’
Westerns have always been about mythmaking. A uniquely American genre, the traditional Western elevated the lone gunslinger to a legendary …