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Thursday Jun 25 | Daily Express

Roy Rogers rides again

Once upon a time in the west it was easy to spot the hero - he wore a white hat.

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Related Topix: Western, Under Western Stars, Sons of the Pioneers, Roy Rogers, Country, The Lone Ranger, Entertainment, Drama, Television

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Associated Content

Ten Movies with Which to Celebrate Independence Day

After a day full of parades, picnics and fireworks, how better to wind down than with a great Independence Day movie? Here are a few July 4th favorites to help make it a Yankee Doodle Day! 1. 1776 - This is the 1972 made for the cinema version of the musical that tells the story of our founding fathers and the writing of the Declaration of ...

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Related Topix: Music!, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Yankee Doodle Dandy, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Western

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Ain't It Cool News

a Movie a Week: Rio Grande (1950) Well, whatever else the young man ...

A Movie A Week: RIO GRANDE Well, whatever else the young man is, hea s a good judge of horseflesh.

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Related Topix: Western, John Wayne

Thu May 28, 2009

Encyclopaedia Britannica

John Wayne

Marion Morrison was the son of an Iowa pharmacist; he acquired the nickname "Duke" during his youth and billed himself as Duke Morrison for one of his early films.

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Related Topix: Western, War Movies, Rio Lobo, Adventure, The Big Trail, Drama Movies, Action Movies, They Were Expendable, Stagecoach, The Long Voyage Home

Tue May 26, 2009

BIO

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Actor. Born Marion Robert Morrison on May 26, 1907, in Winterset, Iowa. One of the most popular film actors of the twentieth century, John Wayne remains a popular American icon to this day.

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Related Topix: The Big Trail, Western, Adventure, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Stagecoach, War Movies, They Were Expendable, Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima

Tue Mar 17, 2009

Rotten Tomatoes

Erin Go Bragh! Ten Great Irish Movies

Each year, as folks down pints of green beer on St. Patrick's Day, we're often in too festive a mood to remember that there's much more to Irish culture than intoxication and law enforcement, Riverdance and ...

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Related Topix: Beer, Drink, Life, Holidays, St. Patrick's Day, Western, Movie Reviews

Fri Jan 09, 2009

KTVK Phoenix

Police seek suspect who shot man at actress' Scottsdale home

Maricopa County sheriff's deputies are investigating a late-night shooting that landed one man in the hospital.

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Related Topix: Maricopa County, AZ, Scottsdale, AZ, Western, Miracle on 34th Street, Family, Drama, Comedy Movies, Maureen O'Hara

Thu Dec 11, 2008

Truman Democrat

Gunsmoke actor Ken Curtis had local Arkansas ties

Jack and Pauline Noel were surprised to learn that one of their television heroes had Arkansas roots.

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Related Topix: Gunsmoke, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Western, The Searchers, Ken Curtis, Arkansas

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