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For other Western movies that either won or were nominated
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 | "They Went Thataway: From Tom Mix To Tonto - The Cowboy Movies & The Men Who Made Them - Where Are They Now?" [1976] by James Horwitz A fan from 'the front row' tracked down then-living cowboy matinee & TV stars for inter-views - Gene Autry, Sunset Carson, Russell Hayden, Tim McCoy, Joel McCrea, Charles Starrett, Duncan Renaldo {"The Cisco Kid"}, and singing cowboy Jimmy Wakeley - plus material on silent star 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, William Boyd {"Hopalong Cassidy"}, William S. Hart, Ken Maynard, Tom Mix & silent star Fred Thomson Ballantine Books mass pb [12/77] out of print/used E.P. Dutton / Bookthrift hardcover [10/76] out of print/many used |
 | "The Great Cowboy Stars of Movies & Television" [1979] by Lee O. Miller, Introduction by Joel McCrae Crown/Arlington House hardcover [11/79] out of print/used |
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"Those Great Cowboy Sidekicks" [1984] by David Rothel Empire 11x8¾ pb [6/2001] for $25.00 Scarecrow hardcover [6/84] out of print/used |
"Heroes of The Range: Yesteryear's Saturday Matinee Movie Cowboys"
[1987] by Buck Rainey
World of Yesterday pb [6/87] out of print/used
Scarecrow Press hardcover [4/87] out of print/used
 | "Cowboy Shooting Stars" [1988] by John A. Rutherford & Richard B. Smith III Empire hardcover [5/88] out of stock/used "More Cowboy Shooting Stars" [1993] by John A. Rutherford & Richard B. Smith III Empire hardcover [1/93] for $18.00 |
 | "B-Western Actors Encyclopedia: Facts, Photos & Filmographies For More Than 250 Familiar Faces" [1989] by Ted Holland McFarland & Co. 9x6 pb [11/97] for $30.00 McFarland & Co. 9½x6½ hardcover [1/89] out of print/used |
 | "Sweethearts of The Sage: Biographies & Filmographies of 258 Actresses Appearing In Western Movies" [1992] by Buck Rainey McFarland & Co. 11½x9 hardcover [8/92] out of print/used |
 | "Saddle Pals: A Complete B-Western Roster of The Sound Era" [1994] by Garv Towell & Wayne E. Keates Empire pb [1/94] for $5.00 |
 | "Saddle Gals: A Filmography of Female Players In B-Westerns of The Sound Era" [1995] by Steve Turner Empire pb [1/95] for $10.00 |
 | "The Round-Up: A Pictorial History of Western Movie & Television Stars Through The Years" [1995] Edited by Donald R. Key Empire 9¼x6¼ hardcover [10/95] for $35.00 |
 | "Westerns Women: Interviews With 50 Leading Ladies of Movie & Television Westerns From The 1930s To The 1960s" [1999] by Boyd Magers & Michael G. Fitzgerald McFarland & Co. hardcover [10/99] for $36.50 |
 | "B-Western Boot Hill: A Final Tribute To The Cowboys & Cowgirls Who Rode The Saturday Matinee Movie Range" [1999] by Bobby Copeland Empire 8½x5½ pb [10/99] for $16.99 |
 | "Reel Cowboys: Western Movie Stars Who Thrilled Young Fans & Helped Them Grow Up Decent & Strong" [2000] by Bill O'Neal Eakin Publns hardcover [4/2000] for $11.87 |
 | "Ladies of The Western: Interviews With Fifty-One More Actresses From The Silent Era To The Television Westerns of The 1950s & The 1960s" [2002] by Michael G. Fitzgerald & Boyd Magers McFarland & Co. 10.4x7 hardcover [1/2002] for $36.50 |
 | Kid Kowboys: Juveniles In Western Films [2003] by Bob Nareau featuring more than 70 juvenile actors, including Lee Aaker, Armida, Buzz Barton, Noah Beery Jr., Bobby Blake, Bill Cody Jr, Junior Coghlan, Tommy Cook, Frankie Darro, Sugar Dawn, Johnny Duncan, Billy & Gary Gray, Buzz Henry, Tim Holt, Dick Jones, Mary Lee, Harry & Sammy McKim, Mickey Rooney, Betsy King Ross, Dean Stockwell, and Jane Withers Empire Publng 11X8&FRAC12 pb [8/2003] for $20.00 |
 | "The Strong, Silent Type: Over 100 Screen Cowboys, 1903-1930" [2003] by Buck Rainey McFarland & Co. 11x8½ pb [12/2003] for $45.00 |
and dozens more such books on the
'Books About Western Movies' Page
Cowboy Stars & Actors
Wikipedia's Notable Figures In Western Films
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Rex Allen [1920-99] 
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  | 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore's Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson [1880-1971] Page He wrote, produced, directed & starred in almost 400 silent movies
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 | "Broncho Billy & The Essanay Film Company" [2003] by David Kiehn Farwell hardcover 10x7 [6/2003] for $32.50 |
James Arness [1923-2011]
most famous as Marshal Matt Dillon on the "Gunsmoke" TV series [1955-75]
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singing cowboy Gene Autry [1907-98]
browse music
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history of Autry's Melody Ranch 1936-62] in Newhall, CA
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Ward Bond [1903-60]
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Richard Boone [1917-81]
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browse 'Have Gun Will Travel' on DVD
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William Boyd [1895-1972]
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'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore's Hopalong Cassidy Page
RD's Wm. Boyd fansite
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Johnny Mack Brown [1904-74]
browse Johnny Mack Brown on DVD
posters
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Edgar Buchanan [1903-79]
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comic actor Smiley Burnette [1911-76]: official website
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Sunset Carson [1920-90]
{real name 'Winifred Maurice Harrison'}
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James Coburn [1928-2002]
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Chuck Connors [1921-92]
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browse 'The Rifleman' TV series on DVD
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Gary Cooper [1901-61]
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Buster Crabbe [1907-83]
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Buster Crabbe entry at Chuck's Old Corral
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stunt-double Martha Crawford {Cantanini}
IMDb listing [1947-58]
official homepage
 | "Fall Girl: My Life As A Western Stunt Double" [2010] by Martha Crawford Cantarini & Chrystopher J. Spicer After being one of the top show riders in America, Martha Crawford became a female stunt rider in the movie industry of the 1950s; during the following decade, she had her own television show in Las Vegas, Nevada with a trained stunt horse, Frosty; she now lives in British Columbia, Canada McFarland & Co. 9x6 pb [5/2010] for $31.50 |
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Andy Devine [1905-77]
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starred as the sidekick on the 'Wild Bill' Hickok TV series [1951-58]
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| | Clint Eastwood
all videos/DVDs Westerns on VHS Westerns on DVD Western posters all posters AFI Directors Profile video IMDb listing Wikipedia browse 'Rawhide' TV series on DVD |
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Jack Elam [1920-2003]
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Sam Elliott
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Wild Bill Elliott [1903-65]
{real name Gordon Nance}
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 | "Wild Bill Elliott: A Complete Filmography" [2007] by Gene Blottner covers Elliott's 78 starring roles and his more than 130 supporting roles McFarland & Co. 10x7¼ hardcover [7/2007] for $55.00 |
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"Wild Bill Elliott Collection 1: 34 Great Westerns" DVD Box Set [2011]
GozillaFlix b&w DVD-R set [6/2011] 6 disks produced by seller on demand via Amazon contains 15-chapter serial "The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" [1938] and 19 feature films: Disk 1: "Taming Of The West" [1939], "Pioneers Of The Frontier" [1940], "The Man From Tumbleweed" [1940], "The Return Of Wild Bill" [1940], "The Son Of Davy Crocket" [1941]; Disk 2: "Hands Across The Rockies" [1941], "Across The Sierras" [1941], "Bordertown Gun Fighter" [1943], "Death Valley Manhunt" [1943", "Hidden Valley Outlaws" [1944]; Disk 3: "Wyoming" [1947], "The Fabulous Texan" [1947], "Old Los Angeles" [1948]; Disk 4: "The Gallant Legion" [1948], "The Last Bandit" [1949], "The Homesteaders" [1953]; Disk 5: "Vigilante Terror" [1953], "Bitter Creek" [1954], "The Forty-Niners" [1954]; and Disk 6: the 1938 serial |
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"Wild Bill Elliott Collection 2: 17 Great Westerns" DVD Box Set [2011]
GozillaFlix b&w DVD-R set [6/2011] produced by seller on demand via Amazon contains 17 feature films: "Beyond The Sacramento" [1940]; "Calling Wild Bill" [1943] with Gabby Hayes; "The Devil's Trail" [1942] with Tex Ritter; "Kansas Territory" [1952]; "King of Dodge City" [1941] with Tex Ritter; "The Longhorn" [1951]; "Mojave Firebrand" [1944] with Gabby Hayes; "North From The Lone Star" [1941]; "North of The Rockies" [1942] with Tex Ritter; "Overland Mail Robbery" [1943]; "The Plainsman and The Lady" [1946]; "Prairie Gunsmoke" [1942]; "The Return of Daniel Boone" [1941]; "Roaring Frontiers" [1941] with Tex Ritter; "The Savage Horde" [1950]; "Vengeance of The West" [1942] with Tex Ritter; and "Waco" [1952] |
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"Wild Bill Elliott Collection 3: 29 Great Westerns" DVD Box Set [2011]
GozillaFlix b&w DVD-R set [6/2011] produced by seller on demand via Amazon contains 15-chapter serial "The Valley of Vanishing Men" [1942] and 14 feature films: "California Gold Rush" [1946], "Cheyenne Wildcat" [1944], "Conquest of Cheyenne" [1946], "The Great Stagecoach Robbery" [1945], "Lone Texas Ranger" [1945], "Marshal of Laredo" [1945], "Phantom of The Plains" [1945], "The San Antonio Kid" [1944], "Sheriff of Las Vegas" [1944], "Sheriff of Redwood Valley" [1946], "Sun Valley Cyclone" [1946], "Tucson Raiders" [1944], "Vigilantes of Dodge City" [1944], and "Wagon Wheels Westward" [1945] |
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Richard Farnsworth [1920-2000]
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| | Henry Fonda [1905-82]
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| | Clark Gable [1901-60] Page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store |
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'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore's
Hoot Gibson [1892-1962] Page
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Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez [1925-2006]
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George 'Gabby' Hayes [1885-1969]
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Pat Hingle [1924-2008]
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Tim Holt [1918-73]
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Western stuntman Loren Janes
co-founder of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures & Television in 1961
IMDb listing no entry at Wikipedia
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singer & cowboy actor Herb Jeffries [b. 1911]
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official Herb Jeffries website
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| | Ben Johnson [1918-96]
Westerns on VHS Westerns on DVD IMDb listing Wikipedia |
http://benjohnsonscreencaps.shutterfly.com/
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Alan Ladd [1913-64]
Westerns on VHS Westerns on DVD
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Allan 'Rocky' Lane [1909-73]
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"Allan 'Rocky' Lane: Republic's Action Ace" [1990] by Chuck Thornton Empire Publng 11¼x8¾ hardcover [8/90] out of print/used |
Alfred 'Lash' LaRue [1917-96]
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"Lash LaRue: King of The Bullwhip" [1988] by Chuck Thornton & David Rothel Empire Publng pb [2/89] for $15.00 Empire Publng 11x8¼ hardcover [5/2003] for $16.50 |
cowboy serial actor Rex Lease [1903-66]
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Guy Madison [1922-96]
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starred as 'Wild Bill' Hickok with Andy Devine on
"The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" TV series [1951-58]
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| | Lee Marvin [1924-87]
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Ken Maynard [1895-1973]
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Col. Tim McCoy [1891-1978]
books
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Joel McCrea [1905-90]
Westerns/DVD Westerns/VHS
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Steve McQueen [1930-1980]
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browse 'Wanted: Dead or Alive' TV series on DVD
'Steve McQueen Online' fansite
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'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore's
silent movie cowboy star
Tom Mix [1880-1940] Page
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rodeo trick roper Montie Montana [1910-98]
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Clayton Moore [1914-99]
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'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore's 'The Lone Ranger' Page
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Hugh O'Brian [b. 1923]
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color photo poster {3 sizes} available at AllPosters.com
"The Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp" [1955-61 TV series]
series credits at IMDb
'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore's Wyatt Earp [1848-1929] Page
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Cliff Parkinson [1898-1950]
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Gregory Peck [1916-2003]
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Slim Pickens {real name Louis Bert Lindley, Jr.} [1919-83]
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singing cowboy Tex Ritter [1905-74]
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Dale Robertson []
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singing cowboy Roy Rogers [1911-98]
Roy Rogers made 88 feature films and 104 half-hour TV shows
books
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official website
annual Roy Rogers Festival [June] in Portsmouth, OH
video version of "Hoppy, Gene & Me" [1974?] sung by Roy Rogers
watch/listen [2:42] for free at YouTube
"Young Bill Hickock" [Republic Pictures Oct 1940]
 | While the United States is busy with the Civil War, young Western freight line agent Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane and her crusty uncle fend off robbers who are after the gold shipment and foreign agents who are stealing land.
Co-produced & directed by Joseph Kane; starring Roy Rogers {as 'Wild Bill' Hickok}, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Julie Bishop, John Miljan, Sally Payne, Archie Twitchell, Monte Blue, Iron Eyes Cody, fiddler Spade Cooley & Trigger the Horse; seven songs full credits at IMDb
A.F.A. Ent. widescreen b&w DVD [12/2009] for $14.95 Westlake Ent. Group b&w DVD [2004] for $7.14 Good Times Video / Happy Trails Theatre b&w DVD [11/2003] for $4.99 Alpha Video b&w DVD [1/2003] for $7.98 Good Times Video / Happy Trails Theatre b&w VHS [11/2003] out of prodn/used 1940 poster available in 3 sizes at AllPosters.com |
Dale Evans [1912-2001]
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 | "The Ultimate Roy Rogers Collection: King of The Cowboys" [2007]
Passport DVD box set [4/2007] 5 disks for $14.99 includes "Apache Rose" [1947] §; "The Arizona Kid" [1939]; "Bad Man of Deadwood" [1941]; "The Bells of San Angelo" [1947]; "Days of Jesse James" [1939]; "The Far Frontier" [1948]; "The Gay Ranchero" [1948]; "Grand Canyon Trail" [1948]; "Heart of The Golden West" [1942] §; "Home In Oklahoma" [1946] with Dale Evans §; "King of The Cowboys" [1943]; "My Pal Trigger" [1946]; "The Ranger and The Lady" [1940]; "Robin Hood of The Pecos" [1941]; "Roll On Texas Moon" [1946]; "Sheriff of Tombstone" [1941]; "Silver Spurs" [1943] §; "Springtime In The Sierras" [1947]; "Under California Skies" [1948]; "Wall Street Cowboy" [1939] §; "West of The Badlands" [1940]; "The Yellow Rose of Texas" [1944] with Dale Evans; "Young Bill Hickock" [1940]; "Young Buffalo Bill" [1940] { § symbol means 'first time on DVD' } |
 | "The Roy Rogers Collection - 20-Movie Pack" [2006]
Mill Creek Ent. DVD box set [4/2006] 4 disks for $8.49 [sic] includes "The Arizona Kid" [1939], "Bells of Rosarita" [1945], "Bells of San Angelo" [1947], "Billy The Kid Returns" [1938] {as Billy The Kid}, "The Carson City Kid" [1940], "Colorado" [1940], "Cowboy and The Senorita" [1944], "Days of Jesse James" [1939], "Hands Across The Border" [1944], "Heldorado" [1946], "In Old Caliente" [1939], "King of The Cowboys" [1943], "Lights of Old Santa Fe" [1944], "My Pal Trigger" [1946], "Robin Hood of The Pecos" [1941], "Rough Riders' Round-Up" [1939], "Sheriff of Tombstone" [1941], "Under California Stars" [1948], "Utah" [1945], and "Young Bill Hickok" [1940] |
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John Russell [1921-91]
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Red Ryder & Li'l Beaver [comic strip 1938-64]
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Fred Harman Art Museum in Pagosa Springs, CO
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'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore's
Randolph Scott [1898-1987] Page
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'Sons of The Pioneers' band
browse music
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 | Bob Steele [1907-88] IMDb listing Wikipedia |
"The Films of Bob Steele" [] by Bob Nareau
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| | James Stewart [1908-97]
Westerns on DVD Westerns on VHS IMDb listing Wikipedia |
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stuntman-actor Woody Strode [1914-94]
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"Goal Dust: The Warm & Candid Memoirs of A Pioneer Black Athlete & Actor" autobiography [1990] by Woody Strode & Sam Young Madison Books 9x6 hardcover [6/90] out of print/used |
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silent movie cowboy star Tom Tyler [1903-54]
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Lee Van Cleef [1925-89]
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Clint Walker [b. 1927]
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| | 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore's John Wayne [1907-79] Page listed as Amazon bestselling action star in 2008 |
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 | Guy Williams [1924-89]
IMDb listing 'Zorro' entry at Wikipedia Guy Williams as 'Zorro' photo poster {3 sizes} |
Readers of The Purple Sage Western Bookstore's 'El Zorro' Page
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Chill Wills [1903-78]
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