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The Rare Breed
''The Rare Breed'' is a 1966 American Western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith in Panavision. Loosely based on the life of rancher Col. John William Burgess, the film follows Martha Evans's (O'Hara) quest to fulfill her deceased husband's dream of introducing Hereford cattle to the American West. The film was one of the early major productions to be scored by John Williams, who was billed as "Johnny Williams" in the opening credits. Plot In 1884, Martha Evans and her daughter Hilary sail to the United States from England, pursuing the dream of Martha's husband, who dies onboard, to bring Hereford cattle to the West. They are left with Hilary's bull, Vindicator. At auction, Vindicator is the object of a bidding war won by Charles Ellsworth, who has come to purchase stock for his partner, Texas rancher Alexander Bowen. Sam "Bulldog", Burnett, a local wrangler, is hired to transport the bull to Bowen's ranch. Ellswo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Poster
A film poster is a poster used to promote and advertise a film primarily to persuade paying customers into a theater to see it. Studios often print several posters that vary in size and content for various domestic and international markets. They normally contain an image with text. Today's posters often feature printed likenesses of the main actors. Prior to the 1980s, illustrations instead of photos were far more common. The text on film posters usually contains the film title in large lettering and often the names of the main actors. It may also include a tagline, the name of the director, names of characters, the release date, and other pertinent details to inform prospective viewers about the film. Film posters are often displayed inside and on the outside of movie theaters, and elsewhere on the street or in shops. The same images appear in the film exhibitor's pressbook and may also be used on websites, DVD (and historically VHS) packaging, flyers, advertisements in newspap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliet Mills
Juliet Maryon Mills (born 21 November 1941) is a British-American actress. Mills began her career as a child actress and was nominated at age 18 for a Tony Award for her stage performance in ''Five Finger Exercise'' in 1960. She progressed to film work and then to television, playing the lead role on the sitcom ''Nanny and the Professor'' in the early 1970s. She received Golden Globe Award nominations for her work in this series and for her role in the film ''Avanti!'' in 1972. She won an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Miniseries or a Movie, Emmy Award for her performance in the television miniseries ''QB VII (miniseries), QB VII'' (1974). In 1983, Mills joined The Mirror Theater Ltd's Mirror Repertory Company, performing in repertory productions such as ''Rain'', ''Paradise Lost'', ''Inheritors'' and ''The Hasty Heart'' throughout their seasons. From 1999 until 2008, she had a role on the daytime drama series ''Passions'',''Soapography'', "Juliet M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamestown, California
Jamestown is an unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California, United States. Formerly a California Gold Rush town, Jamestown was designated a California Historical Landmark on March 16, 1949. It is the home of Railtown 1897 State Historic Park and the Sierra Railway, which operates steam passenger trains. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined the community as a census-designated place (CDP). The population was 3,478 at the 2020 census, up from 3,433 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , 99.93% of it land and 0.07% of it water. Demographics 2020 The 2020 United States census reported that Jamestown had a population of 3,478. The population density was . The racial makeup of Jamestown was 78.9% White, 0.7% African American, 2.5% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.9% from other races, and 11.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Hills (Tuolumne County)
The Red Hills are a mountain range in Tuolumne County, California. Elevations within the Red Hills vary between above sea level. Slopes of the hills themselves vary from about 30% to 75%. In 1937 Paramount filmed on location at the Red Hills area the motion picture ''North of the Rio Grande'' (1937) starring William Boyd as 'Hopalong Cassidy'. The studio sent a Hetch Hetchy railroad locomotive No.30 to roll through the Red Hills scenic landscape. Red Hills Area of Critical Environmental Concern The Red Hills contaiThe Red Hills of Tuolumne County Area of Critical Environmental Concern managed by the Bureau of Land Management as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The Red Hills Management Area consists of (slightly more than ) of public land located near the intersection of California State Route 49 and California State Route 120, just south of the historic town of Chinese Camp, California in Tuolumne County.http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/folsom/redhillshomepg1.html . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coachella Valley
The Coachella Valley ( ) is an arid rift valley in the Colorado Desert of Southern California in Riverside County. The valley has been referred to as Greater Palm Springs and occasionally the Palm Springs Area due to the historic prominence of the city of Palm Springs. The valley extends approximately southeast from the San Gorgonio Pass to the northern shore of the Salton Sea and the neighboring Imperial Valley, and is approximately wide along most of its length. It is bounded on the northeast by the San Bernardino and Little San Bernardino Mountains, and on the southwest by the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains. The Coachella Valley is notable as the location of several wintertime resort cities that have become popular destinations for full time retirees and seasonal residents known as snowbirds. The valley is also known for a number of annual events, including the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the Stagecoach Country Music Festival, and the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James O'Hara (actor)
James O'Hara (born James Fitzsimons; 11 September 1927 – 3 December 1992), also credited as James Lilburn, was an Irish-born American actor. He is best known for his appearance in the film '' Suddenly'' (1954). O'Hara was the brother of Irish actress and singer Maureen O'Hara Maureen O'Hara (; 17 August 1920 – 24 October 2015) was an Irish-born naturalized American actress who became successful in Hollywood from the 1940s through to the 1960s. She was a natural redhead who was known for playing passionate b .... His name was sometimes spelled as FitzSimons. Filmography Film Television References External links * *Rotten Tomatoes profile 1927 births 1992 deaths American male film actors Irish male film actors Irish emigrants to the United States People from Ranelagh 20th-century American male actors Male actors from County Dublin {{US-screen-actor-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Werle
Barbara May Theresa Werle (October 6, 1928 – January 1, 2013) was an American actress, dancer and singer, best known for her role in ''Seconds (1966 film), Seconds'' (1966). Career Werle was born on October 6, 1928, in Mount Vernon, New York. She became a ballroom dancer after graduating from high school, winning the acclaimed Harvest Moon Ball in the early 1950s. As part of the dance team ''Barbara and Mansell'', she toured the U.S. On television, Werle had the role of June on ''San Francisco International Airport (TV series), San Francisco International Airport'' (1970–1971). Her other television credits included appearances on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' and recurring roles on the NBC television series, ''The Virginian (TV series), The Virginian'', during the 1960s and 1970s. Werle's film credits included the Elvis Presley films ''Tickle Me'', ''Harum Scarum (film), Harum Scarum'' (1965) and ''Charro!'' (1969); ''Battle of the Bulge (1965 film), Battle of the Bulge'' (1965 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregg Palmer
Palmer Edwin Lee (January 25, 1927 – October 31, 2015), known by his stage name Gregg Palmer, was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing Tom McLowery in the final season of the American Western (genre), western television series ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp''. Life and career Palmer was born in San Francisco, California, He served in the United States Army Air Corps as a cryptographer in World War II. He began his acting career in 1950 with the uncredited role of an ambulance driver in the film ''My Friend Irma Goes West''. Palmer guest-starred in numerous television programs, including ''Gunsmoke#Television series (1955–1975) and TV movies, Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', ''Wagon Train'', ''Kolchak: The Night Stalker'', ''The Virginian (TV series), The Virginian'', ''The Wild Wild West'', ''Rawhide (TV series), Rawhide'', ''Star Trek: The Original Series'', ''Mannix'', ''Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series), Mission: Impossible'' and ''Death Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Caillou
Alan Samuel Lyle-Smythe MBE, M.C. (9 November 1914 – 1 October 2006), who wrote under the name Alan Caillou, was an English-born author, actor, screenwriter, soldier, policeman and professional hunter. Biography Alan Lyle-Smythe was born in Surrey, England. Prior to World War II, he served with the Palestine Police from 1936 to 1939 and learned the Arabic language. He was awarded an MBE in June 1938. He married Aliza Sverdova in 1939, then studied acting from 1939 to 1941. In January 1940, Lyle-Smythe was commissioned in the Royal Army Service Corps. Due to his linguistic skills, he transferred to the Intelligence Corps and served in the Western Desert, in which he used the surname "Caillou" (the French word for 'pebble') as an alias. He was captured in North Africa, imprisoned and threatened with execution in Italy, then escaped to join the British forces at Salerno. He was then posted to serve with the partisans in Yugoslavia. He wrote about his experiences in the book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry Lopez
Perry Lopez (born Julio César Lopez; July 22, 1929 – February 14, 2008) was an American film and television actor. His acting career spanned 40 years. Biography Lopez was born in New York City of Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican descent. Lopez began his acting career in theatre, based in New York. He was signed to a contract at Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Studios in 1954, his first credited appearance being Bogus Charlie in ''Drum Beat (film), Drum Beat''. Lopez appeared as Spanish Joe in ''Battle Cry (film), Battle Cry'' (1955), as Rodrigues in ''Mister Roberts (1955 film), Mister Roberts'' in 1955, then had the leading role in ''The Steel Jungle'' (1956) and appeared as Toro in ''Cry Tough (film), Cry Tough'' in 1959. He also played in a number of B-movies and Western (genre), Westerns early on in his career, including the ''Creature from the Black Lagoon'' (1954), ''The Young Guns (film), The Young Guns'' (1956) and ''The Lone Ranger (1956 film), The Lone Ranger''. Alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Carey Jr
Henry George Carey Jr. (May 16, 1921 – December 27, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 90 films, including several John Ford Westerns, as well as numerous television series. Early life Carey was born on a ranch near the Saugus neighborhood of Santa Clarita, California, the son of actor Harry Carey (1878–1947) and actress Olive Carey (1896–1988). As a child, he learned to speak Navajo. His maternal grandfather was vaudeville entertainer George Fuller Golden. As a boy, he was nicknamed "Dobe", short for adobe, because of the color of his hair. He grew up on his parents' ranch in Santa Clarita; they had horses and cattle. His family ranch was later turned into a historic park by Los Angeles County and was named Tesoro Adobe Park. Military service During World War II, Carey Jr. served six years in the United States Navy as a Pharmacist Mate 2nd Class (medical corpsman) in the Pacific War. However, he was transferred back to the United States (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Johnson (actor)
Francis Benjamin Johnson Jr. (June 13, 1918 – April 8, 1996) was an American film and television actor, stunt performer, stuntman, and world-champion rodeo cowboy. Johnson brought authenticity to many roles in Western (genre), Westerns with his droll manner and expert horsemanship. The son of a rancher, Johnson arrived in Hollywood to deliver a consignment of horses for a film. He did stunt-double work for several years before breaking into acting with the help of John Ford. An elegiac portrayal of a former cowboy theater owner in the 1950s-set coming-of-age drama ''The Last Picture Show'' won Johnson the 1971 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Johnson also operated a horse-breeding ranch throughout his career. Although he said he had succeeded by sticking to what he knew, shrewd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
