The Alamo with John Wayne Yesterday, I woke with a song running through my head, which then led to thoughts of the movie from which it came. “The Alamo,” filmed in 1960, starred John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Laurence Harvey, Richard Boone, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Ken Curtis, Chill Wills and a cast of […]
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Why Is Maureen O’Hara Buried In Arlingto
Photo Credit Rest In Peace, Maureen O’Hara, 1920-2015 Maureen O’Hara, beautiful talented actress, passed away on October 24th, 2015. The news stated that her burial is to be in Arlington National Cemetery. Many people, including this author, wondered why she would be buried there, since she was not a veteran. First, let’s learn a bit […]
How I Met George Burns
How I Met George Burns In the 1980s I met Movie Star, TV Star, Entertainer, Comedian and All-Around Legend George Burns at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. He was signing his book, “Gracie: A Love Story,” and as the Assistant to the Entertainment Director of the Las Vegas SUN, I went to greet him and […]
Death On A Coin Toss
Photo Credit Why Did It Happen? In the early morning hours of January 16, 1942, only 13 minutes after refueling in Las Vegas, Nevada, a Transcontinental and Western aircraft crashed into the 8,300 feet tall steep side of Mt. Potosi in the state of Nevada. The crash killed 22 people including a famous female movie […]