Author Archives: Laura Grieve

Western RoundUp: Final Resting Places, Western Filmmakers

Western RoundUp: Final Resting Places,Western Filmmakers In this month’s Western RoundUp column we’ll return to the topic of the final resting places of Western filmmakers, visiting the gravesites of 13 actors, actresses, and directors. We’ll start in the little town … Continue reading

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Western RoundUp: Tombstone (1993)

Western RoundUp: Tombstone (1993) Was the 1881 gunfight at the OK Corral the most-filmed true incident in Western film history? I’ve never tried counting how many movies the gunfight appears in, but it’s a significant number. I’ve previously written here … Continue reading

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Western RoundUp: Rancho Notorious (1952)

Western RoundUp: Rancho Notorious (1952) Over the past few months I’ve written about catching up with a trio of Barbara Stanwyck‘s ’50s Westerns, most recently The Furies (1950), which I covered in my column in early January. This month I’ve caught up with … Continue reading

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Western RoundUp: Lone Pine Film Locations

Lone Pine Film Locations This month the Western RoundUp column will pay a return visit to Lone Pine, California, to look at some interesting Western movie locations. The present-day photos seen in this column were mostly taken when I was … Continue reading

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Western Roundup: The Furies (1950)

Western Roundup: The Furies (1950) This month my Western RoundUp column takes a look at The Furies (1950), an Anthony Mann Western with Barbara Stanwyck heading a top cast. When I wrote about Forty Guns (1957) here last May, I wasn’t planning to do … Continue reading

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Western RoundUp: Final Resting Places, Leading Ladies

Western RoundUp: Final Resting Places, Leading Ladies In my last Western RoundUp column I shared photographs of the final resting places of a number of Western sidekicks and supporting Western players. That column was focused on male actors, and this time around … Continue reading

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Western RoundUp: Final Resting Places, Western Sidekicks & Supporting Actors

Final Resting Places, Western Sidekicks & Supporting Actors This month I’ll be sharing additional photos of the final resting places of several Western movie actors. My chief focus in this column is on some of the great Western sidekicks and … Continue reading

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Western RoundUp: The Violent Men (1955)

Western RoundUp: The Violent Men (1955) This spring I wrote here about watching Forty Guns (1957) for the first time. Forty Guns was an outstanding Western directed by Samuel Fuller, with Barbara Stanwyck leading a top cast. Finally catching up with that film has now … Continue reading

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Western RoundUp: Western Film Book Library – Part 6

Western RoundUp: Western Film Book Library – Part 6 It’s been over a year since my last “Western Film Book Library” post, and in the intervening time I’ve made several interesting additions to my library, so this seems like a … Continue reading

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Western RoundUp: Another Look at Western Movie Locations!

Western RoundUp: Another Look at Western Movie Locations! It’s time for another look at some Western movie locations! This year I’ve visited several interesting film-related places, starting with Bronson Canyon in Los Angeles’s Griffith Park. Bronson Canyon is home to … Continue reading

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