Movie theaters showcased classic Westerns with such stars as John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Henry Fonda, Jimmy Stewart and dozens of other actors and actresses.
The same could be said of TV with Westerns like Bat Masterson, The Rifleman, Bonanza and many, many more.
The heydays of the movie Westerns began in the 1930s and stayed pretty consistent as far as the volume of films were concerned through the 1980s and early 1990s.
Westerns were still made but in a much smaller quantity. A new crop of actors and actresses, along with the sidekicks and supporting casts brought a freshness and vitality to Westerns.
Stars like Tom Selleck, Kevin Costner, Sharon Stone and other well-known movie stars acted in Westerns.
TV too still produced Westerns like Longmire, Lonesome Dove and Monte Walsh. Westerns are making a comeback and I couldn’t be more pleased.
Henry C. Parke and True West Magazine, along with publisher TwoDot Books, with an introduction by Western alumni Bruce Boxleitner, present the oversize softbound book: The Great Westerns Ever Made And The People Who Made Them.
Inside this fascinating book is all the scoop on classic movie and TV Westerns, their casts, crews, directors, good guys, bad guys, femme fatale, the wide scope of Westerns and much, much more.
Any true fan of film and TV Westerns will want this book that is chockful of in-front-of camera and behind-the-scenes tidbits, interviews, comments and a look at Westerns from a Native American point of view.
Romans 12:18 - If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
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