Ben Johnson

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Another Train Robbers pic! ;)

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And more Train Robbers! ;)

[Vienna]

Great pictures from The Train Robbers. Thank you .
Ben and Rod Taylor were great as the couple of old timers happy to follow John Wayne on his quest for gold.

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Hi, Vienna, I will have more from The Train Robbers soon but today's post is another testimonial from a fan about what a great guy Ben was. ;) He met Ben at a clay shooting event back in 1987 and even had some pictures. I've posted it all on the Ben page so please go over there to read the story and see the photos. http://benjohnsonfanpage.shutterfly.com.

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The Train Robbers. :)

[Vienna]

Another great picture of Ben and The Duke.
One of these days I intend doing a review of The Train Robbers on my blog, Vienna's Classic Hollywood.

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Vienna, I'd love to read your review! I hope you can use some of my photos. Here's the link to the album:

https://benjohnsonfanpage.shutterfly.co ... gallery/17

I've got a couple more I plan to post next week.

[Vienna]

Thank you for the link. You have some great pics.

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TM sent me a link to a post about Matt's Saloon, a popular place in Prescott, Arizona, that's been in business for over 50 years. The cast of Junior Bonner often went there to socialize when not filming. The post includes a tiny pic of Ben, Sam Peckinpah, William Holden and saloon owner Matt Butitta. I have no idea why someone thought William Holden was starring in Junior Bonner! ;) Perhaps it was a joke from the crew. :)

Here's the link to the post:

http://www.poprocketpress.com/main.asp? ... icleID=292

And the photo:

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More great candids, this time from Ford westerns, today over at the Ben page, so hop on over quick like a bunny. http://benjohnsonfanpage.shutterfly.com

The photos are from a Facebook album of candid shots taken by Essie White, the wife of rancher George White, a leading member of the Moab, Utah community who was instrumental in persuading John Ford to film around Moab. Ford filmed many scenes from his cavalry trilogy and Wagon Master there and Moab has been a popular film location for decades. White's granddaughter, Cricket White Green, has posted Essie's photos in her Facebook album here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 049&type=1

But you can read a little write-up about the White family history and a link to Cricket's company Moab Cowboy Country Off-Road Adventures at the Ben page, so go there first. ;) I'm ready for my Moab Off-Road Adventure! ;)

Harry Carey, Jr. and Ben on the Wagon Master location.

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Here's the last of the Train Robbers pics for now -- this is a lobby card.

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Chisum. :)

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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon... alas, I just have a digital copy of this.

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An article in the November 10, 1986 edition of the Prescott (AZ) Daily Courier. The girls' residential center to which Ben donated horses for their equestrian program and that is mentioned in the article is still in operation -- you can read about it here: http://www.mmaaz.com/

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Greetings from Freezing-lanta! We're buried under freezing rain, sleet and snow. So far the power is still on...

In 1995 the Italian company Due Emme Publishing released the "Supercinema" trading card series, 144 cards in total, celebrating classics of European and American film. The cards are 4 x 3 1/8 inches in size. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon was the last card in the series, no. 144. You can see a list of the entire series here: http://nslists.com/supercin.htm