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Ping a roo Bender

BTW did you knew this dude back in da day

12 posted on 09/03/2014 12:56:42 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)

To: SevenofNine; Allegra; big'ol_freeper; Lil'freeper; shove_it; TrueKnightGalahad; Cincinatus' Wife; ..

When they were filming Hellfighters in the Houston area back in 1967 I got to watch them shoot the scenes where they put out a fire near a bayou and John Wayne's character get his chest crushed by a bulldozer. I didn't get to meet the Duke or any of the actors but I was introduced to "Andy" McLaglen as John Wayne called him on the set.

And about 10 years later I was up for a small part in Don Meredith's "Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free" TV movie that McLaglen directed. Didn't get the part and didn't get to meet him again.

Always enjoyed anything he directed. My personal favorite ones were: The Devil's Brigade, Hellfighters, The Wild Geese, The Sea Wolves and The Shadow Riders

30 posted on 09/03/2014 2:24:28 PM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)

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