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To: nickcarraway

Good list,visited Lone Pine California where some classics were filmed,also Monumemnt Valley where those John Ford Classics were filmed,one of the best trips of my life,also Sedona Arizona where another very good film Broken Arrow with James Stewart was filmed


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When I was a kid, living in Tucson, AZ, my parents took us on a week-long camping trip through northern Arizona in the summer of 1955. We stopped in Tuba City, at the trading post, to get some Coca-Colas for a picnic lunch my mom was making.

The movie crew for "The Seachers" was there with lots of trucks, trailers and equipment parked next to the trading post where we were having lunch at a picnic table. My parents started talking to them, asking them what they were filming and who was in it.

Much to our surprise, the star of the movie, John Wayne, strolled up to the group and started talking to someone in the crew. He then graciously came over and introduced himself to my family where we were eating lunch. I remember my mom offered him a sandwich. He refused the sandwich but accepted a Coca-Cola and stayed a few minutes and visited with us.

We were all wowed by this big star acting just like regular guy and how friendly he was to us. I am not a celebrity watcher but I still have a post card from the trading post with his signature on it. It was an experience I've never forgotten.

John Wayne. Now there was a great American.

31 posted on 03/11/2017 11:54:36 AM PST by HotHunt
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