He talked a bit about the book but mostly fielded questions from the audience. One surprise member of the audience was actor Bill Wellman (William Wellman Jr, Director "Wild" Bill Wellman's son) Bill Sr directed some of Hollywood's greatest movies....PUBLIC ENEMY, THE OX-BOW INCIDENT, YELLOW SKY, BATTLEGROUND, THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY, and TRACK OF THE CAT to name just a few.
I asked RJ why he never made any westerns after 1957's THE TRUE STORY OF JESSE JAMES (his 4th) and he said he never stopped making them....they stopped coming to him. I told him about how I was amazed at how he was able to jump onto a bareback horse with one hand while holding a rifle in the other (something I've seen no other person do). He said the trick was taught to him by a stuntman. Speaking of stuntmen... Jack Young! I told him that Black Jack Young said to say hello and he said..."Be sure to say hello to him for me."
He was asked if there were any roles that he regretted turning down and he said none that he could think of.....and that the only movie he would have liked to have been a part of and didn't make it was BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID.
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One of the best things about living in Los Angeles is you still occassionally see movies stars and even more rarely get to meet them or attend a book signing or lecture.
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Let me introduce myself - I’m Victoria Des and I'm currently in charge of finding news partners to promote MCS apparel limited edition Americana collection.
In line with the recent announcement that the Sergio Leone classics, For A Few Dollars, A Fist Full of Dollars and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly will be closing this years Cannes Film Festival we thought you might be interested in collaborating on a feature promoting the new MCS Americana collection.
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