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1 day ago · Slim Pickens wasn't your typical hero, but his real-life cowboy background added a layer of authenticity to his villainous roles. Pickens managed his own ranch and continued to participate in rodeo events, maintaining his cowboy roots until his death in 1983.
1 day ago · Ashfaan. July 1, 2024. The iconic roles John Wayne turned down: Waco Kid (Blazing Saddles, Mel Brooks, 1974) Slim Pickens (Dr. Strangelove, Stanley Kubrick, 1964) Will Kane (High Noon, Fred Zinnemann, 1952) Willie Stark (All the King's Men, Robert Rossen, 1949) Takedown request View complete answer on faroutmagazine.co.uk.
3 days ago · Kyoto. Photos: Manuel Harlan. You can call me Slim. Kyoto may seem quite a far throw from the hysterical daftness of Strangelove but the two works are apocalyptic kin; both harbingers of global destruction, and, just like Pickens, I swaggered into the Swan oblivious to what was about to unfold and left two-and-a-half hours later still in the dark - as we all are - about what will happen next.
4 days ago · Van Vliet also said that he was related to adventurer and author Richard Halliburton and cowboy actor Slim Pickens, and he said that he remembered being born. Van Vliet began painting and sculpting at age three. His subjects reflected his "obsession" with animals, particularly dinosaurs, fish, African mammals and lemurs.
1 day ago · Black comedy with great performances by Peter Sellers (in three roles), George C. Scott, Slim Pickens, Sterling Hayden. Burt Lancaster in Executive Action Executive Action (1973), directed by David Miller.
2 days ago · In the 1970s, several comedy legends rose to prominence and made their mark on the entertainment industry. Some of the most notable comedians and actors of the decade include: Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder: The duo created some of the most iconic comedies of the era, including "Blazing Saddles," "Young Frankenstein," and "High Anxiety."
2 days ago · For pre-1980 or so TV shows -- but not the usual Lucy or *Gunsmoke* reruns. This subreddit is for the ephemeral TV programs of the pre-VCR era -- the stuff no one ever expected to see again: newscasts, local kiddie shows and horror movie hosts, live TV dramas, game shows, soap operas, teen dance parties...
