R.I.P. 2020 Western Stars Who Died! A Word on Westerns Tribute to our Guests & Other Western Icons
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- 2020 was a devastating year for many reasons. With this special episode we honor those performers and filmmakers who joined us to share their memories of working in the western genre. We also pay tribute to others who made contributions to westerns but were never able to participate us at The Autry Museum to discuss their film history. Who was your favorite from among those we lost? We, and future generations, will always have their work to savor and enjoy. We thank them all. May they Rest In Peace.
Baby Peggy Oct 29, 1918 - Feb 24, 2020
Wilford Brimley Sept 27, 1934 - Aug 1, 2020
Edd Byrnes July 30, 1932 - Jan 8, 2020
Robert Conrad March 1, 1935 - Feb 8, 2020
Ben Cooper Sept 30, 1933 - Feb 24, 2020
Linda Cristal Feb 23, 1931 - June 27, 2020
Olivia de Havilland July 1, 1916 - July 26, 2020
Brian Dennehy July 9, 1938 - April 15, 2020
Kirk Douglas Dec 9, 1916 - Feb 5, 2020
James Drury April 18, 1934 - April 6, 2020
John Ericson Sept 25, 1926 - May 3, 2020
Andrew J. Fenady Oct 4, 1928 - April 16, 2020
Richard Herd Sept 26, 1932 - May 26, 2020
Anthony James July 22, 1942 - May 26, 2020
Ennio Morricone Nov 10, 1928 - July 6, 2020
Kenny Rogers Aug 21, 1938 - March 20, 2020
John Saxon Aug 5, 1936 - July 25, 2020
Jacqueline Scott June 25, 1931 - July 23, 2020
Stuart Whitman Feb 1, 1928 - March 16, 2020
Fred Willard Sept 18, 1933 - May 15, 2020
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Damn, I hate the hell out of getting old. I have to watch my favorite actors, the creators of my fondest memories fade into the shadows of history. Rest in Peace and thank you all.
Thanks, John.
I hate it too.😢 The memories are great though 😃❣️
We’re at the grand Hotel in Disney World a couple of decades ago and a gentleman bumps Into my chair as his party is being seated. I turn to give him more room and look up and see Robert Conrad apologizing to me. Our whole table recognizes him immediately but we all just say good evening. During the dinner our waiter comes over and whispers: do you know who that is? We say whats he famous for? The waiter replies he’s the guy on the energizer battery commercial as we we try not to laugh. As we get up to leave Mr. Conrad looks over to our party and says-so that was the highlight of my career for that guy Huh? And we all shared a good laugh over that. One of my favorite actors and thanks again Rob for this wonderful tribute. They just don’t make them like this anymore.
Thanks, AA. Seems like Conrad was AAA!
How SAD about that waiter's poor movie education !!!! I dearly wish you'd taken a moment to ENLIGHTEN THE LAD about who ROBERT CONRAD actually was & written the western titles down for the poor boy & instructed him to go home & watch those FILMS on TV or RENT THE VIDEOS !!!!!
WE MUST ALL EDUCATE OUR YOUTH of AMERICA is to succeed from now on !!!!! THANK YOU !!! 💖
Yes, that's soooooooooo dad regarding the poor waiter !!!!! I wish that diner had educated the young fellow !!!! KNOWLEDGE is WORTHLESS if WE don't SHARE IT !!!!!! PLEASE, EDUCATE our youth (band everyone who needs the KNOWLEDGE that YOU HAVE !!!!
It's so VERY, VERY IMPORTANT that WE SHARE ALL that we know !!!!!!
A cool story thanks for sharing it.
Gifted people memorialized by our favorite loving biographer/chronographer. Such long gifted lives. Don't dry your eyes, Mr. Word, join me in tearful remembrance of our favorites worthy of every drop......my Dad copied westerns on VHS tapes, I wish we could enjoy them together again. Maybe someday we will.
A lot of great people its so sad. I love seeing the clips of them. This show is the best thing about sundays. R.I.P. john saxon one of my favorite actors.
Yes, I think the only list more 'prolific' in 2020 was Major League Baseball and their hall of fame players who died....
2021 isn't off to a better start with Hank .Aaron and Don .Sutton plus Tommy Lasorda already.
I met John at the Hollywood Show in Los Angeles about six years ago. I met Richard Herd there too. I am one of the lucky ones.
I’m going to miss all of them they helped make America 🇺🇸 the Great country we were back then we had a wonderful country back then
So true! Back in those days we didn’t have our own citizens disgracefully storming our great capital. So glad we’re finally back on track to being a respectable country I’m proud to be a citizen of 🇺🇸
@@michaelmchugh3626 Yeah, we have someone in there that cheers when a bill is passed to kill babies right up to birth. It isn't even close.
@@robertsprouse9282 SO AGREE with YOU! We are fast losing our country...The COUNTRY of JOHN WAYNE, DALE ROBERTSON and others who loved this country! FAR FAR different today...sad sad sad!!!
All of these people were my heros. Best Childhood memories. I will miss them all, thank you
Thank you Rob! They weren't just great actors, but many were also great Americans who loved the USA. I've watched them for well over 60 years and will greatly miss them. Thanks again!
Watching these interviews, and thinking about other movie/TV personalities that left us in the last decade, it is clear how rich in talent we were; and it saddens me how poor we are becoming lately.
Thanks Rob, for keeping the memories fresh and lively!!!
Thanks, T.
Soo many memories, lm an 64 yr old Australian who served 20 yrs in the military, of that l served 11yrs in the Australian SASR ( Special Forces ), and its because of a young boy watching these Cowboy movie heroes of mine. May they all R.I.P .
I'll miss a lot of these people. I've misses Jim Davis for a very long time & so many others. I grew up on western, both in movies & on tv.
We'll miss them all of course, every one sadly taking with them so many untold stories.
Thanks again Rob for this tribute and for preserving as many as you have, or they all would have been lost forever.
Andy, Jackie, Fred, John, Ennio, Richard, Peggy, Wilford, Ed, Bob, Ben, Linda, Olivia, Brian, Kirk, Jim, John, Anthony, Kenny, Stu... so long Pardners. Thanks for the memories.
Kirk Douglas throwing knives in the door in “The Gun Fight At The OK Corral” deserved an Academy Award for comedy. I saw a repeat recently and almost chocked on my corn flakes with laughter. He didn’t miss a shot! Thanks for AWOW Rob.🇦🇺
Brian Dennehy was always a favorite.
Wow!! So many of my favorites growing up. I couldn’t just pick one.
Same here, Paul. Thanks.
Thanks Rob.
I had caught that some had passed when they did.
But I'm sitting here shocked at the ones I missed.
Bringing tears to my eyes.
They will be missed.
Thanks for sharing this.
And may they all rest in peace 🕊️.
Elden.
Same here, I don't watch MSM and didn't know Miss Olivia had passed either.
Love all of those actors/actresses...still watching them on Grit TV& NOIR Classic TV, real movies for people who love real movies. God bless them all...Nuff said.
Me too !!! I watch at least one or two per week !!!!
Rob, this episode proves again how importantly entertaining your show is for fans of the western. I love the backstories and the small trivial anecdotes. Please keep it going. I've been spreading the word about A Word on Westerns. Thanks 👍
Thanks, DP. Much appreciated.
Daniel speaks for a great many of us! We appreciate what you're doing, Rob!
Daniel surly does Robs work is so very important in this wonderful area of westerns which I love.
With out him we lose so many voices to past. We need more like Rob in so many other areas to everyday people to other areas of entertainment. We are losing so many wonderful story tellers every day. John Prine broke my heart.
But thank you so much Rob!!!
I miss all of these wonderful stars, but because of you they will live on forever. The history of westerns will live on forever. Thank you.
You do everything with the utmost respect, admiration and class. Thanks for this great tribute, Rob!
Excellent episode! Too many great ones left us.
I'm speechless. You most obviously put in a lot of time and a lot of heart in this episode. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane.
Thanks, Joza. I'm about ready to crawl back into bed.
Rob, thank you for your courteous informative reply
Sad to see the end of a great era of movie and tv westerns made great by all those we lost. I doubt we will ever see their like again.
Stewart Whitman was great in Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines. I saw that movie in the theatre when I was a kid and the chemistry between him and Sarah Miles was great. May they all Rest In Peace.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you for the tribute to the great actors that we lost . It brought back so many memories. Thank you and God Bless.
Than ks, John
Outstanding tribute! Thank you. I'll miss them all.
It is wonderful that you take the time to document these actors that would otherwise be forgotten. Many of those actors were the people that made the stars look good. No movie could have been successful without them. The memories that some of these people share are priceless.
Thanks, Ellie.
An excellent very true observation about the many "faces" - familiar, but with names either overlooked or
forgotten, who embellished the films and the stories they worked on.
Great tribute. James Drury I mourn for he did the most to keep western culture to the public through western fairs, meet and greets and interviews up to about 4 months before he passed. Always driving for he didn't like flying. RIP all our western heros.
Thank you, Rob, for all the heart and soul you shared with us during this tribute. It's so tough to such bright personalities ride into the sunset-but, thanks to tons of effort from you, they will live on...
Robert Conrad & Wild Wild West was awesome and the show was very imaginative but...
Linda Crystal on High Chaparral won my heart. I'm a die hard fan of Crystal. I still watch reruns when I can. The whole cast of this show was excellent. A friend met Linda when she made a personal appearance where my friend was security guard, he said, " she's as beautiful as you could expect and as sweet to her fans as you could hope."
Only wish I had the chance to meet her myself.
This was a sad one but thanks Rob for keeping their memories alive. Wow we lost a lot of good people and a ship load of talent. Truly the greats!
Some great stars.... I think Stuart Whitman was my favorite because he always seemed so sincere. Like an uncle you could count on if you had a problem... but all of them will be missed, Thanks for all the work you put into this tribute.
Thanks, Jim.
I am not in a hurry to name a "favourite" actor in this genre but will mention my liking for Stuart Whitman,
for his ability across a wide range of roles, including comedy (Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying
Machines") and war (The Longest Day). His Western series "Cimarron Strip" was a "pleaser" back in the
day, as was his co-starring role with John Wayne in "The Comancheros". Thank goodness for DVDs!!
It is always a bittersweet episode of A Word on Westerns when you recap the list of the people we have lost. Sad, but a great retrospective Rob. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Bob.
Rob, very bitter sweet watching this episode. All of these people came into our living rooms; some on a weekly basis. To see them pass on is in a way like seeing a family member pass on. Rob, thanks for celebrating their lives.
Thanks, Larry. Every year gets tougher and tougher seeing western stars pass. A great loss.
@@AWordonWesterns Rob, this is why it's so important for you to do these interviews. Your capturing a history that will soon be forgotten.
Lonely are the brave was one the best western movies that truly showed the changes that took place in great open ranges in the west. The emotions portrayed in the film really grabs the the viewer and gets one invested from start to finish. All the great ones are gone and the new crop cannot hold a candle to any of them. I miss what the industry used to be.
A touching memorial to these fine actors whom we enjoyed for many years.
Linda Cristal, one of the joys, among so many, of The High Chaparral, and Anthony James, marvellous in so many roles.
Thank you so much, Rob. The main stream media has mostly ignored these actors who have played hugely important roles in our cultural lives. It meant so much to me to see Linda Crystal, Stuart Whitman and James Drury mentioned in this piece. For people like me, they were very important and memorable. They shaped our image of manhood, womanly valor and courage, honor and artistic integrity. They deserved a decent sendoff and you gave it to them. My heart is full of cathartic appreciation for you and your channel. You do good work.
The loss of Olivia de Havilland was the hardest for me because she was my favorite actress. Goodbye dear lady.
Man, what a wonderful job, you've done on these videos, Mr. Word. Such nice tributes and really brings back memories. I always thought Jacqueline Scott was a beautiful, classy woman and ditto for Linda Cristal. And John Saxon was tremendous in all he did. We'll never see quality like this again.
Thank you, Frank.
I feel so sorry that the youth of the last generation have been deprived of the joy of watching Westerns on TV as part of their life. No wonder that they have no concept of the American story. I grew up with Western series and movies.
Me too, starwish. It was a wonderful time to be growing up.
Absolutely Beautiful Tribute to Each and Everyone of These Entertainers. Thank You so much Rob, for another Wonderful Video.
Thanks, Carolyn.
Oh my goodness. RIP to all we lost. I don't think anyone can take their places. Thank you Rob.
DeHaviland and Douglas were the last of the Golden Age, the end of an era. Fred Willard made me laugh and still does. Loved Bob Conrad as Jim West. I think I will miss Jim Drury and the beautiful Linda Crystal the most, however, as I had some contact with them and was personally touched by their kindnesses. We were blessed by having these actors on our screens at the theater and on our TVs in our homes. We miss them all, but still spend time with the the characters they brought to life. As we will continue to do for generations to come. Thanks for honoring them, Rob.
Well said, Edward. Thanks.
Thank you Rob Word. SO many memories of great artists in great performances during more pleasant days. This presentation takes me back but can not bring back those "easier" times. Mortality becomes more evident with each passing year. In "The Greatest Theater", may we all once again be audience before these entertainers. They are yet plying their craft.
Thank you very much for this moving tribute to all the actors we lost in 2020.They will live in our hearts forever.
I'm saddened to hear about Linda Crystal passing away. Who didn't love her beauty and her poise?
Loved her, so beautiful😍😍
those folks lived one helluva life - could listen to these stories for days and the cowboys and cowgirls never get old to me -
Thanks, David. Glad you enjoy our shows.
The passing of any of our favorite stars is always a sad thing, but one thing is for sure, they will live forever in the movies and television shows they made. Watching old Hopalong Cassidy movies, or John Wayne, or Audie Murphy movies, makes it like they’re still here, and like it’s Saturday afternoon at a double feature at the Texas Theater, where we could get a large Coke and large bag of popcorn for a total of 25 cents. Yes, they’re gone from our physical world, but they play on forever on the silver screen.
Thanks, Thomas. Pass the popcorn! I've been watching lots of the Hopalong Cassidy movies lately. They are still terrific...and always will be!
Realizing all of us die eventually it is sad to see so many great stars gone. Keep up the great work.
Rob, thanks for this great episode! Wow, all those great memories.....good people....superb talents. They will be missed, one and all. Hopefully, this will inspire many to revisit these many classic gems.
Thanks, TR. They are missed already. I'd kinda like to see how HAWAIIAN EYE holds up.
I'm devastated, this kung flu has me living under a rock and I had no idea so many of my heroes had pasted this past year.
@Just think yep.
I will never forget when Kirk Douglas died,,,I was laid up in the hospital with a kidney stone.
Also, the first movie I took my GF(later wife,later ex-wife) to was "The villain" starring Douglas.
The Villain is a funny movie, jeff. Are you still laughing?
I would mention Burt Lancaster, my favourite Western actor, although he died a number of years ago. His westerns were all of high quality.
Andrew J. Fenady wrote and produced one of my all time favorite westerns "Ride Beyond Vengeance"...Chuck Conners, Bill Bixby, Gloria Graham...great cast, great picture.
Thanks, BB. Wasn't Bill Bixby AWESOME in that film? Yikes!
Morricone contributed SO much! In a category of all his own! But the two actors I miss most of this group, Brimley and Dennehy. Not necessarily considered the greatest but were most interesting to me.
Growing up in New Zealand,,,we watched all those westerns,and the television western series,,loved them all,I could count them all off here,,!.,,and those great Actors,, actresses.. some of those cowboys were so convincing,I thought they were real one's..R.I.P. you're all still with us, forever.
Thanks, mango.
This is one of the best channels on youtube
I’m going to amend that to: THE Best YT channel.
Thanks, AA. You guys are the best!
My husband and I love the old westerns still watch him every single day that was America.
Each and every one of these people deserves to be remembered for their talent and giving us so much entertainment over the span of their careers. And I applaud you Rob, for helping us to remember them by putting together this tribute show. Wonderful job, thank you!
Rob, Thank you for your love of the Western genre! Sadly we are losing all the talented wonderful people who made these movies. It’s hard to pick a favorite because some contributed in different aspects and all wonderfully so....I love hearing your guests stories and the kind way in which you interview them, a world of difference between their generation and the generation of today.
there are no words to say because many of those who went home i had not seen act in years and years and years; what a special tribute;
Gosh I miss all of our old actors from the Westerns and movies from 1950s and 1960s
What a sad year☺️ Good job in putting this wonderful tribute together. My dad got me watching westerns at a young age. Sdly he passed away just before Christmas 2020
Rob, you & your crew do such fantastic work! This video was beautifully crafted & is a fitting tribute.
R.I.P. Johnny Crawford....I will miss all these great actors but you will always be that little Mark that I will miss the most....my prayers go out to your wife and brother.🙏😢🙏😢
Very well done.. This show has what TV is missing and has long lost since the 80s and 90s.. a sense of sincerity..
Thanks, ET
I have no favorites just a sad heart but joyfull thankfull memories. So rich in talent and blessings.
Thanks, David.
James Drury was one of my favourite ❤.....but there's no way I can only pick one. That was one fabulous video ROB you do such a wonderful job 😀 I am totally shocked by how many we lost this year. May they all rest in peace. GOD BLESS 🥰💙💖🙏oxoxox oxoxox
That was very Good. You let me remember most of the shows and movies even some people and movies you didn’t mention. You must do it again. Thank You. Rob.
Thanks Rob for yet another great video. While I was aware of the loss of most of these talented artists at the time of their passing your video drove home the large number we lost in 2020. Thankfully many of their greatest performances are still available on TV or streaming services.
Thank you so much for such a beautiful and informative channel, Rob. I really wish my dad was still with us so we could watch these episodes together ❤️
Sean
Thanks, Sean. I feel the same way about my Dad. He would have really enjoyed them.
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We are so fortunate nowadays to be able to watch just about any of these people in our living rooms on whatever device we have, in that way we will never miss them, everyone gets old and passes on but they will never be forgotten because of being immortalized on film, thank you Rob, so many of us classic western fans out here that so appreciate your bringing us these remembrances of a time passed 🙌
Thanks, NuDay. I'm looking forward to returning to The Autry with our audience of western fans for more behind the scenes stories.
This was a beautiful tribute to them all. The history of Old Hollywood and the stars. Thank you for this. Memories of these actors come flooding back and the names I didn’t recognize were tied to movies and TV shoes I did.
RIP legends
I’ll most miss my aunt who died in 2020, will always love you Aunt Judith
Who will I miss the most: Laurel & Hardy "Way out West", a shining jewel of a comedy movie. Oh, and I'll throw in another comedic triumph of a Western: "Blazing saddles".
Linda Cristal was a ''friend'' on my Facebook.. but I deleted Facebook 18 months ago..just realized now that she died..so nice of her to add a perfect stranger as a friend..lovely lady..and ..beautiful too.
I had no idea that some of these legends had passed away. Thank you for this very informative and pleasing channel. I love it!
Thanks, Riogi. So glad you've discovered our channel. Enjoy!
Miss them all. Right now Hulu is showing Gunfight At The OK Corral and The Man Who Shot Liberty Vallance. Wow wow wow.
Being 77, I grew up watching this stars, sad, really sad to see them go.
Really miss Miss Crystal. Was watching a episode of High Chaparral just the other day.
My most favourite western actor left us in 1971. Thanks, Major Murphy!
Ride Beyond Vengeance is a terrific movie. So many talented actors/actresses/directors, forever we will have great memories of their work. May all R.I.P. Thank you very much Mr. Rob Word for your effort in bringing us these good moments... 👏👏👏
"Lonely Are the Brave" - great western of an old fashion cowboy (at heart) in a modern day environment.
Horse's name was "Whiskey". And Walter Matthau as the sheriff. Carrol O'Conner (Archie Bunker) the truck driver.
Oh yeah, AND Bill Bixby (Courtship of Eddie's father; My Favorite Martian, The Hulk) was the search, military helicopter pilot. (I believe his first screen role)
Kirk Douglas came close to having a catastrophic fall in that loose shale at the mountain summit & it;'s evident; a dangerous scene to film.
See the movie, if you haven't. I think Kirk Douglas I'd miss the most. A legend.
A very touching retrospective, Rob, and I’m glad you’re still keeping their light burning brightly. May god bless them 🙏
Thanks, David. I had it burning very late to finish this one on time!
As we journey on into 2021 we remember all the legends we continue to lose they are missed and there work will keep them living
One of my favorite actors was Jack Elam, a character actor. '''as a kid, he always played the mean bad guy, and I "hated" him. As I grew, and he got better role, many comedy, He became a favorite.
Thanks, Larry. I'm glad that Jack finally was able to shine as a comic. He was even funnier off screen.
wow rob,great tribute,we'll miss all of them.jacqueline scott's role as sister of david jansen in the fugitive is worth remembering.i love this tribute♥️👍.following you from the philippines🇵🇭👌
Thanks, Frankie. I spoke with actor Andy Prine yesterday about Jackie. He played her brother on THE FUGITIVE and loved working with her.
Yes miss Them All kirk Douglas John saxon he Was a Co star in ironside great Robert Taylor great in westerns hondo John Wayne a fantastic western 🤠 🤠 🤠 thanks lord Rob Word of Word on Westerns thanks your friend tom now and always
Thanks, as always, Tom.
I had not heard Linda Cristal had died. As a kid I never saw the High Chaparral. I don't know if that show was not on stations near me or, if it conflicted with other shows I watched as a kid. But, for me her most memorable performance was in Mr. Majestyk which is still, despite all the explosions and CGI of today, one of the best action films ever.
Thanks,Blakehole. I like that film, too.
Wow. Some real legends passed on this year. I think the greatest genius was Ennio Morricone. I think it was his music in the spaghetti westerns that made them so memorable.
Thanks, Scott. I'm listening to The Maestro now! A genius.
Rip Kirk Douglas
Yes Kirk Douglas ,,,have liked all his films
@@jangriffiths1305 ... Especially The Villain.
Hes in heaven hanging out with Natalie wood
i found your channel a couple weeks ago,,,, westerns were me and my Dads thing lost him in 15 and the memories you bring back make me smile and even bring a tear now an then Thanks Rob for all i do
Thanks, Chris. Sorry about your Dad. Glad for the memories.
Easy Brian Dennehy, such a charismatic actor and a bonus to any movie he was in.
Kirk Douglas, I will miss the most. He played all kinds of roles, including the title role in the screwball western, "The Villain." He was good at so many things, I started missing him when he had to retire.
Too many to name just one...they will be remembered by their movies,t.v.shows,and right here.Thank you for keeping us informed and a walk down memory lane.
So well done, Rob!
Thanks for making so many people accessible to us through your show.
Thanks for watching, Kut
I will miss all of the above. I feel such chagrin when part of my past comes to an end.
Rob, thank you for this. I saw my past parade before me. I realize how fortunate I was. These are the heroes and villains that transport us into heavenly realms.
Lost a lot of familiar old friends who luckily lived long lives. Thankfully have many ways to watch old Westerns and, therefore, continue to enjoy their performances and remember them often.
Thank you Rob for your interviews and Words. 👏👏👏👏👏
I will miss them. All of them were my favorites.