That is a good question, and one that begs answering. Growing up in our respective generations, we had our heroes. Our hearing perks up when the radio announcer booms out, "another old timer has gone up to the round up in the sky"; our attention is drawn to the evening news when a brief filmography/highlight reel celebrating the life and times of (fill in the blank here). You turn to your spouse/friend, And comment how you used to go to matinees and see ( ). You feel a little loss, then go on with your daily life.
The bad news is that we all die.
The good news is that we can alter lives prior to our heroes passing. Those that survive either look at their departed comrades and whisper a prayer for them, or they count their lucky stars and schedule another festival, and hope that they can make that appearance.
Such is the world of movie festivals, and the stars that frequent them.
The 'working' years of many stars have come and gone. Some stars have left the bright lights and gone to work behind the scenes, some have returned to 'normal' life. And then there are those who toiled in the lights, and now are basking in the after glow of movie festivals, and nostalgia magazines that seek to answer the fan question,
"Whatever happened to...?".
"What was it like working with...?"
There are many fine publications that are filled with information, interviews, and articles about and concerning the once living (still famous) and still living (and still famous). There are fan club publications, general publications, western and movie magazines, and a couple of great tabloids. A partial list follows:
Western Clippings
(Newsletter)
Boyd Magers
1901 Paige Place NE
Albuquerque, NM
87112
1-505-292-0049
American Cowboy
(Magazine)
PO box 6630
Sheridan, NY
82801
The Big Trail(NL)
540 Stanton Ave
Akron, OH
44301
Buck Jones Western Corral
301 Alta Lane
Brookings, OR
97416
Cowboy Collector Network
PO Box 74846
Long Beach, CA
90807
Cowboys and Country
(Magazine)
131 E Exchange Ave #101
Fort Worth, Texas
76106
Cowboys and Indians
(Magazine)
PO Box 2441
Cupertino, CA
95015
Cult Movies
(Magazine)
6201 Sunset Blvd, ste 152
Hollywood, CA
90028
Classic Images/Films of the Golden Age
(tabloid-excellent!)
PO Box 809
Muxcatine, IA
52761
Gene Autry's Friends
(News letter)
4322 Heidlberg Ave
St Louis, MO
63123
Hoppy Talk
(Newsletter)
6310 Friendship Dr
New Concord, OH
43762
Lone Ranger Silver Bullet
(Newsletter)
PO Box 553
Forks, WA
98331
Starlog/Fangoria
(Magazine)
475 Park Ave
South New York, NY 10012
SPERDVAC
Society Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety and Comedy
(News letter-Org)
PO Box 7177
Van Nuys, CA
91409
Tex Ritter Fan Club
(Newsletter)
15326 73rd Ave SE
Snohomish, WA
98290
Trail Dust
(Newsletter)
407 W Rosemary Lane
Falls Church, VA
22046
Under Western Skies/Cliffhanger
104 Chestnut Wood Dr
Waynesville, NC
28786
Roy Rogers/Dale Evans Collectors
(Newsletter)
Association
PO Box 1166
Portsmouth, Ohio
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