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America, Why I Love Her is an album of poetry recited by John Wayne. It was released on the RCA Victor label (LSP-4828) on March 1, 1973. It consists of patriotic poems written by actor John Mitchum , the brother of Robert Mitchum .
American Revolution Bicentennial Commission (1966–73) American Revolution Bicentennial Administration (1973–76) The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to historical events leading up to the creation of the United States as an independent republic.
Marion Robert Morrison [1] [a] (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), professionally known as John Wayne and nicknamed "the Duke", was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially in Western and war movies.
In celebration of the upcoming 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, a Liberty Bell replica was dedicated at the Hawley Silk Mill.
Ralph J. Menconi (June 17, 1915 – November 18, 1972) was a prominent sculptor and medallist, who received many accolades during his lifetime. Among them were the Ellen P. Speyer award for original sculpture in 1941, the Freedom Foundation Award, the Michelangelo Award, the American Numismatic Association's Sculptor of the Year award in 1970, and the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy ...
American history is portrayed by a cast of contemporary stars (and others). Wayne is host, leading a star-studded cast of actors, dancers, humorists and musicians, participating in most of the vignettes. As the United States is formed and expanded, Wayne walks a large map on the floor, which shows the growth of the continental United States.
American actor, director, and producer John Wayne (1907–1979) began working on films as an extra, prop man and stuntman, mainly for the Fox Film Corporation. He frequently worked in minor roles with director John Ford and when Raoul Walsh suggested him for the lead in The Big Trail (1930), an epic Western shot in an early widescreen process ...
Film authority Farran Nehme. She mentioned Wounded Knee, the South Dakota town occupied at that moment by Native activists marking the massacre of 300 Lakota by the U.S. Army at that site in 1890.