Halfway stop-offs brighten long trips Nov 20, 2009
The cast of the 1969 film "Paint Your Wagon" -- including Hollywood tough guys Clint Eastwood and the late Lee Marvin -- were pampered guests at the Geiser. according to Sidway. (CNN)
Get in tune in Cottonwood Sep 16, 2009
lange of music and fun, includes showstoppers from such Broadway smashes as "Annie Get Your Gun," "Paint Your Wagon," "Oklahoma!" and more. The family-friendly show caps Saturday's Cowboy Cruiz-In festival, which features a slew of Wild West activities, including horseshoes and mock arrests. (AZCentral -- Travel)
• Caritas Chorale goes cowboy for dinner Sep 4, 2009
And in keeping with the theme, "It's a Grand Night for Singing Under the Western Stars," they'll serve up Western tunes like "Shenandoah" and a medley from "Paint Your Wagon" along with the chuckwagon dinner. "Usually, we have the benefit dinner in several private homes. But we thought since this was our 10th anniversary we wanted to have everyone together," said singer Rae DeVito. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Chuckwagon beans and Old West gags Aug 28, 2009
Nowhere does the cast shine better than when they're performing medleys of familiar Western songs ranging from "Oh, Susanna" to "Paint Your Wagon" to music by Waylon and Willie - in perfect harmony. "It's fun, very enjoyable. And the cast is really talented. I love the Indian rap," said Asa Chandler, who saw the revue last year. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Miners, nuns and a California Raisin:Costuming in the Magic Valley Aug 7, 2009
Barrus said that for OVAC's most recent show, the Western musical "Paint Your Wagon," some of the men playing miners wore their own jeans. When costumes have to be made from scratch or altered significantly, theater companies enlist the help of volunteers like Hill, Barrus and others to get the sewing done. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Love in a boomtown: Oakley cast prepares gold rush story Jul 10, 2009
LAURIE WELCH/Times-NewsJason Hull, right playing Julio in 'Paint Your Wagon,' speaks with miner Josh Thurston in a rehearsal for the Oakley Valley Arts Council production. Love in a boomtown: Oakley cast prepares gold rush story By Judy AlbertsonTimes-News writer "Paint Your Wagon," a comedy and love story set in California's gold rush days, will open for Oakley audiences on Thursday ... In the Oakley production, Ben Rumson is played by Burton Anderson, who has starred in and directed numerous... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Veteran 'Fargo,' 'Paint Your Wagon' Star Dies Jul 4, 2009
AP Photo, fileIn this 1969 file photo, Harve Presnell is shown at the premiere of "Paint Your Wagon," in New York ... Among his other movies were "When the Boys Meet the Girls" (1965), "The Glory Guys" (1965) and "Paint Your Wagon" (1969) as well as the TV series "The Pretender" (1997-2000). (KIRO TV, WA)
Actor Harve Presnell dies of cancer at 75 Jul 3, 2009
Presnell also appeared in the film versions of "Molly Brown" and "Paint Your Wagon" as well as "Fargo.". A service of the Associated Press(AP). (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Obituaries in the news Jul 2, 2009
Presnell was cast alongside Liberace and the British rock group Herman's Hermits in 1965's "When the Boys Meet the Girls", and with Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood in "Paint Your Wagon" in 1969. Returning to the stage, Presnell landed the role of Daddy Warbucks in the Broadway musical "Annie" in 1979, and he later toured in the role. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Modesto native Presnell dies Jul 2, 2009
Modesto native Harve Presnell, who starred on Broadway in such musicals as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and "Annie" and was known for his roles in the films "Paint Your Wagon" and "Fargo," has died of pancreatic cancer ... Five years later, Mr. Presnell co-starred with Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood in "Paint Your Wagon," playing Rotten Luck Willie. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Actor Harve Presnell dies of cancer at 75 (29) Jul 2, 2009
Among his other movies were "When the Boys Meet the Girls" (1965), "The Glory Guys" (1965) and "Paint Your Wagon" (1969) as well as the TV series "The Pretender" (1997-2000). Yet it was in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" (1960) that the rugged, 6-foot-4 Presnell was first noticed by Broadway audiences. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
New on DVD: 'My Dinner with Andre' Jun 26, 2009
Clint Eastwood sang (kind of) about talking to trees in the movie of Paint Your Wagon, but Gregory's character is the kind of artiste who does, and he's maddening to endure. But Shawn is accessible, appreciative of his electric blanket and of Charlton Heston's autobiography in a movie director Louis Malle had in U.S. theaters shortly after his Atlantic City triumph. (USA Today -- Life)
Math teacher stars in his 11th Home and Community Options show Jun 18, 2009
Roeckers was bitten by the acting bug as a high school freshman, when he landed the part of Pete Billings in Paint Your Wagon. He grew up in the Madison, Wis. (Winona Daily News, MN)
11 Things: Kim Carlson May 22, 2009
"They Call the Wind Maria" - "Paint Your Wagon". Wind energy could surely get a public relations boost if we gave it a name. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Clearing the closet - Theater to sell old costumes, props at rummage sale May 16, 2009
They're a little bit country ( Paint Your Wagon ) and a little bit rock 'n' roll ( Bye Bye Birdie ). And they're also for everything from swashbuckling to seafaring, horse riding to dragon slaying. (Missoulian, MT)
No get-out-of-jail cards for Bush-Cheney gang Mar 12, 2009
Mike DeNunzio's lengthy rant (Letters, March 10) about President Obama's supposed lack of qualifications reminds me of a scene from "Paint Your Wagon." The second wife of a Mormon volunteers to be put up for auction before a group of gold miners. Her bewildered husband warns her, "You don't know what you'll get." She replies with a sweet smile, "I know what I've had.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Support Your Local Sheriff Movie (1... Mar 11, 2009
Prior to production, Paramount Pictures had obtained a copy of the script, objecting to the opening sequence which they felt was lifted from their 1969 musical western Paint Your Wagon. A copyright infringement suit was subsequently avoided when James Garner's attorney informed Paramount that the questionable scenes came from the 1852 book, Recollections of the California Mines by James H. Carson, and not from the Lee Marvin/Clint Eastwood musical. (Suite101.com)
• Events calendar Feb 13, 2009
Oakley Valley Arts Council's auditions for its production "Paint Your Wagon," 7-9 p.m. MAY 14 and 9 a.m. to noon MAY 16, at Howells Opera House, 160 Blaine Ave. Performances will be July 16 through Aug. 1. 677-ARTS.. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
