When Brennan won his third Oscar for The Westerner (1940), he became the first entertainer ever to win a trio of the coveted statuettes, and he topped the honor by nabbing another nomination -- but no win -- for Sergeant York (1941) the following year.
The actor's long list of credits includes many Westerns, among them My Darling Clementine (1946), Red River (1948) and Rio Bravo (1959) on the big screen and "The Real McCoys" (1957-63) and "The Guns of Will Sonnett" (1967-69) on television. He died on Sept. 21, 1974, at the age of 80.
The Gnome-MobileThis vintage Disney film follows two children and their uncle, who discover a couple of wayward gnomes in the forest and become intent on protecting the "little people" from an opportunistic entrepreneur and a group of shady land developers. The threesome has its hands full -- especially when the... Read More
The WesternerGary Cooper was a man of few words, but he made 'em all count. Cooper plays a tight-lipped drifter who runs afoul of Judge Roy Bean. Cooper will have to keep his gunpowder dry if he expects to sidestep the trigger-fingered vigilantes out to get him. Read More
The Story of Vernon & Irene CastleIn a musical tribute to the legendary ballroom dancers Vernon and Irene Castle, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers portray the married couple that introduced Paris to the American ragtime style in the early 20th century. Elegantly directed by H.C. Potter, the film was overseen by Irene Castle herself,... Read More
Hangmen Also DieDuring the Nazi occupation, Czech resistance fighter Franticek Zvoboda (Brian Donlevy) does his part to defend his country by assassinating Nazi-installed dictator Reinhard Heydrich in this World War II thriller helmed by Fritz Lang. But after Zvoboda finds sanctuary with a fellow Czech patriot... Read More
One & Only, Genuine, Original Family BandThis Disney musical set in the 1880s follows the Bower family -- led by cantankerous patriarch Renssaeler Bower (Walter Brennan) -- who becomes a band to perform on behalf of their favorite presidential candidate, Grover Cleveland. But as the group prepares to put on a show at the 1888 Democrat... Read More
