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Encyclopedia > The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean is a 1972 western movie written by John Milius, directed by John Huston, and starring Paul Newman (at the height of his career, between Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting). Loosely based on a real-life frontier self-appointed judge, the film also features Richard Farnsworth, Victoria Principal, Anthony Perkins, Ned Beatty, Jacqueline Bisset, Stacy Keach, and Ava Gardner. Image:Milius. ... Statue of John Huston, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico John Marcellus Huston (August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director and actor. ... Paul Leonard Newman (born January 26, 1925) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and film director who is also known for his food products that are used to fund several charities. ... Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 Western film which tells the story of two lighthearted outlaws, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid who seem more inclined to trade quips than shots. ... This article is about the 1973 film involving con artists. ... Richard Farnsworth Richard Farnsworth (September 1, 1920 – October 6, 2000) was an American actor. ... Main title caption from Dallas. ... Anthony Perkins Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932–September 12, 1992) was an American actor best known for his role as the serial killer Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho. ... Ned Beatty Ned Thomas Beatty (born Louisville, Kentucky July 6, 1937 to Charles William Beatty and Margaret Lennis) is an American character actor, who has appeared in over 100 films. ... Jacqueline Bisset (13 September 1944) is a British actress, born Winifred Jacqueline Fraser-Bisset in Weybridge, Surrey, England to Max Fraser- Bisset, a General Practitioner of Scottish descent, and the former Arlette Alexander, a French-born attorney. ... Stacy Keach (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor and narrator. ... Ava Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress. ...


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Langtry, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (319 words)
In 1884 a post office opened, and in 1892 the town was reported to have a general store, two saloons (one of them Bean's "The Jersey Lily", named after the Jersey actress Lillie Langtry who was unrelated to George Langtry), and the railroad depot, although most of the population of 150 lived in tents.
After Bean's death in 1903 the town began to decline; in the 1920s Southern Pacific moved its facilities away from the town, and the town population had dwindled to 50, and then to 40 by the 1970s.
Judge Roy Bean, the `Law West of the Pecos,' holding court at the old town of Langtry, Texas in 1900, trying a horse thief.
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