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If you're a fan of Classic
Movies and Television
we invite you to join us at the next...

June 2-4, 2011
Whispering Woods Hotel and
Convention Center
Olive Branch, MS

Have questions or comments to share about the
Memphis Film Festival?
We now host an internet forum to help you,
our attendees and fans, to do just that!
You may want to discuss announcements, exchange ideas,
ask questions or simply take part in a fun forum game!
Go to this
link --
Memphis
Film Festival Forum
to sign up and
take part in our forum!
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We may also
be found on Facebook now!
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at this link:
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Film Festival/Western Clipping on Facebook
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Are you wanting
to register to join in on the fun at the 2011
Memphis Film
Festival?
It is now easier
than ever because it can be done online
using the convenient Paypal system!
Please visit
our registration page for easy
instructions
and direct links to complete registration process!
Don't wait
for the last minute rush!
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| Latest
News Items |
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July
20th --
Those of you
who've ever attended the Western Film Fair in Charlotte or Winston-Salem,
NC will be saddened to learn of the passing of the driving force
behind that festival. Robert Wayne Short,
72, died July 20th after a battle with cancer. Our condolences go
out to his friends and family.
You can raed
his obituary by clicking here.
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July
20th --
As
you have been reading on the site lately, there has been a lot of
news being reported recently concerning the Roy
Rogers memorabilia auction. Among this news was the
active involvement of the RFD Network in the auction and their future
broadcast plans of Roy Rogers films.
More
detailed information concerning the auction and the RFD Network
is now available. A full report can be seen by clicking here.
Click the Play Button
below to revisit the Roy Rogers TV show intro --
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July
16th --
Latest update
from the auction concerning the memorabilia from the closed Roy
Rogers Museum in Branson, Missouri -
The auction has
now completed.
Roy
Rogers' stuffed and mounted dog, Bullet,
fetched $35,000 at the second day of the NYC memorabilia auction.
It was bought by the same RFD-TV network which purchased Roy's
horse, Trigger, yesterday.
Dale Evans' horse, Buttermilk,
was sold for $25,000, less than 1/10 of what Trigger went for.
It was not immediately announced who bought Buttermilk.
"Nellybelle", Pat Brady's
Jeep from the Roy Rogers TV series,
sold for $116,500 to a New Jersey horse trainer named Pam
Weidel.
The auction brought
in a total of $2.98 million. No items went unsold.
One of major announcements as reported by Associated Press was that
RFD Network will begin running Roy Rogers
films in November, with Roy's
son Dusty introducing them with Trigger
and Bullet in the background. |
July
15th --
This news item
will probably be of interest to many of our attendess. As
some of you may know, the famous Roy Rogers Museum in Branson, Missouri
closed down in December. Much of the memorabilia that was
stored at the museum is currently being auctioned off.
The MFF's co-sponsor,
Boyd Magers of Western Clippings magazine,
is attending the sale and gave this update report:
Trigger sold
for $266,000 to RFD TV network based in Omaha, NB. Trigger's saddle
supposedly sold for more than that.
Everything was selling for prices above expectations. Even a pair
of Roy's sunglasses that had RR on them went for more than $1,000.
The only itemshe was able to get on the first day were some scripts
from the Roy Rogers' television series.
RFD, which calls itself "Rural America's Most Important Network,"
indicated it wants to buy other Rogers items with the idea of starting
a museum of its own.

This photo taken
at the auction shows Gil Perez,
an employee of Christie's auction house, strumming one of Roy's
guitars. |
| July
2nd --
The latest flyer
for the 2011 TV Western reunion is already available!
This flyer shows the latest guest additions!
Already the festival
is still several months away, many guests and events have already
been set in place!

Feel free to
download copies and print them out!
Help support
the show by giving flyers to friends and family you believe will
be interested in attending this exciting,
fun-filled festival next summer!
MEMPHIS
FILM FESTIVAL FLYER (JPG Format)
MEMPHIS
FILM FESTIVAL FLYER (PDF Format) (Please note
that one of these flyers is in PDF format. If you are unable to
read it, it may be because your computer is not equipped with a
PDF reader program. To download Adobe PDF reader free of charge,
please take the following link.)
Download
Free Adobe Reader |
June
25th --
"The
Cheyenne Reunion - Then and Now"

This
very special montage was designed by Steve
St. John to commemorate the first public reunion in 48 years
of these great Warners Brothers stars, Ty
Hardin, Clint Walker and Will
Hutchins. This historic event was held at this year's
Memphis Film Festival.
Steve
St. John is a photographer
for National Geographic Magazine and a close friend of Will
Hutchins. |
June
24th --
Did
you see those great looking "Gathering of Guns" T-shirts
that some people were wearing at this year's festival?

Many
people did but were disappointed to find out that they sold out
quickly and were no longer available.

The
designer of these shirts, Jud Patterson,
is now taking orders of a new printing of these fabulous shirts!
Sizes, pricing and order information is available at his website.
This
offer will not be available for long (ending 7/11) so be sure to
order today to get your shirts soon.
Besides,
all the "in people" will be wearing these shirts at the
2011 festival! |
| June
22nd --
We
are saddened to announce the passing of a long-time patron of the
Memphis Film Festival - Helene Lentz.
Helene came to the festival for several years with her son,
Harris, who is well-known for his many
writing accomplishments. He is also a regular contributor
to Classic Images magazine.

Harris
has a nice obituary in honor of his mom which can be found be clicking
on this
link. While his words are better written, all we can add
is that we have lost a friend who enjoyed her fellowships with friends
and guests at the annual festival. She will be be missed.
Our
prayers and thoughts go out to Harris
and her other family members.
Helene
Lentz
(1923
- 2010) |
| June
12th --
The
2010 Memphis Film Festival was an astounding success - everyone
who attended walked away with fun memories and good stories to share!

Several
attendees have already posted their thoughts and thanks on the MFF
Forum Page. Please take a few moments to visit it and
share your thoughts as well!
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Also
- many have requested information about getting DVDs of many of
the event's highlights - such as the banquet, panel discussions
and other activities.
Good
news - those materials are available for this year's and many other
past festivals from our festival's videographer, Ken
Wilburn!
You
may contact Ken via the contact information
below and he will be be glad to help your festival memories live
again!
Ken
Wilburn
Email:
kjw@wantedcowgirls.com
Ph# (901) 763-3460
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Finally,
please remember to continue to visit this site, the Western
Clippings web site and the MFF
Forum Page as new plans are announced for the 2011 Memphis Film
Festival next June! |
May
31st --
As
we are about to "open the doors" to the 2010 edition of
the Memphis Film Festival, we are saddened to announce the passing
of one of the festival's most loyal friends and supporters - Vern
Odell.
Vern
has attended many of the festivals since his first one in 1972 and
had hoped to make the trip from Indiana this summer to once again
visit with his friends. Although it was known he wouldn't
be with us much longer, it was our hope he could have attended this
festival one more time.
In
honor of our friend, we will be naming the B-Western screening room
after him this year.
God
Bless You, Vern! |
| May
27th --
There have been many, many guests who have
appeared at the Memphis festival over the past 35 years. In
fact, there have been over 300 guests making over 450 appearances.
Want to relive some memories of those shows?
Or,
if you haven't been attending these shows for long, you may want
to be surprised by the very impressive list of guests the festival
has hosted over the years?
You
can do that now - by checking out our new "Past
Guests" page. You can review the list of past guests
by festival date or by an alphabetic last name.
Check
out this page here
- you will be impressed! |
For more information on the Memphis Film Festival send
a S.A.S.E to:
P.O. Box 87
Conway, AR 72033
or email: raynielsen@dishmail.net
Last modified: 7/20/10
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