What happened to actor Joel McCrea?

What happened to actor Joel McCrea?

Eileen Singer Brown, hospital supervisor, said McCrea died at 4:50 a.m. of pulmonary complications. She said he had been a patient a short time, and that his wife of 57 years, actress Frances Dee, had been constantly at his bedside. McCrea’s last public appearance was Oct.

Was Joel McCrea a real cowboy?

Joel McCrea was a cowboy who owned a working ranch in Thousand Oaks, Calif. He also frequently played one on the silver screen. “After he appeared in ‘The Virginian’ in 1946, he decided that he only wanted to do westerns,” said Wyatt McCrea, grandson of the famous actor.

Did Joel McCrea have his own horse?

Joel McCrea owned and rode a horse called Dollar in other movies. He appeared in some great westerns. Was absolutely superb in the 1962 western, Ride The High Country, with Randolph Scott, which was the latter’s final movie.

When did Joel McCrea pass away?

Joel McCrea

Where was the lone hand filmed?

Filmed against the majestic backdrop of the Colorado Rockies, this engrossing Western follows the plight of a young widower who isn’t what he seems.

Where was Ride the High Country filmed?

Ride the High Country began filming on location at Mammoth Lake, near Bishop, California but a freak snowstorm forced the production to close down and Peckinpah was ordered to move his cast and crew to the MGM back lot at Bronson Canyon in Hollywood to complete the film.