The Searchers The Searchers The Searchers is a 1956 American Technicolor VistaVision Western film directed by John Ford, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May, set during the Texas–Indian wars, and starring John Wayne as a middle-aged Civil War veteran who spends years looking for his abducted niece (Natalie Wood), accompanied by his adoptive nephew (Jeffrey Hunter). Critic Roger Ebert found Wayne's character, Ethan Edwards, "one of the most compelling characters Ford and Wayne ever created". The film was a commercial success. Since its release it has come to be considered a masterpiece and one of the greatest and most
1956–57 Fort Wayne Pistons season basketball team until the Indiana Pacers of the ABA was formed in 1967. The NBA returned to Indiana with the NBA-ABA merger in 1976. St. Louis Hawks vs. Fort Wayne Pistons: "Hawks win series 1-0" (2) Minneapolis Lakers vs. (3) Fort Wayne Pistons: "Lakers win series 2-0" 1956–57 Fort Wayne Pistons season The 1956–57 NBA season was the Pistons' ninth season in the NBA, 16th season as a franchise, and the final season for the team in Fort Wayne. The Pistons won 34, and lost 38, finishing in a three-way tie for first in the Western Division, but were seeded