The Alamo (1960 film) had seen some of the rushes from "Timberland" and thought I would be right." After making the film, Wayne told the press "We're not cutting one bit of any scene in which Frankie appears. I believe he is the finest young talent I've seen in a long time." "Mr Wayne said I was natural as far as acting goes," said Avalon. Several days after filming began, Widmark complained he had been miscast and tried to leave. Among other things, it seemed ridiculous that the relatively diminutive (5'9") Widmark would be playing the "larger than life" Bowie, who was a reported
Anthony Blond general election and was also on the executive of the National Council for Civil Liberties. His autobiography, "Jew Made in England", was published in 2004. Anthony Blond died in hospital in Limoges, France, near the home he had shared with his wife for 25 years. Blond was described in Michael Barber's "Guardian" obituary as "the last of the eponymous Jewish publishers whose chutzpah made publishing hum in the days before the conglomerates", Anthony Blond Anthony Bernard Blond (20 March 1928 – 27 February 2008) was a British publisher and author, who was involved with several publishing companies over his career,