The Alamo (1960 film) The Alamo (1960 film) The Alamo is a 1960 American historical epic war film about the 1836 Battle of the Alamo produced and directed by John Wayne and starring Wayne as Davy Crockett. The picture also stars Richard Widmark as Jim Bowie and Laurence Harvey as William B. Travis, and the supporting cast features Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Joan O'Brien, Chill Wills, Joseph Calleia, Ken Curtis, Ruben Padilla as Santa Anna, and guest star Richard Boone as Sam Houston. The motion picture was photographed in 70 mm Todd-AO by William H. Clothier and released by United Artists. The
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,