Director: John Wayne

Writer: James Edward Grant

Keywords: Western, Texas

The defense of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas against the onslaught of 6,000 Mexican troops led by Santa Anna. The entire garrison was lost, including Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett. Embellished account. Won Oscar for Best Sound; received 6 additional nominations including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Score. Watch the full version (3 hours 10 minutes), which includes 40 minutes of footage which was cut prior to general release.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Frankie Avalon	Singer	18-Sep-1940		Bikini Beach
Richard Boone	Actor	18-Jun-1917	10-Jan-1981	Have Gun, Will Travel
Veda Ann Borg	Actor	11-Jan-1915	16-Aug-1973	The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Joseph Calleia	Actor	4-Aug-1897	31-Oct-1975	Touch of Evil
Olive Carey	Actor	31-Jan-1896	13-Mar-1988	Billy the Kid versus Dracula
Linda Cristal	Actor	23-Feb-1934		Victoria Cannon on The High Chaparral
Ken Curtis	Actor	2-Jul-1916	29-Apr-1991	Festus Haggen on Gunsmoke
Laurence Harvey	Actor	1-Oct-1928	25-Nov-1973	Manchurian Candidate
Joan O'Brien	Actor	14-Feb-1936		Operation Petticoat
Denver Pyle	Actor	11-May-1920	25-Dec-1997	Jesse Duke on Dukes of Hazzard
John Wayne	Actor	26-May-1907	11-Jun-1979	The Duke
Patrick Wayne	Actor	15-Jul-1939		Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Richard Widmark	Actor	26-Dec-1914	24-Mar-2008	Kiss of Death
Guinn Williams	Actor	26-Apr-1899	6-Jun-1962	Santa Fe Trail
Chill Wills	Actor	18-Jul-1903	15-Dec-1978	The Alamo
Hank Worden	Actor	23-Jul-1901	6-Dec-1992	The Searchers

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