John Wayne was under incredible pressure directing, producing and starring in The Alamo, which Duke partly financed out of his own pocket, and had to deal with a co-star trying to walk out just days ...

No, I did not fight at the Alamo, at least not in Texas. I arrived a little too late and missed it by at least a few decades.

Portrait of Jim Bowie (c.1796-1836), by George Peter Alexander Healy, from the Texas Historical Association. The Alamo hero was a major player in the 1827 Sandbar Fight on the Mississippi River ...

Regardless of how you feel about Jim Bowie, a military officer, landowner and slave trader who died during the Battle of the Alamo, the knife’s legendary status is even more outsized than his is.

Like many of the American folk heroes of the 19th Century, Jim Bowie was famed for his ruggedness and mastery of the wild frontier. Of course, he would be a much bigger figure of legend after taking ...

David Bowie fans are just realizing what his real name is and why he felt the need to change it when he stepped into showbiz ...

David Bowie is one of the most iconic musicians in history but he might not have been if he hadn't changed his name - and ...

I was quite surprised at how small it is. I do remember the Alamo because I’ve read all about it and I’ve seen the movies. I remember Jim Bowie, William B. Travis, Davy Crocket, and John Wayne ...

He recognized that at least 14 of the Alamo defenders were Kentuckians, including Colonel Jim Bowie from Logan County. In his presentation he noted that Texas had been a republic for 10 years ...

South Bay film fans have spent months wondering one thing: When will the two announced Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas open in Santa Clara County? Well, that answer was provided — definitively for the ...