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Elfego Baca Golf Shoot
Elfego Baca in History |
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After his passing in 1945, the local legend acquired even
greater fame. In the 1950's, America recalled the old-west
and its heroes and in 1958 Walt Disney studios released the
movie The Nine
Lives of Elfego Baca. Robert Loggia ("Drink
your orange juice Billy") played the title role, with a
cast that oddly included, Annette Funicello (it's Disney,
remember), James Coburn (yes, really), and Alan Hale, Jr. (Gilligan's
skipper). |
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In 1962, Walt Disney also combined two 1959 episodes of the TV
anthology, Walt
Disney Presents into a feature film released in England
as Six Gun Law.
Elfego Baca comic books, and lunch pails, based on the Disney
character were popular as well. The 1950s and 1960s were
the high-water years in America for interest in things western,
but in Europe interest in the American frontier west is still
strong. One can still pick up comic books in the Netherlands
with titles like, "Elfego Baca finds a mute witness for
justice." |
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But,
the legend never dies, and, although not at the 1950-1960s
level, there is still interest in the Socorro lawman. But
now it's more likely to be by authors and historians, than
screenwriters. Howard Bryan and the noted New Mexico
author, Rudolfo A. Anaya teamed up for Incredible Elfego
Baca: Good Man, Bad Man of the Old West which takes a more
historical look at the New Mexico hero. |
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See the review
at amazon.com.
Rudolfo A. Anaya expands on the Elfego Baca name in his Zia
Summer where he introduces the reader to the legend's
fictional great-grandson, an Albuquerque private investigator.
Captain William French includes him in his book Recollections
of a Western Ranchman and Clint Smth in Soldier of
Fortune magazine analyzed the tactics Baca used in his
famous standoff in an article titled Happy Hallways which
is at the bottom of this link.
More
information about Elfego Baca can be found at:
http://chili.rt66.com/kmxq/history.htm
http://www.zianet.com/snm/elfego.htm
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nm/nm.html |
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