In 1945, John Wayne set out to create a grand film about the Battle of the Alamo, a crucial conflict during the Texas Revolution that involved a 13-day siege on the Alamo Mission. The Mexican army ...

Hollywood icon John Wayne didn’t just star in the 1960 epic “The Alamo.” He produced it, directed it, starred in it and paid for a healthy chunk of it out of his own pocket. He then promoted the heck ...

BRACKETTVILLE, Texas Time and Mother Nature are threatening to dismantle the Alamo. Not the original, but the replica 18th-century Spanish mission and Old West movie set John Wayne built for his Oscar ...

By the time "The Alamo" made its world premiere 65 years ago at the Woodlawn Theatre on Fredericksburg Road, the city had already been celebrating John Wayne's $12 million epic. The film's ...

The film’s star-studded debut on Oct. 24, 1960, was the culmination of a three-day celebration that included a river parade, concert, numerous receptions and an outdoor dance featuring a 30-foot Alamo ...