Anita La Cava Swift, the eldest of John Wayne’s 27 grandchildren, stood at the podium at Sixty Five Hundred on Tuesday, September 27, and spoke wryly to a luncheon crowd of more than 300 about her friends Anne and Steve Stodghill. “It was just a matter of time before the Wayne family and the Stodghill family would cross paths,” Anita said. “And not just because of that big … [Read more...] about ‘Larger Than Life’ Stodghills Are Feted At 10th Anniversary Dallas Film Society Luncheon
John Wayne Cancer Foundation
MySweetCharity Opportunity: John Wayne Film Festival
According to John Wayne Film Festival Co-Chairs Kara and Randall Goss,“John Wayne Film Festival, benefiting the John Wayne Cancer Foundation (JWCF) will take place this fall from September 24th to 27th at Highland Park Village Theatre and LOOK Cinemas. This is the festival’s fifth year overall, second year in Dallas and is a rare opportunity to see some of John Wayne’s most … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Opportunity: John Wayne Film Festival
Round Robin April 7: The Billiard Ball Patron Party, KidneyTexas Luncheon And John Wayne Film Festival Reveals
While Warren Buffett was talking with folks in The Colony for a sneak peek of the new Nebraska Furniture Mart benefiting the Cancer Support Community North Texas, other fundraisers were taking place elsewhere on Tuesday, April 7, including: KidneyTexas Reveal It’s the dread of every hostess. That’s what KidneyTexas' "The Runway Report Luncheon" Co-Chair Donna Arp Weitzman … [Read more...] about Round Robin April 7: The Billiard Ball Patron Party, KidneyTexas Luncheon And John Wayne Film Festival Reveals
JUST IN: Tanya Foster To Chair 2015 John Wayne Film Festival
2014 John Wayne Film Festival Co-Chairs Anne and Steve Stodghill just got back from Ascot and joined their fellow chair David Hale Smith in announcing festival plans for 2015.They'll still be involved, but Tanya Foster will take over the role of chairing the John Wayne Cancer Foundation fundraiser.This festival isn't her first rodeo. A few years back she headed up the … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Tanya Foster To Chair 2015 John Wayne Film Festival
Round Robin April 27: John Wayne Film Festival Brunch And The Great Create
Dallas missed the bullet of horrendous weather back on Sunday, April 27. According to weather guru Steve McCauley, it was the “cap” that prevented the area from getting storm slammed like others areas.Still the sun got together with the humidity and made deodorants a demand and hairspray the drool of foreheads. While the cool set took their places in air-conditioned VIP … [Read more...] about Round Robin April 27: John Wayne Film Festival Brunch And The Great Create
John Wayne Film Festival Kick-Off Party Had The Duke’s Kids, “The Shootist” And Plans For the April Movie Fest
Traffic heading to LOOK Cinemas on Wednesday, February 19, was a bear. But it was worth it. The cause for stop-and-going it to the luxury cinema was the kick-off party for the John Wayne Film Festival. Before the doors hardly opened, the upstairs reception was elbow-to-elbow in film lovers and Duke’s fans. Leaning against the wall near the theater was Dallas Morning News’s … [Read more...] about John Wayne Film Festival Kick-Off Party Had The Duke’s Kids, “The Shootist” And Plans For the April Movie Fest
John Wayne Film Festival Has A New Homebase At LOOK Cinemas And A Spring Date
When it comes to the late movie legend John “Duke” Wayne, there are usually two camps. One loves his early movies (“Stagecoach,” “The Searchers,” “Red River,” “The Quiet Man” and “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon”); the other will swear that Duke came into his own later (“The Shootist,” “True Grit,” “The Cowboys” and “The Green Berets”). Out of the 250 films that he appeared in, it’s … [Read more...] about John Wayne Film Festival Has A New Homebase At LOOK Cinemas And A Spring Date