In December of 1995 I took a trip out west for my third issue of Direct to Hollywood. Unfortunately, we never got this issue off the ground, switching to internet instead. Here are some of the photos I took around Marfa, Terlingua and El Paso. Marfa was the sight of Giant in 1955. In El Paso they were filming the updated vertion of Lolita. There was also a location near Terlingua in which numerous westerns had been filmed. There was a pet goat which was the honorary mayor and the people there gave him beer all the time.
The first set is from a ranch about 10 to 15 miles west of Marfa, the set of Giant.
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http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...ber1995001.jpg
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http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...ber1995003.jpg
The scene where Elizabeth Taylor flirted with James Dean was filmed across the highway from the old house facade. In the scene she was sitting on a fence chatting with Dean and he was telling her about his dreams.
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http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g...ber1995007.jpg
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West Texas photos, including movie sets
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