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19JULYAUGUST2013MonogramtoreplaceBuckJoneswhohaddiedtragicallyin1942withBucksformersidekickRaymondHatton.Againtherelationshipbetweenstudioandleadingmanwasverygoodastheywentontomake45BWesternsbetween1943and1949.TheGhostRider1943wasthefirstintheseries.VeterandirectorLambertHillyeroversawmostalloftheMonogramwesterns.FeninandEversonsaidBrownhelpedtomakethisseriesenjoyableattheveryleastandRaymondHattononeofthefewWesterncomedianswhowasprimarilyacharacteractorandwhosemildcomedyfittedintotheactionwithoutdisruptingitmadeaperfectfoil.TheywentontoremarkBrownoneoftheverybestofthepost-1930WesternstarsafineactionperformerwithanextremelylikeablepersonalitywasabetteractorthanmostWesternstars...WilliamK.EversoninhisbookTheHollywoodWesternsharedthathisfavoriteoftheMonogramwesternswasBrownsTheGentlemanFromTexas1946alsodirectedbyLambertHillyer.TheTexasKid1943FlameOfTheWest1945LandOfLawless1947OverlandTrails1948andHiddenDanger1948amongothersreceivedpositivereviewsbyBoydMagers.DonMillerinhisreviewofGhostGuns1944sharedthattheveterandirectorLambertHillyerdecidedtoshowoffJohnnyMacksdexteritywitha.45soBrownnonchalantlyunholsteredandproceededtotwirlflipandtwistthegunoverendovertheshoulderspinningroundandround.ItwasagreatflashactandBrownrepeateditinlaterfilms.ThelastMonogramJohnnyMackBrownfilmwasCanyonAmbush1952whenhewas48.BythistimeJohnnynolongerhadhisathleticframeashewasputtingonweight.Hewentontomakeafewmorewesternsinthe50sand60showevertheywereminorrolesfortheformerlonglastingcowboyhero.JohnnyandConniemovedoutoftheirlargehomeintoaniceapartmentattheLaBreaTowerstoliveouttheirgoldenyears.Johnnydidoccasionaltelevisionworkandevenservedasagreeteratapopularrestaurantwhichthrilleddinerswhorememberedhimfondly.JohnnyMackBrowndiedattheageof70onNovember141974duetokidneyandheartfailure.HiscrematedremainswereinternedatGlendalesForestLawn.BuckRaineyeulogizedTheAffableCowboyinachapterdedicatedtoBrownscontributiontowesternfilminHeroesOfTheRangeJohnnyhadasecureplaceintheheartsandmindsofthousandsofmoviefanswhorememberedthegoodolddayswhenheandRebelhisfaithfulsteedrodetheHollywoodrange.Thatsalmostasgoodasthekissfromthelovelylassatthefadeoutandmuchlongerlasting.GARYE.BROWNistheretiredPoliceChiefofMontereyCaliforniaAshlandOregonandSanClemente.HoweverhisavocationiscollectingwesternartandmemorabiliaincludingmanyTomMixitems.TomMixwashisfathersherosoheisGarysaswell.GarywroteanarticleonTomMixforTheNationalFilmCollectorsMagazineHollywoodStudioMagazineaswellasarecentarticleonTomMixsfinaldayforAmericanCowboymagazine.HehasalsowrittenarticlesontheWesternPhotoplaysoftheGoldenEraandlecturedontheWesternHeroesoftheSilverScreen.Hecanbereachedatmontereycowboyhotmail.comorfoundmostmorningsathissonJordansMavericksCoffeeHouseinVisaliaCalifornia...thesiteofpossiblythebestcoffeeintheworldwithwallsofvintagecowboymoviepostersandacollectionof66originalautographedphotosofyesterdayscowboyheroes.