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Ben Johnson

Utah's Little Hollywood

— Kanab Utah "Walk of Fame" —

 
 
Ben Johnson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2010
1. Ben Johnson Marker
Inscription.

Movie making around Kanab, Utah
Wardrums 1957
Fort Bowie 1958
Gunsmoke 1960
How The West Was Won 1976

 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Utah - Kanab "Walk of Fame" series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1957.
 
Location. 37° 3.131′ N, 112° 32.092′ W. Marker is in Kanab, Utah, in Kane County. It is on North 300 West, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 236 North 300 West, Kanab UT 84741, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Color Country. It is also in the American Southwest, in the Mountain West, in Colorado Plateau, and at the Four Corners. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George "Gabby" Hayes (here, next to this marker); Clint Eastwood (here, next
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to this marker); Adrian Booth (within shouting distance of this marker); Glenn Ford (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert Taylor (within shouting distance of this marker); Roydon Clark (within shouting distance of this marker); Anthony Quinn (within shouting distance of this marker); James Garner (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kanab.
 
Also see . . .
1. Ben Johnson. (Submitted on March 27, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Western Legends Roundup. (Submitted on March 29, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Ben Johnson Memorial Award at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. (Submitted on March 29, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Ben Johnson Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2010
2. Ben Johnson Marker
Closest of the three markers
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 924 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 27, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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