2026 Guests

Brennan Bunn is a writer-director based in Los Angeles. He wrote and directed the short films, SEEDS and THE TRANSMISSION, both shot in Lone Pine where his family is from.…

The son of legendary actor and western star, Rod Cameron, Tony Cameron was drafted twice by Major League Baseball, the Minnesota Twins and Seattle Mariners and also played in the…

Diamond Farnsworth is an accomplished stuntman, serving as stunt coordinator on the show NCIS, and before that working on JAG and QUANTUM LEAP. Diamond is the son of Academy Award® Nominated …

Mariel Hemingway is an accomplished actress, author and mental health advocate whose diverse career has inspired many to embrace authenticity and well-being. Renowned for her roles in films like MANHATTAN…

Darby Hinton – Just before he turned 6, actor/producer/writer Darby Hinton accidentally stood in the wrong line at Twentieth Century Fox and landed the part of Israel Boone with Fess Park on…

C. Courtney Joyner is an award-winning author and screenwriter credited with more than 25 produced films. His short stories have been widely anthologized and his novels include the SHOTGUN western…

David Ladd is a film and television producer and former actor. The son of Hollywood leading man, Alan Ladd, David’s professional career began in 1957 in a role supporting his…

Steve began his film career in a distinctly Corman-esque style, producing and directing a string of hit B movies in Florida, including the Halloween Cult Classic JACK-O. Relocating to Los…

Kelly Lynch, a character actor drawn as a leading lady, is celebrated for her varied, challenging roles. She received early praise (and the first of two Independent Spirit Award nominations)…

David Matuszak is a Western historian and modern-day frontiersman. He has written extensively about the American West, particularly the Western film genre, and has spent his life experiencing frontier adventures.…

Jeff McCarty is a Senior Film Preservation Manager at Paramount Pictures, where he supervises restorations of landmark films including THE GODFATHER, REDS, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, ROMAN…

Wyatt McCrea is a lifelong lover of film, Wyatt is the oldest grandchild of actor/rancher Joel McCrea and his actress wife Frances Dee and he is deeply involved in the…

J. C. Munns Composer and  Musician has been entertaining audiences for nearly five decades, specializing in vintage American music from saloon piano to the great hits of the ‘20s, ‘30s…

With only one television credit on his resume, Rudy was cast in the hit TV western, THE HIGH CHAPARRAL (1967) as the Indian boy, “Weed”.  A half century later his…

Alan K. Rode is a writer, film preservationist and historian. His books include: Michael Curtiz A Life in Film and Blood on the Moon. He regularly appears in documentaries and…

Marc Wanamaker – Presenter, Archivist, Author;  is a historian, archivist, and lecturer in film history. He founded Bison Archives in Los Angeles, a leading repository of research and photographs of motion picture…

Jay Dee Witney was born in Los Angeles, the only child of director William Witney and actress Maxine Doyle. His film & television work ranged from bit parts to minor stunts and…