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CommentsLivingston, Montana and the Paradise ValleyPosted by John Treadwell Dunbar on Aug 2, 2010 at 10:59 PM
Near the banks of cottonwood-shrouded Yellowstone River, at the foot of the mighty Absaroka Mountains, on the edge of never-ending prairie, under a very big and deep-blue Montana sky
From 1978 to 1985 when he died of heart failure, Peck called an expansive upstairs suite at the four-story Murray Hotel home. Whether he came for inspiration or respite, judging by the epics he assembled during his fabled career and his wild, drug and alcohol-fueled life, Sam Peckinpah belonged in Livingston; he has become part of the rough-edged, Western fabric that shapes the region’s lore to this day. More...Post a Comment on: Livingston, Montana and the Paradise ValleyNext entry: The past as a forbidden place, Atrocity in Ukraine is 21st century warning Previous entry: McGuinty’s at it again Note from the Editor: This section is for comments from readers of canadafreepress.com. Please don't assume that Canada Free Press agrees with or endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege. |
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Like so many writers, artists, actors and a steady stream of celebrities drawn to Montana’s splendor where landscape is muse, the late, great motion picture director “Bloody Sam” Peckinpah likewise succumbed to the lure. Known for such iconic Western masterpieces as “Ride the High Country” (1962) and “The Wild Bunch,” (1969) Peckinpah settled in Livingston, sixty miles north of Yellowstone National Park, where he lived out the remainder of his complex and contentious life.
