[SIZE=3]Ward Bond was probably the only man who was self conscious of the size of his ass. I heard that in his contract he was to be filmed only from the front or above the hips. I would have liked to see him and Broderick Crawford duke it out. [/SIZE]
I'd like to see the size of his ass!
I bet Ward Bond would have been too nice to fight with Broderick Crawford, he was known for his likeable personality on screen and off. That's one of the reasons why John Wayne took him under his wing. That and I think they went to school together. But anyway, it would have been a hell of a fight.
who in the heck is ward bond? can someone shed some light
I think I'll pass on thisone...lol
-Morbid1
Ward Bond was in almost every John Wayne movie made in the 50's and 60's because they were friends offscreen. He was tall like Wayne and had a low voice. He usually played the sidekick or second in command to Wayne's good guy/captain. He's also in IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE with Jimmy Steward and Donna Reed. He's the one that helps set up the honeymoon scene in the empty house with the cab driver that is played by the guy that played Dwayne Hickman's father in the tv show, Dobie Gillis. Can't remember his name, tho.
He was also the star of a show called "Wagon Train"
He was one of the first movie stars I noticed when I was a kid. Loved watching the old Wagon Trains.
I remember wagon train
I consider his performance in John Fords 'The Searchers' to be his best, he was very funny in that. He is also involved in an interesting Urban Myth where it says he was supposed to meet Johnny Horton in Dallas on November 5th 1960 but died of a heartattack in his hotelroom and Horton died in a car crash the same day.
[quote=Tebssis;16346]Ward Bond was in almost every John Wayne movie made in the 50's and 60's because they were friends offscreen. He was tall like Wayne and had a low voice. He usually played the sidekick or second in command to Wayne's good guy/captain. He's also in IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE with Jimmy Steward and Donna Reed. He's the one that helps set up the honeymoon scene in the empty house with the cab driver that is played by the guy that played Dwayne Hickman's father in the tv show, Dobie Gillis. Can't remember his name, tho.[/quote
Frank Faylen was Dobie's father.
i agree, i love him in the searchers . i like him in Rio Bravo and in the Quiet Man too. Rio Bravo is one of my favorite films.Originally Posted by TobbeJ
Word.
"and stop when I say stop.... or I'll stop ya'"
A man after my own heart ( I hate the size of my ass too! )
He was a best friend to Clark Gable. They both enjoyed hunting together. Bond is in many of Gable's movies, if only a bit part at times. He was the bus driver in It Happened One Night. He also was in Gone With the Wind. He played a Yankee soldier who came to arrest Rhett Butler at the women's house when the men went to defend Scarlett's honor, when Ashley the Puke was shot. Does that help ring a bell?
Renowned Death Hag
Ward Bond died on November 5, 1960 of a heart attack. His wife Maisie was with him at the time of his death. Legendary director John Ford, accompanied by Harry Carey, Jr. and Ken Curtis (Ford's son-in-law and later, Festus on Gunsmoke) left the filming of Two Rode Together and flew to Dallas, Texas to escort both Bonds back to Los Angeles.
Funeral services were held at the Field Photo Home, run by Ford. Curtis sang "And He Was There" and Carey sang "The Mormon Hymn." John Wayne gave a brief eulogy.
His absence from Wagon Train was never explained on the show.
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I have looked allover the net for a picture of his ass. I can't find one. All kinds of stuff but only frim the front or his shoulders. Not that I want to see his ass but it had to have been a whopper.
Watch the movie, Gentleman Jim. You'll probably see it....if you're into that sort of thing.
His butt wasn't that big. Kinda nice and round, if ya ask me. He should have been more concerned about his belly. LOL (I still love his acting.)
Death Hag
I liked him in "The Quiet Man". He was funny as the priest. Good
actor and very good friends with John Wayne.
My grandmother for years kept a scrapbook and one of the things he kept was a copy of the local paper here the night Bond died. It was actually the same time, well actually around the same time when Clark Gable died. Actually the whole paper was full of "future deaths"'. Among the stories that was featured...
*Johnny Horton ( I think it was his obit too, but not sure )
*Jim Reeves new tune is getting some buzz.
*Joan Davis is to star in a new sitcom for CBS about a space-woman onboard a space plane ( Space Shuttle? ).
*Joesph Kearns ( Dennis the Menace ) recently spent thousands to install in his home what is to believe the worlds larges t organ.
The front page was a huge pic of Patsy Cline stretched out on a couch taking a break before she was to hit the road once again.
Sadly all of these people would be dead within a few years.
Last edited by Cathy J.; 11-04-2007 at 01:31 AM.
John Ford always thought Bond's preoccupation with the size of his backside was hilarious, and in the films he directed, Ford always found a way to eventually get at least one shot of it filling the screen, usually when Bond was getting on a horse....they are there if you know what to look for.
Bond was furious - but well....Ford was Ford.
As far as I know that maybe the only pic. I think he over did it but I am not into looking at a mans butt. I just found it odd in an intervire with John Ford he made mention of it.
Thats interesting. And yes, Clark died only 11 days after Ward.
Both died of a heart attack.
Thats nice that Waye gave an eulogy in his funeral. Thanks for the info.
What happened to his Character in wagon train then?
Thats nice that Wayne gave an eulogy in his funeral. Thanks for the info.
What happened to his Character in wagon train then?
The part on Wagon Train was taken over by the guy who plays the sheriff in Psycho. I can't remember his name right now. Maybe someone else knows.
Thanks. Dont know who that actor is either?¿?
John McIntire was his name. He ended up playing the part really well.
Ah,yeah, thanks for the info Katie!
With an ass like tha ward was surely a 'power bottom'.
LOVE the shirtless photo where we get to see ward's moobs!
[SIZE=3]He seems equally proportioned to me. Maybe even a little less butt than gut.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]True, it's probably one of the reasons for his heart failure. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]I have this really vivid memory of hearing of his death on the radio. I was sitting in the car with my father and younger sister while my mom was in the grocery store. Come to think of it, I believe Ward Bond was the first celebrity death I actually recall hearing of.[/SIZE]
I had my life look at it. She called it an Apple Butt and said it was big for a man's ass. After taking a good look myself, yep he did have a big ass. A good Asset for some.
Johnny Horton died on the same day as Bond, actually he was going to meet Bond that day about being in some episodes of Wagon Train. They died within maybe an hour of each other. Horton was killed by a drunk driver.
how weird is that!?!?
John McIntire trivia - he was marriedto actress Jeanette Nolan and they starred in many movies and TV programs together.
As I have written earlier in this thread, It is just an urban myth that they were gonna meet. They did however die on the same day.
I am amazed his ass still has fans. I heard noises last night.......
Yep. Here's another butt shot. It's not that bad.
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