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Navy Vet L.Q. Jones Had an Amazing Career in Movie Westerns
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L.Q. Jones, who acted in some of the greatest western movies of all time and also wrote and directed the science fiction cult classic "A Boy and His Dog," died July 9, 2002, at age 94 at his home in Hollywood, California.
The actor, who was born Justus McQueen in Beaumont, Texas, in 1929, served in the U.S. Navy from 1945-1946 and later studied law at the University of Texas, where he roomed with Marine Corps veteran and future "Daniel Boone" star Fess Parker.
The actor, who was born Justus McQueen in Beaumont, Texas, in 1929, served in the U.S. Navy from 1945-1946 and later studied law at the University of Texas, where he roomed with Marine Corps veteran and future "Daniel Boone" star Fess Parker.
Navy Vet L.Q. Jones Had an Amazing Career in Movie Westerns
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A career peak came in 1969 in director and WWII Marine veteran Sam Peckinpah's revisionist western, "The Wild Bunch," starring WWII Army Air Force vet William Holden, WWII Navy vet Ernest Borgnine, WWII Marine vet Robert Ryan, WWII Army Air Force vet Edmond O'Brien, Marine vet Warren Oates, WWII Navy vet Strother Martin, Army vet Bo Hopkins, Dub Taylor and Ben Johnson.
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