The heart of John Mitchum
About this episode
Cindy Mitchum discusses her father's contributions to foster care and his legacy in film.
TVC 743.6: Cindy Mitchum , youngest daughter of John Mitchum and the niece of Robert Mitchum, talks to Ed about the time when her dad helped his friend Father Latimer Garrett, an Episcopal priest, raise the money needed to build Father Garrett's Boys Ranch, a foster care facility in Acton, California. Them Ornery Mitchum Boys is available in hardcover and in paperback through Henry Gray Publishing, Amazon.com , and JohnMitchum.com . John Mitchum's Unabashed Love of Country, Cowboys, and God is available at CD Baby , Amazon.com , and JohnMitchum.com . Photo of John Mitchum courtesy MitchumMedia.com Cindy Mitchum will appear at Side Show Books , 1639 South La Cienega Blvd ., Los Angeles, CA on Monday, July 20, beginning at 8pm. Cindy will sign copies of Them Ornery Mitchum Boys , followed by a screening the original Cape Fear (1962) starring Robert Mitchum. Cindy will also appear, along with Julie Rogers Pomilia and Mary Hampton, at the annual National Day of the Cowboy weekend celebration in Tombstone, Arizona from July 23 through July 26.
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