Local News in Brief : 7 Western Stars Receive Golden Boot Awards

Several stars of Western movies, including Glenn Ford, Rhonda Fleming and Gene Barry, have been honored with the Golden Boot Award at a fund-raising banquet for the Motion Picture and Television Country Home and Hospital in Woodland Hills.

Among others presented with Golden Boots Saturday were Harry Carey Jr., Debra Paget, Richard Farnsworth and Woody Strode. A special award honored early Western star Tom Mix.

The banquet, at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, attracted about 1,200 people, including such celebrities as “Dallas” stars Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy.

The boot is awarded to entertainers who have distinguished themselves in the Western genre, said Bill Campbell, director of fund raising for the home.