Chill Wills Record Promotion with Cactus Pryor (c. 1969)
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In this promotional spot for his new album, "Hello Cousin," Chill Wills chats with Cactus Pryor in a casual interview on the Capitol lawn. Be sure to take note of Chill’s customized
car, which he donated to the Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1971. From the Wallace and Euna Pryor Collection.
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Filmed: Travis County
Filmed: Austin
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Filmed: c. 1969
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More About Chill Wills
More About Chill Wills
Born in Seagoville, TX in 1902, Chill Theodore Wills began his acting career as a Vaudeville performer around 1920. In the 1930s he formed the singing group the Avalon Boys, which appeared in a few western films before Wills disbanded it and began his own solo career.
Over his career, Wills made over 300 film appearances. His best known roles include the voice of Francis the Mule, Uncle Bawley in the 1956 film production of Giant, and as John Wayne/Davy Crocket’s drunken comedic sidekick, “Beekeeper” in the 1960 production of The Alamo, for which he earned an Oscar nomination. He died at his home in Encino, CA in 1978.
More About Cactus Pryor
Richard “Cactus” Pryor began his career in radio in 1944 and has remained a prominent broadcasting personality well into the twenty first century. Pryor was first heard on Lady Bird Johnson’s radio station 590 KLBJ, though his face became as well known as his voice once he moved to television broadcasting on KTBC. Beyond his work on radio and television Pryor has also appeared in the movies “Hellfighters” and “The Green Berets,” published several books, and earned a reputation as a witty speaker. Pryor, a native Austenite, received the nickname “Cactus” in reference to “The Cactus,” one of the first motion picture theaters in Austin owned by his father. Pryor’s allegiance to Austin is reflected by the city which named February 4, 1982, “Cactus Pryor Day.”
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