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Dear Mr Horton,
     You were my only celebrity "crush" when I was in junior high and never watched much TV, but never missed a Wagon Train.  It's been a long time, but I just wanted you to know that I've not forgotten you, and still appreciate that wonderful western series.  Just recently I found your web page and learned of your health scare.  I'm glad there was a happy outcome, and I wish you many years of good health in future.
                                                                                                        Brenda Clouse, of Madera, CA  
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Dear Mr Horton, I typed in your name today and discovered this website. I have always remembered you from watching Wagon Train as an 11 year old. I was totally besotted with 'Flint' and was always very upset if you weren't in that weeks episode!
It was great to hear your message online, but sorry to read that you have been unwell.
I am now a grandmother of seven grandchildren and have told them of my younger days when I named my tortoise Flint and my guinea pig McCoulough! It would be wonderful to see some of Wagon Trains episodes again. I have loved Cowboy films ever since those days.
I am pleased to be able to send you a message to thank you for some great memories.
 
Good luck in the future.
Very best wishes
Margaret Jordan (England)
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Dear Mr. Horton:   I am a BIG FAN of yours, especially for the role of Flint McCullough in "Wagon Train".  Most mornings, I wake up around 4 AM and watch tapes of my favorite shows from the past---including "Rawhide", "Gunsmoke", "Maverick", "Cheyenne", "High Chapparal", "Bonanza", and of course "Wagon Train".  I just finished watching the episode about John Cameron with Carolyn Jones in it.  Then, I thought that I would see if you had a website, and here it is. I live in Upstate New York, near Syracuse, and will be 60 years old this July.   In my opinion, the acting on TV shows in the 1950's and 60's was better than it it today, and the shows are still worth watching.  As you can tell from my list, Westerns are among my favorites.  Ward Bond was a great veteran actor, who appeared in many classics, including "The Quiet Man" with John Wayne.  It is one of my favorite movies.  What was it like to work with him?
            Anyway, I am glad that I searched for your website and found it.  Best of luck and God bless.  Mitch Pezdek, Jr. 
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Dear Mr. Horton:

I have been a sincere fan of yours since the days of “Wagon Train” when I was in junior high school and had a huge crush on you for years.  I just turned 64 years old a couple of weeks ago and will be retiring from the school district I have been employed by for 32 years on June 30, 2008

I am hoping to be able to see you at a personal appearance in the future.  I will check in on your website to check for your schedule;  it would be a great thrill for me to be able to see you in person.

This is the first time in my life that I have sent fan mail to anyone.  I hope this finds you happy and in good health;  may God continue to bless you and your loved ones.

Most respectfully,

Shirley Lyttleton

Cincinnati, Ohio

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Hello Mr Horton,
 
I sincerely do hope that you are well and that you do get to read this little note.
I feel fortunate to have found this site and to have heard your very caring message.
 
My first memories of you in Wagon Train are still clear to me, I was around nine at the time.
Fortunately my mum knew how important it was to me that I didn't miss an episode and allowed me to stay up to watch. ( Remember when we didn't have video ? )
 
I read everything that I could find about you. I had your pictures on my wall, along with
Cliff Richard, Bought any magazine with an article and glossy books with your story in. I know I still have some, though I couldn't immediately lay my hands on them I know they are around.
 
I have often been to California and wondered if it might have been possible to find you.
 
Well what I really would like to say is thank you so much.
 
Memories of you then are among some of my most consistent and happy memories.
I had a brilliant loved and loving childhood and and amongst my experiences I can still remember now how exciting every episode seemed and how I looked forward to Monday evenings and couldn't wait to get to school the next day to tell all my friends.
I can still see it all in my minds eye, that lovely horse you rode, the jackets you wore.
( I have just realised I have one similar that I bought in San Diego ) Oh and all the other characters and storylines that made Wagon Train so different and in a way such a special part of a new stage of my growing up.
Of course I watched Shanendoah and other things that you appeared in and enjoyed everything I saw but, well Wagon Train rolled through such a large space of my childhood, about twenty percent or more I guess that it left the longest most lasting mark for me and how happy am I that it did.
 
Well, haven't I rambled on? I am so sorry, I haven't said anything you didn't already know.
 
Thank you again, from what I have seen and read it seems you have been very happy and done many successful and fulfilling things. How wonderful for you.
 
My best possible loving wishes to you and your family.
 
Brenda xx
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Dear Mr. Horton
Thank you for giving us this opportunity to tell you how much you mean to us.
 
I lived for Wagon Train when I was a child. You were my first true love.  I can never see an App with a blanket without thinking of you.  I am glad you have had a good life.
 
Someone sent me a remember the 50's by email today and on it was a picture of you and Ward Bond.  I cried when he died.  I thought, the internet is a powerful thing let me try and see if I could find a web site in your name.  I was amazed at what I found.  What a wonderful way to travel back in time and be a child again.  I guess turning 60 this year makes you want to revisit the innocent days.
 
Your web site is wonderful.  Hearing your voice, and truly it hasn't changed that much, just sent chills thru me.
 
Thank you again for all the fond memories.  Children these days do not have what we had.  You were a blessing to me and many people.  May God Bless you and your wife for all the joy you have given millions of people.  Sincerely Diane Beuthe, Florida
 
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Dear Robert,

I do hope you are in better health now and will continue to be so.

I was looking through some of the books I had as a child/teenager and there (in perfect condition!) were my two copies of Wagon train annuals which brought back many happy memories, as you were my absolute heartthrob!  I also have a brooch and necklace which were given to me at the time.  I only wish that I had been able to come to the London Palladium when you appeared there, but at least I was able to watch you on black/white television.

I realise that you must still get many of these requests but would it be possible for you to send me a signed photograph which would really complete my set of memories.

God Bless you and thank you for the many happy hours of viewing you have given to so many people.

Kindest Regards

Judith Nunnglenook,

Essex

England.

 
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 hello  alicia
                        
                      as a youngster growing up in the early fifties in england  wagon train was 
                       the first show we used watch as we gathered round our small black and white tv
                     robert horton  became my favourite actor.   it is wonderful to find your web site 
                       about robert.   i hope he is keeping well  and please pass on my best wishes
 
 
                                           roy  gasby
 
                                              edgbaston
 
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I watched two of your appearances on the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"  DVD ... Season 1.
 
I'm just now watching ... "A bottle of wine"....
 
I had to Goggle you to get more of your background and found your fan site.
 
Many thanks for the pleasure you have given me in your acting. 
 
You just pull me into the scene ... and, yet, you never seem to be "acting".
 
Wonderful and Marvelous!
 
Regards
 
Gary Fox
 
Princeton Junction, NJ
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Wow, am I glad I found your website.   Wagon Train and seeing "Flint" was my sole reason for running home from school quickly every day back in the early 60's.
 
My Mom surprised me one day when she bought me a tablet that had your color photo on the cover.  It was an 8 x 10 photo of you as "Flint" with your cowboy hat on and your "Flint" outfit.  The only background on the photo was a turquiose blueish background which leads me to believe it was a 'posed' photo at a photography studio.    It was a close up photo and you were sitting down.  Boy if only I still had that photo. 
 
I checked all your photos in your website and did not see that particular photo.  It has always bothered me & I have regretted it for years, when I lost that picture.  I sure wish I could find that exact one.   I had that photo framed in an 8 x 10 frame for years and over time, it got lost.   Hopefully one day it will appear in your website.  I see no new photos have been added for 2007 and hopefully that will show up as one of them.  I believe it was an autographed photo too.    The autographed photos that can purchase - are they in color or are they in black and white as shown?? 
 
It's nice to know that you read your emails.  That is rare esp. with someone famous.
 
Just wanted you to know that you were a part of our wonderful childhood memories................I always tell people how fortunate my husband and I are that we were born in the early 50's.   
 
How wonderful that you will be celebrating your 48th wedding anniversary in 2008.  My husband and I (we are highschool sweethearts) are catching up to you & your wife - we'll be celebrating our 36th anniversary this year.
 
QUESTION:  Is there anything you can do to bring back the Wagon Train re-runs that you were in on the TV station "TV LAND".  We just got done watching all the old I LOVE LUCY series that they showed the last part of 2007.  Right now they are running the Beverly Hillbillie series.    Gunsmoke and Bonanza still play and our  hope and wishes are that Wagon Train will be a part of that station soon.   My  husband and I watch old westerns whenever we get the chance.
 
Take care and it was nice writing ya.
Diane
 
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hi,
thanx for making my early years so enjoyable as flint mccullough but can u tell me your appaloosa 'stormy night ' was he grey and white markings or brown or black ??
keep well i know you have not been at your best of health but good luck for 2008
colin in the uk
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Hi. Thanks for the site.
 
I enjoyed Flint on Wagon Train as a kid and saw him in the fair parade in Phoenix, AZ, back in the '60s. Great fun, pleasant memories, an inspiring character.
 
Best wishes to "Flint."
 
Ron Herman
Albuquerque, NM
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Hello Mr. Horton,
My name is Rosaleen Pedlar, and I am an admirer of your work as an actor, have been for a long time, especially 'A Man called Shenendoah'. I don't believe I missed an episode.
You will not believe that I have thought about writing to you since Shenendoah was first televised forty odd years ago, but for whatever reasons I never did. 
I am so pleased to learn that you are well and happy and still out there pleasing people.
In closing I would like to thank you for all the wonderful hours of true entertainment that you gave to millions of people through your carrer, and I wish I could see Shenendoah again. They just don't make them like that anymore.
I also wish you good health and happiness in the future, and if you are planning to come to Toronto Canada, I hope I can get to see you.
Thanking you in advance for your assistance in this little quest
Take care, and all good wihes to you and your wife for Christmas and New Year.
 
Sincerely.
Rosaleen Pedlar.
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I just found the website and so many memories flooded back.  Every now and then I look for photos of Robert, who was my absolute idol.  I remember him so clearly singing on the London Palladium, I must have been about 12.  I often wondered how his career had progressed over the years and I was so happy to see the photos of him hale and healthy.
 
Please tell Robert how much I loved his acting and as a not so little girl any more, I can still look at the photos and sigh !!!!!
 
Kindest regards
Dawn Angus
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Dear Mr. and Mrs. Horton,
     Here's wishing you a wonderful anniversary!  May you both continue to enjoy good health and good friends in the coming year.  This website certainly shows how much you are appreciated and loved.
 
                                                  Warmly,
                                                   Pat  (Michigan)
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Thank you for all the info and photo's of Robert...I am a long time fan and happy to find out he's alive and doing ok ...sort of...Thanks again .....Larry Sively...... Parma,Ohio
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Dear Marilynn and Robert,

Congratulations on your 47th Anniversary.  Starting a new year with a celebration of marriage is particularly special and joyful.  Mel and I have been doing it for 54 years now and he joins me in wishing you as much happiness and blessings as we have had. 

Sincerely,

Toby 

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Hi Mr Horton! First I am so glad to hear your doing well and still able to see how you've never been forgotten. Gosh I knew you had to be married but when I was 11 or 12 and mom insisted I watch Ward Bond and John Wayne movies I soon became a big fan of Wagon Train when this very cute guy appeared as the new ''trail boss'' . from than on my lunch box color books and story books had to be centered around  wagon train so i knew you would be my husband one day and we'd fight off indians and rustlers together forever. I feel the tickles in my tummy seeing your picture you made this little girl finally see why mom said you were one of the guys she knew I'd grow to love. I just want you to know your one of the good guys and will never be forgotten .I only wish you'd appear sometime somewhere so we can see you again . thank you so glad I got into a sentimental mood and looked you up on the net ...Best Wishes to you and your lucky wife Kathy in Iowa
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DEAR ROBERT AND MARILYN,
 
MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR AND HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO TWO OF MY FAVORITE CELEBRITIES.
 
I WISH YOU GOOD HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.
 
GOD BLESS YOU FOR PROVING THAT A MARRIAGE CAN LAST.
 
GLORIA
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Dear Mr. Horton,

            Happy Holidays to you and Mrs. Horton. I have to tell you what an amazing thing the internet is to allow a fan like me to send greetings to you and best wishes. Last night I was pleased to catch an airing of “The Green Slime” which brings back fond memories of when my brother and I were kids, glued in terror as the green creatures made their way through the Space Command. Embarrassingly enough I have to say I still jumped and yelped as you fought to stay away from their electrifying tentacles. You were always such a dashing hero. Thanks to the internet I was able to find your fan website to say hello.

My name is Wendy, age 35, and as you can see below my maiden name is Horton. I am not exactly sure if you are any relation but it is always thrilling to see the family name flashed on the big screen! My grandfather Ira Robert Horton Sr. lives in Florida and is about to turn 92 and still goes ballroom dancing 5 to 6 nights a week.  They hail from Williamson, New York but it was said that one of three Horton brothers headed out West. So there is always a possibility….?

My husband is finishing out his last year in the Navy which brought us here to Washington from Norfolk, VA where we will be headed for the holidays.

I do hope this message finds you healthy and happy and basking in the glow of your many fans that admire you. Below I have attached a photo of my grandfather and my father Ira Robert Horton Jr. I can’t tell you what a thrill it would be to find out if there were any distant family connections!  Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Wendy Horton-Goings

 
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Dear Robert:
                               I was born in the early 1950s and enjoyed Wagon Train, and more specifically, your role of Flint. More importantly, I was impressed by A Man Called Shanendoah. The theme song has been wandering in my mind for the past 40 years or so, and today, I was reading a book that had the lyrics to Shandendoah to it. Taking a chance, I googled "A Man Called Shandendoah, and was pleasantly and tearfully surprised to hear the theme song being song on your website. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!. Part of me has always "roamed in search of home", and I was happy to realized that the actual lyrics had remained with me as time has slipped by. God bless you! Joseph Grills
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This website is great.  I used to watch Wagon Train at age 9yrs on, I loved it and thought that Robert was the handsomest man in the world!!  When I grew up I was going to marry him!!!!  ( yeah right, 9yrs old and living in New Zealand).  Have often wondered  over the years what has happened with Robert and decided to look on the net.  Its enlightening to go through this site. I'm now 53yrs old and have not seen a man that could ever beat Roberts handsome ruggid looks.  Best of wishes  Kathleen.    
P.S  I married  the 2nd best looking guy in the world!!!
 
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I was so surprised and pleased to find your website!  I just had to write and tell you Flint was my first LOVE!
 
You have my cont
 
 
inued best wishes in everything you do.
 
Donna Irwin
Elizabethtown, KY 
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Mr. Horton, 
 
My name is Charlie McCuistion. I recently found some things in an estate sale of a Mr. George Leonard. There are some pistols/scabbards and many photos of the filming of "3;10 to Yuma". Also in the items was a picture of you and Ward Bond. Both of you autographed it to Mr. Leonard. I was just curious if you might have a recollection of Mr. Leonard as an extra or a character actor in any of your films? Since there is currently a re-make of the movie, I'd like to see if some-one is interested in the "on the set pictures" and the fire-arms I assume were used therein. I'd like to thank you for enriching my youth with your positive role model in 'Wagon Train". If only we could return to those wonderful days of black and white morals. Please reply if possible. 
 
Thanking you in advance, I am your loyal fan, Charlie  
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Dear Robert;
My name is Roberta and I have been a fan for a very long time. Since Wagon Train to be precise. I just wanted to let you know how much I have appreciated your work and to let you know that at least one Canadian fan still remembers. If you ever get a chance to visit Calgary I would be there in a heart beat with bells on, in the figurative sense. Now that I have internet access I can keep up with my favorite wagon scout.
Sincerly,
Roberta Nickle
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Dear Mr. Horton:
Hope you are doing all right....just saw an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents that you guest starred in..and wondered how you were doing....then found this great site devoted to your career...our family saw you in Oklahoma at the St. Louis Muny with your wife back in I believe in 1965 or thereabouts....what a wonderful performance you gave and of course always remembered you from Wagon Train, which we faithfully watched when I was growing up....
Thanks again for the wonderful website and hope you continue in good health.. By the way, the Hitchcock episode was from 1958  with Besty Von Furstenberg and I believe was called the Disappearing Trick or Act??  Hope Wagon Train comes out eventually in Complete Series Form on DVD..
Would enjoy hearing from you if you have time
Sincerly
Dave Morse
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Hi Mr. Horton,
I really enjoy your website.  I wrote you a letter a few months ago, but I am not sure if you got it or not.  So I just wanted to make this short and tell you what a fine actor and person you are.  I watch Wagon Train dvds quite a bit -- especially the ones that feature you as Flint.  I have been living on a timebomb concerning my health for awhile and had a stroke last month.  But watching the dvds helps me relax.  You mean a lot to me as an actor -- but not only that -- as a person also.  I just wanted to let you know how much your dvds mean to someone even in this year -- as we all get older.  Thank you so very much for doing Wagon Train and the adventures you were involved in.  You are very much loved.
Charlotte 
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Hi,
I have just visited your website and at the age of 61, I can picture myself sitting at home with my departed parents watching you in Wagon Train, It was viewed on a Monday here in the United Kingdom and you made it the highlight of my day. Hope you are well, stay safe.
A Vivid old fan,
Keith Gibbs.
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Dear Mr. Horton,

Imagine my delight in finding a web site devoted to your career – and in discovering that you (as am I) a big fan of Errol Flynn, particularly in the film “Uncertain Glory.” In fact, you remind me of him quite a bit. You both have that certain “something” that makes for great entertainment.

 Hope you do get to come to Virginia one day. It’s a beautiful state, and my friends Don and Harold Reid (formerly of the Statler Brothers) and I would love to see you here. Till then, take care….and thanks for all the entertainment.

 Charles

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Dear Robert Horton,
I watched you every Saturday on "Wagon Train" and was taken with your good looks and  natural acting ability. Yes, I was a kid but still loved the hero type in the western surroundings. When I was a teenage I saw you on stage, summer stock in Ohio, in "Oklahoma". It was very memorable to see you live and sing for "me". Thanks for all of the wonderful movies and the "Flint" role. Later in life I moved to the West and always thought of the show and how people traveled by wagons and the danger that they endured.
Best Wishes,
Christa
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What a very nice site. I have visited often but have never left a message and would like to do so now. I am so happy to see that there are sites such as this dedicated to the wonderful screen heroes that we grew up with such as Mr. Horton. I am also happy that the Goodlife network has the old Warner Westerns on. I have emailed requesting Wagon Train which they do not have but I am ever hopeful. I am so happy that Mr. Horton is doing better and I will include him in my prayers.
Thank you again for this lovely site. God bless you all.
Jan Toler
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan Price Toler RN BSN
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Mr. Horton,

I just want to say “Thank you” for making my childhood enjoyable :)

I can remember watching EVERY episode of Wagon Train just so I could
watch you. I was in love! And I was only 7yrs old! I can remember
begging my mom and dad for the “Flint McCullough cap pistol” for my
birthday gift. Now you must know, I was a young girl then so my parents
thought I was Nuts but I indeed got that cap pistol and enjoyed it for
a long time pretending you were with me on my adventures. So many
memories and you were so very much a part of them. Thanks again for
making ‘Flint’ come alive and letting a little girl enjoy being a
Tomboy.... :)

Your name may be Robert but you will always be ‘Flint’ to me .........

If you are ever close to Dulles airport (Sterling, VA) it would be a
honor to meet you. I work there, at the airport, as a Program Analyst.

Did you ever meet my cousin, Jean Seberg, while working in Hollywood?
She was also an inspiration for me in my younger years and I watched
every movie she made (esp. Paint your Wagon)


*hugs and kisses*

Jan Thomas

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Dear Robert,
I was born in '49, and by the time I reached my 10th birthday, like a lot of my peers, I was hooked on TV Westerns. I wanted to wear buckskins, and be a cowboy in the worst way. I'm 58 years old now, and never did make it out West. I'm a New Yorker (upstate) born & bred. Married, had kids - and here I stayed. But the cowboy in me will never die until I do. 
Wagon Train was one of my favorites. I'd dream of riding your Appaloosa, and riding scout for Ward Bond. Obviously, I just liked your character a whole lot. Thanks to the internet, I've been able to reach out in some small way, to say hello to you, and to thank you for all those wonderful years of enriching my childhood. God Bless, Happy Belated Birthday - and stay healthy!
Your friend, and life long fan...
Steve Hall    
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Dear Mr Horton, I have long been an admirer of you, and used to avidly watch "Wagon train" when I was a boy. It was a first class series, with first class actors, and I feel it is such a shame, that the western genre is no longer shown on tv, but you will always be remembered by my generation, and although I am English and live in England, you and your ilk are fondly regarded and a great part of English television. My regards to your wife also, and may happiness always ride your range.
                                                                            Yours faithfully
                                                                                  Joe Topley (England)
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 I've just viewed my first introduction to Mr. Horton's work via a DVD of the Alfred Hitchcock television show and he had a way of capturing my attention instantly. 
 I'm happy to read that he is still with us.
If I could get a question to him I find myself wondering "After so much life and so many experiences, both the good and the bad, how big a role did faith (yes God faith) play in your life?" I see in his eyes something that transcends the years, a mischievous spark of confidence that seems to come from more than good looks and a career that is going well, I hope that he would be willing to share a little insight?
                                                                                                          Thanks so much,
                                                                                                          David V. Bowyer
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Hello,

I was born in the early 1950's.  I watched Robert Horton regularly in
"Wagon Train."  In fact, I would say that his character, Flint McCullough,
was my first 'hero.'  In 1976, I had the pleasure of seeing him "live" in a
fine production of "The Rainmaker" at the Barn Dinner Theatre in St. Louis.
It was especially exciting to see him play Starbuck in that show because I
knew he had played him in the original Broadway production of the musical
version of the play, "110 in the Shade."  Then in 1978, I saw him again
when he came to St. Louis  to play Oscar in "The Odd Couple" at the
Plantation Dinner Theatre.  After both performances, he graciously signed
my program.  After the "The Odd Couple," he looked at my ballpoint and
said, "That's not a good pen, I'll get a better one."  He then went to his
dressing room and got a felt tip to sign the program cover with.  I still
have both programs in my collection.  I regret that I missed his
performance in "Kismet" at the St. Louis Municiple (Muny) Theatre in the
late 1960's.  I was also disappointed when he left "Wagon Train," but I
really enjoyed my two personal encounters with him.  I wish he was still
performing, but he's had a marvelous career.  Best wishes!

Charles Heuvelman

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Dear Mr. Horton
Just received my autographed picture and 2 CD's from you today.  LOVE them.  Thanks so much for taking the time to do this for me.  I have enjoyed listening to the CD's.  What a wonderful voice and great picture!!!   Love,  Toni from New Jersey.
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My husband and I visited the Rex Allen Museum in Willcox, AZ two weeks ago and I was thrilled to see Robert Horton plans to attend Rex Allen Days this coming October. I told the museum curator, "time was, when I would have given my right arm to ride in a wagon train with Robert Horton!" I have been a fan forever, and I wouldn't miss this opportunity to see him for the world. Only a little more than a month to go ... and I'm already excited! What a thrill this will be.
Thanks,
Grace Handy
Show Low, Arizona 
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To Dear Mr Robert Horton
The phrase "Horse Opera" came up in the crossword I have just completed and of course the answer was "Western".  That got me thinking of the oh so many happy hours I spent in my teens watching 'Wagon Train' (and other Westerns too but we won't talk about those!)   I could not get near enough our small TV screen for a better view of you, much to my Father's disgust, and I never missed a show.  How I remember so well an episode where you had been shot in the shoulder by a Red Indian's arrow, which had to be pushed through your shoulder to get it out - do you remember that one?  I was enthralled as ever in the show and after it ended I walked into the kitchen and promptly fainted into the arms of my Mother.  I had lived the moment, and what you were going through, all too well and iit s one of the very rare times in my 63 years that I have actually fainted.
I am so amazed at your wonderful website and so pleased to have found it.  I wish you continued good health after your recent diagnosis and treatment and thank you so much for the marvellous memories of a truly handsome man who always behaved with dignity, truth and humour on the screen and, I am very sure, off the screen too.
With much love and thanks, 
Marion Boreham, Milton Keynes, England
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Dear Mr. Horton. .. Robert.    BOB!  

I wonder if you remember one night in Jackson , MS , about 46 years ago.

 I had the pleasure of seeing you at the state fair in 1961 or 1962.  I was 13 or 14 years old, and my older sister took me and a friend to see our favorite cowboy!   When you and your horse came galloping out into the arena, I thought I would absolutely die!   I held back tears as you rode around waving at the crowd.   You were magnificent!!  

My sister worked as a reservationist for Delta, and ‘knew people’, and we were actually allowed to board your plane about midnight that night.  You and your wife were gracious enough to talk to us three idiots and give us an autograph.  I died again!!  

I’m 58 now and have learned to appreciate the wonderful things in life, and I want to let those who’ve given us pleasure over the years know just how much y’all meant to us.  Thanks so much for your wonderful performances and especially for that night!

 Eileen Lewis

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MR. HORTON, THE FIRST DAY WAGON TRAIN CAME OUT I TRIED NEVER TO MISS A SHOW, AND TO HORRIFY MY SIX CHILDREN I WOULD POUND THE ARM OF THE CHAIR AND SWOON OVER YOU..
WE WERE LIVING IN CASTRO VALLEY ,CA. I BELIEVE YOU WERE LIVING IN TARZANA, MY HUSBAND WOULD SAY I HAVE TO STAY AWAY FROM THAT PLACE OR HE'D LOSE ME FOR SURE,
AFTER WAGON TRAIN I SAW YOU IN SHENANDOAH. THEN THAT LAST I SAW YOU WAS AT THE MACY PARADE AND YOU SANG  "THEY CALL THE WIND MARIAH"....I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT THE ONLY RECORD ALBUM I COULD FIND. I GUESS I WAS 40YEARS OLD..SIX CHILDREN AND MARRIED 22 YEARS..
WE WERE A MILITARY FAMILY AND MY HUSBAND HAD JUST RETIRED WITH 24 YR OF SERVCE.. HE DIED II YEARS LATER....HE IS GREATLY MISSES..
I AM NOW 80 YEARS OLD AND STILL PLAY YOUR RECORD AND OFTEN WONDERED WHAT HAS HAPPEN TO YOU.. ARE YOU STILL SINGING OR ACTING???
A DEVOTED FAN...JOANN
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Hello Alicia,

I too an a fan, particularly since I came across a set of( I am sorry to say) bootlegged dvds of A Man Called Shenandoah. It was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid. What a great singing voice! He had talents so missing in today's "stars". I wish we could get that show commercially released on dvd. Any chance? Who to write??? Anyway, I am ordering an autographed picture and the "Shenandoah" CD. Your website is on my favorites and I will log on regularly. 

For Mr. Horton I would like to say that I am so glad he is still with us and I wish him all the best and God's blessings. Did he have any classic Jaguars in his car collection?
Sincerely,
Scott Harrison

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Dear Robert,
My name is Rita and when I was 12 years old I had a big crush on you, in fact I carried your photo with me everywhere I went, my mom thought I was mad.  I remember Wagon Train was on every Monday night here in England and I never missed an episode, you weren't just a character on the tv to me your real personality always came through and I just knew you were a lovely person.
I am sorry to hear that you have not been well and I hope you will be feeling better real soon.
I am 60 years old now and I just wanted you to know that I have never forgotten you and I wanted to thank you for making a 12 year old girl very happy.
All my love to you.
Rita.
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Dear Mr. Horton,
Every now and then, as the years go by, I wonder what has happened to my very "gifted" and handsome actors who kept me company, many a night, via the television. The internet has proven to be a wonderful tool to research!!
What an absolute delight to be able to let you know how much I enjoyed you on "WAGON TRAIN"! The years where "westerns" reigned on television were my favorite......"SUGARFOOT", "BONANZA", "CHEYENNE", "GUNSMOKE", "HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL", etc....... I was a teenager, full of "western fantasies" about all of you........now I am 57, and truly want to know what everyones' acting "gigs" are. 
You must have so many great memories....what an incredible life as an actor, you've led!!
Please accept my best wishes for your continued success with your career, amazing marriage, and your health.
Sincerely,
 Janice Wildemore  
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Dear Mr. Robert Horton
I would like to send you good wishes for your Birthday and trust you enjoyed that time you are and have been very appreciated through the year's and thanks to computer's I am still able to know how you are.
kindest regard's Dawn (England)

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Happy Birthday Robert,
I want to wish you and Marilynn a wonderful day with good health and happiness always.
I visit your website constantly and I love reading the mail from all your fans.
Your website is very enjoyable and I spend many hours reading all about you.
Thanks for the memories.
Gloria
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I went on the website of Robert Horton because I saw in the paper that it was his birthday. So relay to him if you can a Happy Birthday. I am almost 50 and I remember in my pre-teens watching the reruns of Wagon Train that I had a crush on him and I always hope the best for him!
Ginny

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Dear Mr. Horton,
I saw you last night in a 1958 Alfred Hitchcock show co-starring with Betsy von Furstenburg.  It is amazing how fast time goes by.  You played an insurance investigator and took a bribe.  What a fun show.  There are no good shows on television anymore. 
I'm glad you and your wife are doing well.  You are still a very handsome man.

Patty K.

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Dear Mr. Horton,

Reading the paper this morning I saw that it was your birthday today.  A very fond memory of having had the experience of working at Oakdale theatre in Wallingford Connecticut when you and your lovely wife were doing Brigadoon came rushing back to me.  That was such a magical performance on both of your parts and I was so impressed with how genuine and personable you both were.  I was working as an apprentice at the theatre that summer and will never forget meeting the two of you.  I am so very happy to hear that you are still together after all these years because I knew right away what a special couple you were.

Happy Birthday and God Bless both of you.

Toni Rhodes Glover 

A Life Long Fan  

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Happy Birthday!  We're watching "Wagon Train' episodes today.  This
includes the corgis, the mare, and stray friends.  Cheers, Cynthia

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Happy Birthday, Robert Horton!!
I'm going to enjoy your birthday in my usual way--watching videos of the handsomest
man on the planet!
Your devoted fan,
Cindy Little
Santa Maria, CA
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Dear Robert,
Many Happy Returns from Jan in Spain.  Loads of love from the English dancer who remembers you and has loved you forever. Even now you are a 'lion' of a man. !!
Jan XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Have a great time and many, many more.. x
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Hello Robert,
Just to wish you a Happy 83rd Birthday and to thank you for many hours of enjoyment, have a great day, best wishes also to Marilynn.
Take care, Alan.
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Dear Mr. Horton,
    I want to wish you an awesome  birthday and many, many more to come. As one of your very devoted fans I wish you the best of health and happiness always. Although I was so disappointed not to have met you in Willliamsburg, I am relieved that you are feeling much better. I will never give up hope that one day I will get to meet you. Stay well, enjoy your day, Do something special for yourself, it's your day!!! Celebrate !!Your talent has been an inspiration for many and through Alicia's website  ( thanks Alicia-love ya! ) there is a place for people to show their appreciation and how much we care about you.
With admiration and best wishes always,
Judi Miller-Bruce
Brooklyn, NY
PS: My husband and son wish you a happy birthday too.
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Dear Mr. Horton,
Thanks goes to Alicia Williams for her great web site about you.  I was so happy to read about all the accomplishments and dreams you have achieved in your life.  You truly deserve all of them,.  I never wrote to a movie star before.  So, with shaking hands and a pounding heart, I send this message to you.
I was 10yrs old when Wagon Train came on TV.  Flint McCullough was my handsome hero.  When you left the show, you took with you the magic only you could make, and I cried.  There has never been, nor will there ever be, one as Beautiful as you.  You are truly a one of a kind man.
Recently, I have purchased many Wagon Train stories, starring you.  My favorite is the Sister Rita Story.  The story tells of the power of one's beliefs and thoughts of love, never fulfilled, yet never forgotten.  Not only did you deliver your lines perfectly, your body language and facial expressions were unforgettable, beautiful.
Thank goodness you didn't become a doctor, but instead, like the poem by Robert Frost, took the road "less traveled by.  And that has made all the difference" in my life, as well as in the lives of your many hundreds of fans, here and around the world.   Thank YOU, Mr. Horton for sharing a bit of yourself with me.
Happy Birthday to you.  May you enjoy many more in good health.
You will always remain in my mind and heart forever.  
With Love, your fan Toni  from New Jersey
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Dear Mr. Horton,

 My name is Flint Bloedow and I was named after your character on Wagon Train.   Flint has been the source of many conversations in my brief life which I have enjoyed greatly telling the story of how I was named.  My brother proposed the name to my mother when I was born in 1961; well she listened and it was written on the birth certificate.  I feel very honored to be named after someone of your and Flint ’s stature.  I was just asked about my name again so I wanted to show this young person who I was named after so I began searching the web and I found this page.  I was to young to remember the show but I had seen a couple of shows and I feel I had to lived up to the qualities of Flint .  I entered the Air Force, attended Ranger School , achieved the highest enlisted rank in the Air Force and I continue to serve this great nation as a civil servant.  If at all possible, I’d like to order a autographed picture of you so I may proudly display in my office.

 

Forever a Fan,

 Respectfully,

  Flint Bloedow

Riverview, Fl

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Good'ay, Chris Smith here.
I was reminiscing with regards to "Wagon train" as a kid & remembered this kind of idol I had of who I could be. Cliff Robertson, Rowdy Yates (Clint) or the first & original "Man on the trail"......... Rob Horton.
His presence & delivery will live with me forever. Thanks Bob & good to know he's not only around, but apparently keeping good.
Thanks Mr. Horton for those great memories!!!!
Best Wishes,
Chris Smith
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Happy Birthday Robert!!  I have been thinking a lot about you recently & hope your birthday will be as fabulous as you & wishing you many more wonderful years ahead!!  I also want to convey my sincere best wishes to you regarding your recent health scare & let you know that my entire family and I send our very best thoughts your way.  Sorry we had to miss seeing you in VA in March, but just happy to hear you're doing well now.  Maybe one day I can finally meet you after all these yrs & all that you have meant to me personally in my life.  Your SC friend, Sharon Schrader
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Dear Alicia,
I must admit to being one of the oldies who actually remember Robert Horton from "Wagon Train." I loved the chemistry between the actors on the program which is one of the main reasons for watching a show. I particularly enjoyed the episodes with Flint but really everyone on the show was so magnificent that each complimented the other in a way we rarely see on television or movies.
After reading the material on this website, Robert is a true Renaissance man and a true treasure. Robert's note about illness was a bit troubling but hopefully he is one the mend. I am not sure if you are the right person, but please send him my heartfelt wishes for continued good health.
And of course, thank you for maintaining what must surely be a labor of love.
Yours very sincerely,
Richard Jessen
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I wish Mr. Horton the best!

Thank you, Bill Latimer, Appleton, WI

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Congratulations on your upcoming birthday.  Just saw a rerun this AM and
looked you up.  Grandma Lulu

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HI ALICIA,
I  WATCH ROBERT ON ALFRED HITCHCOCK RERUNS AT 6:30AM IN THE MORNING BEFORE I GO TO WORK.
IT REALLY PUTS ME A WONDERFUL MOOD.
I FELL IN LOVE WITH FLINT WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL AND I STILL GET SUCH A FEELING LOOKING AT HIM.
I AM DIVORCED AND I WAS NOT SURE IF I WANTED TO DATE ANYMORE.
AFTER WATCHING ROBERT AND READING THE WONDERFUL LETTERS FROM HIS ADMIRERS, I THINK THAT I MAY DATE AGAIN AND MAYBE TRY TO FIND SOMEONE LIKE FLINT.
IT IS SO NICE TO HEAR ROBERT IS SUCH A NICE MAN AND HAS A GOOD MARRIAGE.
I LOVE MARILYN AND I ADMIRE HER FOR MAKING ROBERT SO HAPPY.
IF YOU SPEAK TO ROBERT, PLEASE LET HIM KNOW THAT MY TEACHER IN AJ DEMAREST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WAS A FRIEND OF HIS. HIS NAME IS ROBERT COLEMAN.  HE TAUGHT MATH AND WE ALL LOVED HIM.
PLEASE GIVE MY LOVE TO ROBERT AND MARILYN.
THEY REALLY ARE AN INSPIRATION TO ME.
GLORIA
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Dear Mr. Horton,  I have the honor of being a Home Health care provider For one of your biggest fans, She said she has known you for 67 years.. Although she has not seen you since you both were 15 years old. Except in movies, and on T.V. She attended Dorsey High in L.A. California, She was Blond, with blue eyes. Her name was Marvyl Wehling. I believe she said you walked her home a few times from work. she worked at a Cafe' on Wilshire Blvd. She said she got angry at you because you were supposed to pick her up from work and you didn't show and she had to walk home, and it was 2 hrs. that it took to get there.. she wanted me to get in touch with you just to see if you remember her. She is now living in Springdale, Arkansas with her Daughter.  Please if you can, send just a short note to me so I can tell her you do or do not remember her. Thank you. Patsy Ruth

DON'T LOVE SOMEONE BECAUSE YOU NEED THEM.. .NEED THEM BECAUSE YOU LOVE THEM....PATSY

 

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Hello Mr. Horton, I found your website and that prompted me to write.  I am, according to my mother, your 3rd cousin.  My mother is Barbara Horton who's mother and father were Barbara and Jack Horton.  According to my mother, Jack was your 1st cousin. 
I just wanted you to know that down through the generations we still enjoy your work and get a thrill knowing that we are related to you no matter how distant.  Also to let you know that the strong Horton jaw has survived through the generations as well.  :)  I have also impressed fellow swooning workers with my relation to the "Wagon Train" star.  My family also owns the movie "Green Slime" and since I am a 60's sci-fi fan we have watched it numerous times.  In fact we are thinking of having a sci-fi movie birthday party for my 11 year daughter Faith and will certainly show your movie as the highlight.  Hope all is well with you and your family and I wish you the best,
your 3rd cousin Melinda Leiva      
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Mr. Horton;
My name is Joe Houston and I live in Atlanta, Georgia.  Back around 1974 I acted in a play with you  and your wife at Chipola Jr. College in Marianna, Florida.  It was either "The Music Man" or "Guys and Dolls" I think. Larry Alford was the Director and I was around 13 at that time.  I often think back on those days in Marianna and the movie stars I met performing at Chipola Jr. College in Marianna.  I remember holding up a sign at the local Holiday Inn welcoming you and your wife to Marianna after your flight into Panama City, Florida.  Your incredible career has certainly taken you in all directions.  Do you happen to remember the 2 weeks you spent in Marianna, Fl ??

I hope you and your family are well.


Joe Houston

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Hello, I always remember you from that role you played on wagon train. I am
a big t.v. western fan. I wish they would still show wagon train. I also
liked Ward Bond very much. I was glad to find your web site. I'm happy to
see that your doing well. take care and god bless. A big fan

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Dear Robert Horton,
You have a wonderful voice. I have always loved the song Shanendoah. My son is in Hollywood taking acting classes, and working toward a career  as an actor. He too has a great voice, stage presence, and potential. I just wanted you to know that you had a relative with love of the stage and film as well. His name is Jeremy Horton.
God Bless you and your wife. Congratulations on your anniversary. My wife and I just celebrated our 30th.
Steve Horton
SLC Utah
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Good afternoon,
I was watching the Alfred Hitchcock episode "Crack of "Doom" as others television and movies that you starred in.
You look just as handsome now as you did then. You have a lucky wife!
I hope that you have a Happy Birthday next month and mine is on the 19th of July,1956.
Your fan,
Jennifer Carson
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I was so excited to find your website!  Looking at the pictures brings back so many happy memories of watching you on tv.  You are a great actor! 
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Dear Mr. Horton,  I have the honor of being a Home Health care provider For one of your biggest fans, She said she has known you for 67 years.. Although she has not seen you since you both were 15 years old. Except in movies, and on T.V. She attended Dorsey High in L.A. California, She was Blond, with blue eyes. Her name was Marvyl Wehling. I believe she said you walked her home a few times from work. she worked at a Cafe' on Wilshire Blvd. She said she got angry at you because you were supposed to pick her up from work and you didn't show and she had to walk home,and it was 2 hrs. that it took to get there.. she wanted me to get in touch with you just to see if you remember her. She is now living in Springdale, Arkansas with her Daughter.  Please if you can, send just a short note to me so I can tell her you do or do not remember her... Thank you. Patsy Ruth

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I miss seeing Robert Horton on the telly,  I could not see enough of him,
we saw four shows while he was on Broadway some years back and thanks
to this site his fans know how he is.
Robert Fuller was no Robert Horton, my family wrote the station and let
them know, and when we read he was on the stage, well, my father took
us on a vacation, you see, my father liked Robert Horton,  he is "a man's actor".
My prayers are with him and his family.
Was that book ever published, you had talked about writing one, you have a lot to
say, not hot air like stars of today.
When Wagon Train is on we tape it.
Thank you a big fan.
B. A.
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Hi Robert
So pleased to hear your operation went well and that you are now getting back to normal.  Enjoy all the ice cream and other soft foods you are only allowed to eat at the moment!!.  We are sure you will be back onto a normal diet soon.
Take care and give out love to Marilynn.
All the best and all our love,
Jacky and Rod
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Dear Mr. Horton,
I only decided to "google" you due to having just seen the revival of 110 in NY and all week have been telling people, "I saw the original cast and who knew Robert Horton would be so incredibly wonderful as Starbuck"? I had seen you on Wagon Train, but you were such a revelation in that show.
I remember waiting with friends outside the theater (Shubert?), after the performance, which we were all so charmed by a wonderful evening of theater, and lived that memory over and over with the original cast recording. You walked out of that stage door, wearing an incredibly white flamboyant coat with two Afgans! Wow, that was some site. I never forgot it. They don't make 'em like they used to!
You were a great Starbuck and thank you. Thank you for the memory and thank you for the great performance. Man, it was too bad you never came back to NY (maybe you did, but unfortunately, I missed).
All the best and I just wanted to say that to you when I saw I had the opportunity.
Best, Brian Haggerty 
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Dear Mr. Horton,
I just wanted to let you know how much your TV shows have meant to me.  I am 58 and have been ill for awhile now.  I am on disability and have almost died a few times.  So the doctors had me retire from work and I am also on mostly bed rest -- or must rest quite a bit.  What helps me obey my doctors, is actually watching DVDs from Wagon Train -- especially the ones where you are featured.  I finally found a company that has the Wagon Train series and seasons that feature you and Ward Bond.  Actually, watching and seeing the absolutely great acting that you do really relaxes me.  And I am to have no stress - so watching these DVDs also helps me with that.
Thank you for going into acting.  You are really a great actor and it seems like you are a great person also.  I appreciate everything you have ever done.  I think you and your wife are great examples for everyone.  You seem to really care about people and that comes out on the screen.  I will keep this short but thanks for everything.  And thank you for helping me when it comes to health concerns.  You are a great example of a terrific person, actor and just everything.
Thanks again,
Charlotte
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If you missed Robert in Radio Days, you missed a fun time and a performance
where our star was the brightest.  My sister and I learned he would be in MA
and decided last minute to make the trip from Long Island just to see Robert
perform, and it was well worth it, as always.  With no rehearsal and people
going up on their lines, it was a challenge, but one he met with grace and
humor.  His first skit involving the opening show of Shenandoah was great,
and as Nick Charles (Betsy Palmer was Nora) in the Thin Man, his humor and
wonderful acting surpassed all--I hope the locals were taking notes and
learned quite a bit from working with a pro, Robert.  He needed that humor
and patience!

A last-minute bonus was being able to see some relatives we hadn't seen in
years, but relatives or no, if Robert is performing in the east and we can
get there, we will!  Charming and gracious as ever, it was a thrill for us
both when he remembered us from last year at Rawhide where we flew out to
see him receive his well-deserved award.  We were unable to get back for the
photo op that Sunday morning, but Robert generously indulged us this year
and we were able to get some pictures.  Friendly and warm as ever, he also
took some time to chat with us, words and moments we both will treasure for
ages to come (after all, no one has occupied his place on my "ideal man"
list-of-one since his Flint days!, though that only seems like yesterday!). 
I still don't understand how he can be in the dreams of many of my friends
when he has been in mine almost nightly all these years, but I can assure
all that when we announced this evening where we had been and who we once
again got to meet, we caused a lot of eyes to turn green!  And we are still
smiling, floating, and reliving the weekend.  Thank you Robert!  and prayers
continue, as always, to go your way for good health,....   Pat Duffield

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As a family we all watched Wagon Train together as was the way in those days. My mother had a crush on you which she tried to push on to me! (I was born in 1946) She also had a bit of a thing for Ward Bond and from Wagon Train appearances when his tummy was a little large came our family saying "he's got a gut like Ward Bond" but it was done with affection. As a young girl you, Robert Fuller and Clint Eastwood were the ones I loved but of course I was one of thousands but a girl can wish.
Delighted to read you have been married for so long. Rare in these days. My husband and I married when we were 18 and have celebrated our 43 anniversary. Well done us too.
Hope you keep well.
King regard, Peggy Kelly
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Dear Mr. Horton, 

I have been meaning to pluck up the courage and send you a message just about ever since I bought my Laptop and discovered your website, about a year  ago. 

I think hearing of your health problems (thankfully not serious) kinda pushed me to write.
I was about 10 years old in Stockport ,England, when Wagon Train first came onto our (black and white) TV screens. 
I remember it quickly became the highlight of my viewing week. At the ripe old age of 12 although in no way "interested" in boys , I  remember thinking you were the handsomest man I ever laid eyes on!
My family and I moved to Adelaide,  South Australia when I was 19. Unfortunately somewhere along the line I missed out on seeing Shenandoah.
I agree with the lady who wrote to the studio exec. Hoping to get Wagon Train released on DVD, with yourself providing  the commentary. I am sure it would be very popular.
I also had no idea that you had such a brilliant singing voice.  Indeed you are multi talented.
I hope that all your health problems clear up quickly and that you have many more years ahead and thank you for leaving  such caring messages for your fans.
 I wish I lived in your country so that I could see one of your personal appearances  and I certainly would have loved to have heard you sing live  on stage.
  I wish you and your good lady all the best for the future.
 Sincerely,
 Sylvia
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Your name came up this weekend. (Or should I say, Flint McCullough’s name came up.) We were visiting Savannah, Georgia from Traverse City, Michigan and my girlfriend and I started talking about our favorite actors present and past. Your Wagon Train name came up and then ‘your’ name. She couldn’t quite remember who you were, but looked it up last night. She said, “I also had a crush on him at age seven”. I was six or less and loved to watch the show to see you and your Appaloosa. I was very young, but remember it clearly.

I just wanted to say ‘hi’,

 Sincerely,