James L. Wells
James Lee Wells( 1843 in West Farms, Westchester County – September 5, 1928, in The Bronx, New York City) was an American businessman and politician.
He became known as Father of The Bronx which title was officially conferred on him by the Bronx Board of Trade in May 1921.
Marie Nordstrom
Marie Nordstrom( born April 1887 in Fort Apache, Arizona) was an American actress.
Rio Grande (film)
Rio Grande is a 1950 Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen O' Hara.
The picture is the third installment of Ford's" cavalry trilogy," following two RKO Pictures releases:" Fort Apache"( 1948) and" She Wore a Yellow Ribbon"( 1949).
John
Wayne plays the lead in all three films, as Captain Kirby York in" Fort Apache," then as Captain of Cavalry Nathan Cutting Brittles in" She Wore a Yellow Ribbon," and finally as a promoted Lieutenant Colonel Kirby Yorke in" Rio Grande"( scripts and production billing spell the York[ e] character's last name differently in" Fort Apache" and" Rio Grande").
Abel Gance
Abel Gance( 25 October 188910 November 1981) was a French film director and producer, writer and actor.
A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films:" J'accuse"( 1919)," La Roue"( 1923), and" Napoléon"( 1927).
Barberousse
Barberousse is a 1917 silent French film directed by Abel Gance.
Rachel Ticotin
Rachel Ticotin( born November 1, 1958) is an American film and television actress.
She has appeared in films such as" Fort Apache, The BronxTotal RecallFalling Down", and" Con Air".
She has appeared in the NBC legal drama as Lt. Arleen Gonzales, and guest starred in the" Warriors" episode of" Blue Bloods" in 2013( season 3, episode 15), appearing as" Carmen Castillo".
Daniel Petrie
Daniel Mannix Petrie (November 26, 1920 – August 22, 2004) was a Canadian television and film director.
Gary Smith (record producer)
Gary Smith is an entrepreneur, record producer, and artist's manager known for his work recording albums by alternative rock musicians since the mid-1980s at Fort Apache Studios.
Smith, who is sole owner of the studio, first became a partner co-owning the studio business in the late 1980s, moving it from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Bellows Falls, Vermont, in 2002.
A Rhode Island native, Smith gave supportive early guidance to Newport, Rhode Island's Throwing Muses group, advising them to move to Boston's burgeoning alternative music scene in 1986.
That year he saw a new band called the Pixies opening for Throwing Muses at The Rat in Boston and convinced them to let him produce their first demos, known as" The Purple Tape", in spring 1987 at an early incarnation of Fort Apache's studio digs, then a" ramshackle" building in a dangerous neighborhood.
Since joining Fort Apache in the mid-1980s, Smith has produced dozens of influential recordings, including the Pixies'" Come On Pilgrim" EP on the 4AD and Rough Trade Records labels.
Other artists he has produced include Throwing Muses, Tanya Donelly, Blake Babies, The Connells, Juliana Hatfield, Scrawl, 10,000 Maniacs, and Billy Bragg.
Smith currently resides in New Hampshire across the border from his Vermont studio.
Smith has built Fort Apache into the name of an umbrella company from which he operates several businesses: the Fort Apache Studios business( now also using a second name, Windham Studios), a real estate and concert promotions business called Historea Properties, and an artist's management business representing talent such as Tanya Donelly and Natalie Merchant.
Smith maintains a" Screed" blog at the Fort Apache website.
Will C. Barnes
Will Croft Barnes( June 21, 1858 – December 17, 1936), a private in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, was distinguished for his action in the battle at Fort Apache, Arizona Territory on September 11, 1881.
When Fort Apache was besieged by warriors of Geronimo, Barnes escaped and rode to Fort Thomas.
Soldiers from Fort Thomas came to the aid of Fort Apache.
For his gallantry, Barnes received the Medal of Honor on November 8, 1882, the citation noting his" bravery in action."
Fort Apache, The Bronx
Fort Apache, The Bronx is a 1981 American crime drama film directed by Daniel Petrie.
The film is about a hard-drinking, lonely veteran cop, Murphy (Paul Newman), and his young partner Corelli (Ken Wahl), who work in a crime-ridden precinct in The Bronx.
Although Murphy's life takes a good turn when he falls in love with Isabella (Rachel Ticotin), a young nurse, the arrival of a new, law-and-order-minded police captain commanding the precinct, Connoly (Ed Asner) threatens to tip the neighborhood's delicate balance into anarchy.
Danny Aiello, Kathleen Beller, and Pam Grier play supporting roles.
It was written by Heywood Gould and produced by Martin Richards and Thomas Fiorello, with David Susskind as executive producer.
It was filmed on locations in the Bronx.
Author Tom Walker sued Time-Life Television, alleging that the film infringed on his book "Fort Apache", but lost after a lengthy court battle.
At the time of its filming and release, the movie caused controversy, as Hispanic and African-Americans objected to their depiction as drug dealers and criminals.
The film received mixed reviews; however, Newman's acting was noted as a strength of the film.

Question: Which film has the director died first, Fort Apache, The Bronx or Barberousse?
Answer: Barberousse