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Tarantino to become ‘honorary Texan’
Quentin Tarantino will be crowned (cowboy-hatted?) an “honorary Texan” during the 10th annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards on March 11 at Austin Studios.
Tarantino joins fellow inductees Michael Nesmith — a Houston native, film producer and former member of the Monkees — who will receive the Warren Skaaren Lifetime Achievement Award, and San Antonio-born actor Bruce McGill, who played D-Day in “Animal House,” as well as co-starring in “Silkwood,” “Courage Under Fire” and “The Insider.”
Tarantino’s ties to Texas, namely Austin, run deep. He’s longtime pals with Richard Linklater and has collaborated with Robert Rodriguez (“From Dusk Till Dawn,” “Grindhouse”). His legendary QT Fest — a week of cult, classic and drive-in favorites — was born in Austin theaters and Tarantino is an advisory board member at the Austin Film Society.
The hall of fame awards “recognize outstanding actors, directors, screenwriters, musicians, producers and films from, influenced or inspired by the Lone Star State.”
For details and tickets to the event, go HERE.
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By John S. in Oklahoma
January 4, 2010 3:47 PM | Link to this
As the grandson of a Texas native and a lifelong fan of Michael Nesmith, it’s nice to see that Nesmith is getting an honor of this kind. If anybody deserves a lifetime achievement award for what he’s accomplished in his time on this planet, it’s Papa Nez..