Gene Autry bought a 110-acre California movie ranch in 1952; a massive fire destroyed 54 buildings before he finally sold the last 10 acres
Before Melody Ranch became associated with Gene Autry, it was already part of the machinery of early Hollywood. The Newhall property opened in 1915 as Monogram Studios, providing a ready-made setting for Western films at a time when the genre was becoming a staple of American cinema. John Wayne was among the performers whose early … Read more
