Brighty of the Grand Canyon

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Wikipedia article 'Brighty of the Grand Canyon' is a 1953 children's novel by Marguerite Henry and a 1966 film of the same name based on the novel. They present a fictionalized account of a real-life burro named "Brighty", who lived in the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River from about 1892 to 1922. Book and film Henry penned her novel after she read an article about Brighty in 'Sunset Magazine'. It won the 1956 William Allen White Children's Book Award. Thomas McKee, the former manager of Wiley's Camp on the North Rim of the Canyon, read Henry's novel and wrote to express his interest in the book. McKee told Henry that his son, Bob, was Brighty's closest companion. He sent Henry a photograph of young Bob McKee sitting on Brighty's back. Bob became the composite character Homer Hobbs, played in the film by Dandy Curran. The other film characters include Old Timer, a prospector played by Dick Foran, and Uncle Jim Owen, a man of the Old West played by Joseph Cotten. Pat Conway appears as Jake Irons, who murders Old Timer for his copper ore. Uncle Jim then proceeds to help bring Irons to justice. Theodore Roosevelt was played by Karl Swenson. Parts of the film were shot at the Colorado River in Utah and the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Brighty's monument Brighty is honored with a bronze statue in the lobby of Grand Canyon Lodge, a National Historic Landmark, located near Arizona State Route 67 approximately 43 miles south of the junction with U.S. Route 89 alternate route. The sculpture is by artist Peter Jepsen. See also *Platero References Category:1953 children's books Category:1953 American novels Category:American children's novels Category:Novels by Marguerite Henry Category:Novels set in Arizona Category:Novels about horses Category:Children's novels about animals Category:American novels adapted into films Category:Films based on American novels Category:1967 films Category:1967 Western (genre) films Category:Films set in Flagstaff, Arizona Category:Fictional donkeys Category:Films shot in Utah Category:Films shot in Arizona Category:Works about the Grand Canyon Category:1960s English-language films
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