Since 1939's "Arizona," Old Tucson Studios west of the Tucson Mountains has hosted nearly 300 productions. Nearly 40-percent of the historic wooden buildings burned to the ground in a devastating fire in 1995.
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Longtime film and television cowboy Don Collier, who starred opposite John Wayne in several Westerns and later adopted Tucson as his home, has died at the age of 92.
Though many lawmakers said they were skeptical it's a good deal for taxpayers, SB 1708 would provide tax credits to filmmakers to produce and film productions in Arizona.