"Bob Shelton was a charismatic visionary who turned Tucson into 'Hollywood in the Desert,' " said Old Tucson General Manager Terry Verhage. "He wasn't boastful, but he did like to tell the story of how he once had John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin and Burt Lancaster all working on films at the same time."
Robert Shelton — Founder of Old Tucson
Robert Shelton, who bought Old Tucson in 1959, poses with some of the movie posters of movies made at his studios.
