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The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club (Video 2009)

Documentary  -   2009 (USA)
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A documentary profile of Pasadena society girl turned adventurer and aviator, Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes... See full summary »

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Amanda Pope

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Nick Spark

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Tom Skerritt, Kathy Bates and Buzz Aldrin
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The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club -- Profiles aviatrix Pancho Barnes. The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club -- The documentary film 'The Legend of Pancho Barnes' chronicles the thrilling life and extraordinary times of aviation pioneer Florence Lowe 'Pancho' Barnes, one of the most colorful and accomplished women pilots of the earliest 20th Century, and an ill-behaved woman who made history. Featuring interviews with Pancho's friends including astronaut Buzz Aldrin, test pilots Bob Cardenas, Bob Hoover and Chuck Yeager, and biographers Lauren Kessler and Barbara Schultz. Tom Skerritt narrates, and Kathy Bates is the voice of Pancho Barnes. Produced and written by Nick T. Spark, and directed by Amanda Pope. Produced in affiliation with KOCE-TV, PBS for Orange County, California. For more information visit the website: http://www.LegendofPanchoBarnes.com
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A documentary profile of Pasadena society girl turned adventurer and aviator, Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes. In the 1920's and 30's, Barnes was Hollywood's top woman stunt pilot. In the 1940's and 50's, she owned and operated the (in)famous "Happy Bottom Riding Club" - a fly-in resort located near Edwards Air Force Base. Written by Anonymous  

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Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA

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