"The market for westerns was running dry," he said.

At some point in his youth and early adulthood he developed a lifelong affection for westerns, particularly those starring John Wayne.

"Yes, it's too bad, but I think it's over for westerns," he said.

"How can anyone say there isn't an audience for westerns?"

I don't care much for westerns, myself, but he seems to have a good handle on it.

Her physical dexterity later proved ideally suited for swashbucklers and westerns.

He was a man of few words who had a passion for old westerns and Jordan almonds.

"I never would have pegged you for westerns, Shanahan."

There is a channel just for westerns and one just for love stories.

Posses, they're called, after their members' affection for American westerns (and the guns used in them).