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2 unusual facts about The Hanging Tree


Floating Me

Lucius Borich from Cog, who had known all three from his history touring with them in Juice and The Hanging Tree, was invited to collaborate on some material.

Jerry Livingston

With Mack David he was nominated three times for the Academy Awards, the first time in 1951 for the song "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" from Cinderella (1950), again in 1960 for the song "The Hanging Tree" from the film of the same name (1959), and the last time for "The Ballad of Cat Ballou" (from the 1965 film Cat Ballou) in 1966.


Dorothy M. Johnson

Three of these would later be made into notable films, namely The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1949), A Man Called Horse (1950) and The Hanging Tree (1957).

Flathead County, Montana

Three of her novels, The Hanging Tree, A Man Called Horse, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, were made into motion pictures.

The Ox and the Fury

Ezekiel Ox (from bands Full Scale, Mammal, Over-Reactor, Smash Nova and the Nerve), Lucius Borich (from bands Cog, Juice, The Hanging Tree, Borich x Borich and Floating Me), Ben Brennan and Dom Italiano make up the Fury line up.


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