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The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club is a local public television program presented by PBS SoCal . The thrilling life of aviation pioneer Florence...
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The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club: Directed by Amanda Pope. With Tom Skerritt, Kathy Bates, Buzz Aldrin, Florence 'Pancho' Barnes. A documentary profile of Pasadena society girl turned adventurer and aviator, Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes.
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Aug 17, 2015 · In the 1940's and 50's, Pancho entertained the best test pilots in the world men with the right stuff at her ''Happy Bottom Riding Club'' guest ranch near Edwards Air Force Base. When Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the rocket-powered Bell X-1 in 1947, he and his team partied with Pancho.
Along with depictions in The Right Stuff, the club was also immortalized in Lauren Kessler's biography of Barnes, The Happy Bottom Riding Club. Barnes' life was chronicled in a 2009 documentary film for PBS member station KOCE-TV , entitled The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club .
Jun 14, 2010 · Narrated by Tom Skerritt, with Kathy Bates as the voice of Barnes, "The Legend Of Pancho Barnes" employs newly discovered personal files, never-before-seen photos and rare movie footage...