New York Times:
It seems fitting that the most prominent resident to emerge from this dusty desert outpost is Andy Devine, a Western actor who was best known for playing helpmates to the likes of John Wayne and Roy Rogers. “The first thing they did was to put in huge palm trees that take so much water just to announce their arrival,” said one critic of the Pravada housing development. Fitting because Kingman, an area of just 40,000 people, is poised to become the freshest face in the Sun …