averick filmmaker Sam Peckinpah would have been 99 in 2024. Best known for his westerns and other classic films — , , and , to name a few — the controversial screenwriter and director died almost 40 years ago, but critical fascination with him and his oeuvre has only grown. A collection of Peckinpah artifacts and archives acquired by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in late 2023 will shed new light on the filmmaker sometimes referred to as Bloody Sam, an unfortunate nickname for a
