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Posted on: Thursday, June 22, 2006

Former Guam Gov. Bill Daniel

 •  Obituaries

Associated Press

LIBERTY, Texas — Bill Daniel, former governor of the U.S. territory of Guam, has died. He was 90.

Daniel, a graduate of Baylor University, was appointed by President John F. Kennedy to the governorship of Guam from 1961 to 1963.

He played the role of Col. Neill in the 1960 film "The Alamo," starring John Wayne. Daniel also provided 400 longhorns, hundreds of horses and props for the film from his ranch along the Trinity River.

Daniel's brother, Price Daniel Sr., was a Texas governor and U.S. senator. He died in 1988.

Survivors include three daughters; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.