Painted Desert
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Painted Desert may refer to:
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In places:
- Painted Desert, ArizonaPainted Desert, ArizonaThe Painted Desert is a area of badlands located in Northern Arizona in the United States. The Arizona desert stretches from the Grand Canyon National Park into the Petrified Forest National Park and runs roughly astride and just north of the Little Colorado and the Puerco Rivers...
, an area of badlands in the southwestern United States - Painted Desert (South Australia)Painted Desert (South Australia)Created over 80 million years, the Painted Desert in South Australia, distinct from Painted Desert in Arizona, is just as spectacular with its multi-hued terrain. The effects of erosion on the residue from an ancient inland sea and the leaching of minerals in the soil, together lend the myriad...
, a mountainous area in south-central Australia - Painted Desert, Las Vegas, Nevada, a neighborhood in Las Vegas, Nevada, US
In entertainment:
- The Painted DesertThe Painted DesertThe Painted Desert is a film released by RKO Radio Pictures which marks the debut of Clark Gable in a talkie. Gable's performance as Rance Brett, an unshaven former criminal who does not feel sorry about the crimes he has committed, made him an important supporting actor overnight as the result of...
, a 1931 film starring Clark Gable - "The Painted Desert" (Pat Benatar song), a 1985 single by Pat Benatar from her 1984 album TropicoTropico (album)Tropico is American rock singer Pat Benatar's sixth album, released in 1984. It peaked at #14 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and produced the Top-10 hit "We Belong". Additional well-known songs from the album were "Painted Desert", "Outlaw Blues" and "Ooh Ooh Song" , a Spanish version of which appeared...
- "The Painted Desert", a song by 10,000 Maniacs from their 1987 album In My TribeIn My TribeIn My Tribe is an album by American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. It was their second major-label album and their first to achieve large-scale success. John Lombardo, Natalie Merchant's songwriting partner on previous albums, left the band in 1986...
- Painted Desert Serenade, a 1993 album by Joshua KadisonJoshua KadisonJoshua Kadison is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and writer.- Early life :Joshua grew up in and around Los Angeles, California, the younger of two sons. His mother was of Mexican-American Indian descent. At age 12 he started playing the piano and subsequently started to write songs...