Editing Rex Applegate (section)

==Postwar life==
After the close of World War II, Applegate spent the next 15 years as an advisor to the government of [[Mexico]] who made him an "Honorary General".<ref name=Todd/>

Applegate was friends with actor [[John Wayne]] and in addition to teaching Wayne how to shoot, Applegate served as a technical advisor on the set of ''[[The Alamo (1960 film)|The Alamo]]''.  Applegate was said to be the source and  inspiration for several of [[Ian Fleming]]'s characters in the [[James Bond]] novels.<ref name=Todd/><ref>{{cite book|title=Life of Ian Fleming|first=John |last=Pearson|page=118|publisher= Aurum Press Ltd|year=2003|isbn=978-1-85410-898-2 }}</ref>

When not traveling to promote his pistol-shooting methods, Applegate spent his last years at the [[Applegatehouse.com|Applegate House]] in [[Yoncalla, Oregon]] and at his home in Scottsburg, Oregon.  Rex Applegate's daughter, historian [[Shannon Applegate]], who writes and lectures on Oregon and the Applegate family history, lives in the adjacent homestead.  Granddaughter, Jessica Applegate Brown, owns and manages [[Applegate House]] Vineyards, an organic vineyard on the historic [[Applegate House]] property.