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Lädt ... Duke: The Life and Image of John Waynevon Ronald L. Davis
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Good biography of a larger than life person. Explains his hard work ethic and inner insecurity (one cause was that his mother did not love him at all as a child !) The author had no help with the biography from the older children, but did very well with tons of interviews from Harry Carey, Jr. and many other costars and friends. This book was very worthwhile and even surpassed the earlier biography I'd read, "Shooting Star". He was an icon, even though his politics were quite rigid. ( ) Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Biography & Autobiography.
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HTML: Almost two decades after his death, John Wayne is still America's favorite movie star. More than an actor, Wayne is a cultural icon whose stature seems to grow with the passage of time. In this illuminating biography, Ronald L. Davis focuses on Wayne's human side, portraying a complex personality defined by frailty and insecurity as well as by courage and strength. Davis traces Wayne's story from its beginnings in Winterset, Iowa, to his death in 1979. This is not a story of instant fame: only after a decade in budget westerns did Wayne receive serious consideration, for his performance in John Ford's 1939 film Stagecoach. From that point on, his skills and popularity grew as he appeared in such classics as Fort Apache, Red River, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Quiet Man, The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and True Grit. A man's ideal more than a woman's, Wayne earned his popularity without becoming either a great actor or a sex symbol. In all his films, whatever the character, John Wayne portrayed John Wayne, a persona he created for himself: the tough, gritty loner whose mission was to uphold the frontier's-and the nation's-traditional values. To depict the different facets of Wayne's life and career, Davis draws on a range of primary and secondary sources, most notably exclusive interviews with the people who knew Wayne well, including the actor's co-star Maureen O'Hara and his widow, Pilar Wayne. .Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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