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John Wayne The Life and Legend
by Scott Eyman
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1439199582
- ISBN 13
- 9781439199589
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About This Item
Simon & Schuster. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 2014. First Edition; Seventh Printing. Hardcover. 1439199582 . Smudges on back of dust cover. Scuffing to exterior edge of pages. Yellowing to pages. Otherwise in very good condition. No writing or major blemishes. .
Synopsis
Drawing on interviews that author Scott Eyman conducted with John Wayne before his death and more than 100 interviews with the actorâÈçs family, co-stars, and close associates, this revelatory biography shows how both the facts and fictions about Wayne illuminate his singular life. John Wayne died more than thirty years ago, but he remains one of the five favorite movie stars of contemporary audiences. Yet, there has never been a comprehensive biography worthy of the man as well as the star. Until now. The beloved Hollywood icon comes fully to life in this complex portrait by a master biographer whose skillful prose has been hailed as âÈêoutstandingâÈë and âÈêcompulsive readingâÈë by reviewers from The New York Times to The Hollywood Reporter . The Washington Post Book World called Scott Eyman âÈêone of the most distinguished and reliable of popular film historians.âÈë In EymanâÈçs hands, this enduring symbol of American grit gets the biography he deserves. Exploring WayneâÈçs early life with a difficult mother and a feckless father, Eyman makes startling connections to his later days as an anti-Communist conservative, his stormy marriages to Latina women, and his notoriousâÈ'and surprisingly long-livedâÈ'extra-marital affair with Marlene Dietrich. In addition to his interviews with those who knew Wayne bestâÈ'many of whom had never spoken on the record beforeâÈ'Eyman draws on the actorâÈçs own business records to weave a rich tapestry of American cultural history: the story of a man who went from college football to romantic lead on the silver screen, and who ultimately became the dominantâÈ'and often domineeringâÈ'symbol of his country at mid-century, the quintessential American male against which all other screen heroes are compared. Through it all, the author provides a nuanced and sympathetic portrait that is as charming, compelling, and complicated as the Duke himself.
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- Bookseller
- True Oak Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- HVD-33044-A-0
- Title
- John Wayne The Life and Legend
- Author
- Scott Eyman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; Seventh Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1439199582
- ISBN 13
- 9781439199589
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2014
- Keywords
- 1439199582
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