Hi Brannigan
Did you get the book? Is it worth buying?
Anybody got this book?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayI…em=320115078231&rd=1&rd=1
Mike
Posts from DukePilgrim in thread „Books on Duke- Past Discussion (Archive)“
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Nice book shame about the price AH!!!!!
http://www.play.com/Books/Book…5/John_Wayne/Product.html
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Hi Arthur
I read the Lost Films by Carolyn McGivern. In depth discussion of High & Mighty and Island in the Sky plus a good read and interesting insight into Wayne Fellows and Batjac history.
Mike
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Hello
The John Wayne Filmography (Hardcover) by Fred Landesman has anyone got a copy and what is their opinion.
Thanks
Mike
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Hi Arthur
I have just bought Island In the Sky and The High And The Mighty both of which I have not seen so I am planning to spend a day reading the book before I watch.
Mike
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Hi wbbison
I have just got this book as well so it is on my required reading list in the near future.
Mike
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Hi All
I got my Japanese book today.
It is a A5 book of 222 pages. Quite a few rare publicity photos plus Japanese Text.
Nice little item
Mike
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Hi ejgreen77
I have just obtained a copy of The Lost Films of John Wayne (2006) by Carolyn McGivern from Play.com.
Haven't had a chance to read yet so I will come back with opinion.
Mike
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Hi All
Is this the Japanese John Wayne book talked about earlier in the thread
JOHN WAYNE
This Japanese publication has to be one of the great JW books – even though most of us won’t be able to read it. A hefty book with great, clear, and sometimes rare photographs of his films.
This is mostly about the photographs, so who cares about the readingMike
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Hi Bill
What price is There Rode a Legend book from you?
Amazon have it at £55.00 (roughly $100.00). I would rather give you the business
if airmail shipping wasnt to highBest
Mike
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Another new release just out a month
John Wayne: There Rode a Legend (Hardcover)
by Maureen O'Hara (Foreword), Jane Pattie (Author)Synopsis
Traces the life of the famous actor from his beginning in Winterset, Iowa, his Hollywood film career, his role as a cattle-breeder and rancher, and his political beliefs, to his death in 1979.Hardcover: 276 pages Publisher: Western Classics (15 Nov 2006) Language English ISBN: 0967053404
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Hi All
Another John Wayne book for your consideration
John Wayne: Prophet of the American Way of Life - Emanuel Levy
John Wayne was one of the most popular and most durable stars in film history. But he was more than an actor or a movie star; he was a national legend, a folk hero, and a powerful symbol of the American Dream. This is a critical examination of John Wayne, the person, the actor, the film star, the political figure, and the mythic legend. It describes Wayne's film work in terms of his life, and his life in terms of movies. The text also views the cultural significance of "the phenomenon of John Wayne" by placing him and his movies in the broader contexts of the film industry and American society at large.The book evaluates Wayne's film oevre by comparing with other major stars of the generation, particularly those with similar screen images, such as Gary Cooper, Henry Ford, and James Stewart.
DetailsAuthor Emanuel Levy
Publisher Scarecrow Press,U.S. (USA)
Year 1988
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Hi All
A long thread but my two cents would be as follows:-
The first biography that I read on John Wayne was by Dave Grayson and is entertaining & informative.
The books by Pilar and Aissa are also well worth reading giving their perspective.
Pat Stacy's account gives different insights on the last 7 years of Duke's life that contradict other accounts but is agood read
John Wayne American by Randy Roberts would be a definitive read but heavy to hold!!
The most entertaining is Michael Munn's which is from a fan's prospective. I like Michael's writing style from Photoplay days and his previous books. A few items
in the book do take some believing but it is well written in as Ford would say "Print the legend" style.The one to avoid as mentioned previously in the thread is Garry Wills. The only John Wayne book I have ever disposed off.
Mike