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Michael's book is entertaining although some of the stories there are a little far fetched.
Another book for fan which requires no reading is attached. Japanese release which is 200 pages of photos lots of rare publicity shots.
Mike
Just curious about what you found farfetched? I kinda felt the assasination stories were a little suspect.
mhitt
Just finished Michael Munn's "John Wayne:The Man Behind The Myth". Not a very big book but packed with a lot of info and interesting antecdotes. No pictures but a good balance of the Duke, his life, loves, demons and films.
I bought this issue that has a 100th anniversary tribute to the Duke and I noticed copies are already popping up on Ebay for $25 bucks!
I just bought "John Wayne: A Western Celebration". It is a really nice collectors book & makes a nice coffee table book (however, I wouldn't let anyone else get they're grubby hands on it!). It is a limited edition and a bit pricey but...
"With text by Jane Pattie, this is another fine book from publisher Wilma Russell’s stable of Western Classics. This limited print run volume is a gorgeous oversized book showcasing the posters from John Wayne’s western films, including rare and colorful vintage posters. Their bold blaze of color and exciting graphics enticed us to the theatres to see The Duke’s latest adventure. Filled with photos, quotes and other tidbits, a synopsis of the film accompanies each poster. Hardcover, 11.25" x 14.25", 224 pages".
I have recently purchased "The John Wayne Filmography" by Fred Landesman (a pricey $75) and I don't recall seeing it on here anywhere. It is very comprehensive but somewhat clinical in it's information on "every" movie made by the Big Guy. It basically relates dates, studio, casts, and plot with some extras like box-office statistics. Not as many pictures as one would probably like and it is printed on yellowing paper making it all look like something from long ago. As I said, it is rather clinical in it's interpretations...not a lot of antecdotes.
I just received "John Wayne-A Western Celebration", which is a very colorful, huge book dealing with the westerns of John Wayne's career. Full color reproductions of old movie posters (some of the posters are more exciting than the original movie was but hey, sensationalism sells!). These book claims to be a limited edition and I ordered it directly from it's web-site. I paid $100 for it plus shipping and I noticed Amazon had it listed for about $130 (but unavailable).
What I'd like to find is a really good biography of John Wayne, the actor and the man. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
