John Wayne: the life and legend
by Eyman, Scott 1951-.
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BookPublisher: Simon & Schuster 2014ISBN: 9781439199589; 1439199582.Classification number: 920 WAYSubject(s): Wayne 1907-1979 | Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- BiographySubject: John Wayne died more than thirty years ago, but he remains one of the five favourite 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 skilful prose has been hailed as 'outstanding' and 'compulsive reading' by reviewers from The New York Times to The Hollywood Reporter. Exploring Wayne's 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 notorious - and surprisingly long-lived-extra-marital affair with Marlene Dietrich.
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 WAY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 31/10/2024 | 002853335X |
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John Wayne died more than thirty years ago, but he remains one of the five favourite 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 skilful prose has been hailed as 'outstanding' and 'compulsive reading' by reviewers from The New York Times to The Hollywood Reporter. Exploring Wayne's 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 notorious - and surprisingly long-lived-extra-marital affair with Marlene Dietrich.
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