The John Wayne Filmography
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2007
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-3252-3 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-3252-3 (ISBN)
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The annual Gallop polls reveal that Marion Morrison is firmly implanted among the top-ten favorite motion picture celebrities and American heroes. Most of us know this box office star as John Wayne. This volume covers his expansive film career, from 1926 to 1976.
Decades after his death, annual Gallop polls reveal that Marion Morrison is still firmly implanted among the top-ten favorite motion picture celebrities and American heroes. Most of us know this box office star as John Wayne. This comprehensive volume covers his expansive film career, from 1926 to 1976. Listed in alphabetical order are entries on films such as ""Angel and the Badman"" and ""Noah's Ark"" that exemplify the more than 170 films that the actor worked on. Each entry includes the film's date, run time, cast and crew credits, reviews, and a synopsis. Also under each entry is a special section devoted to rare information and interesting details such as where the productions were shot, budgets, costs, salaries, box-office performance, alternate casting and what competition existed for the moviegoer audience. Also included in this reference work are over 650 capsule biographies of the talent that shared the screen with the actor and worked on the productions, and over 800 contemporary reviews and commentary from such diverse sources as ""The New York Times"", ""Hollywood Reporter"", and ""Life Magazine"". There is a series of five helpful Appendices: Appendix A lists films by order of their release dates; Appendix B lists Wayne's fellow actors and colleagues and tells under which entry the relevant capsule biography may be located; Appendix C offers specific review information for the films; Appendix D provides facts on the biggest box office films; and Appendix E details the most popular films on television.
Decades after his death, annual Gallop polls reveal that Marion Morrison is still firmly implanted among the top-ten favorite motion picture celebrities and American heroes. Most of us know this box office star as John Wayne. This comprehensive volume covers his expansive film career, from 1926 to 1976. Listed in alphabetical order are entries on films such as ""Angel and the Badman"" and ""Noah's Ark"" that exemplify the more than 170 films that the actor worked on. Each entry includes the film's date, run time, cast and crew credits, reviews, and a synopsis. Also under each entry is a special section devoted to rare information and interesting details such as where the productions were shot, budgets, costs, salaries, box-office performance, alternate casting and what competition existed for the moviegoer audience. Also included in this reference work are over 650 capsule biographies of the talent that shared the screen with the actor and worked on the productions, and over 800 contemporary reviews and commentary from such diverse sources as ""The New York Times"", ""Hollywood Reporter"", and ""Life Magazine"". There is a series of five helpful Appendices: Appendix A lists films by order of their release dates; Appendix B lists Wayne's fellow actors and colleagues and tells under which entry the relevant capsule biography may be located; Appendix C offers specific review information for the films; Appendix D provides facts on the biggest box office films; and Appendix E details the most popular films on television.
Employed by Boeing for almost a decade, the late Fred Landesman worked in the Program area for the International Space Station project. He authored numerous articles for film journals and served as the primary research source for an Arts & Entertainment biography on John Wayne. He lived in Chatsworth, California.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Films of John Wayne
Appendix A: The Films in Order of Release
Appendix B: Unrealized Films with John Wayne as Star
Appendix C: The Biggest Box Office Hits
Appendix D: The Films Most Popular on Television
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.8.2007 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 120 photographs |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 805 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
| Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7864-3252-7 / 0786432527 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-3252-3 / 9780786432523 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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