John Wayne : the life and legend
Eyman, Scott, 1951-2014
Book
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.
Main title:
John Wayne : the life and legend / Scott Eyman.
Author:
Eyman, Scott, 1951-, author
Imprint:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014.
Collation:
658 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes QR code.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781439199589 (hbk)9781439199602 (ebook)
Dewey class:
791.4'3'028'092
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
340582