John Wayne: The Man Behind the Myth
Mar 2005 · Sold by Penguin
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A rare behind-the-scenes look at John Wayne: the legend, hero, and Hollywood icon of numerous epic Western films, including an Academy Award-winning performance in True Grit.
No legend ever walked taller than “The Duke.” Now, author Michael Munn’s startling new biography of John Wayne sets the record straight on why Wayne didn’t serve in World War II, on director John Ford’s contribution to Wayne’s career, and the mega-star’s highs and lows: three failed marriages, and two desperate battles with cancer.
Munn also discloses publicly, for the first time, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s plot to assassinate Wayne because of his outspoken, potentially influential anti-Communist views. Drawing on time spent with Wayne on the set of Brannigan—and almost 100 interviews with those who knew him—Munn’s rare, behind-the-scenes look proves this “absolute all-time movie star” was as much a hero in real life as he ever was on-screen.
No legend ever walked taller than “The Duke.” Now, author Michael Munn’s startling new biography of John Wayne sets the record straight on why Wayne didn’t serve in World War II, on director John Ford’s contribution to Wayne’s career, and the mega-star’s highs and lows: three failed marriages, and two desperate battles with cancer.
Munn also discloses publicly, for the first time, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s plot to assassinate Wayne because of his outspoken, potentially influential anti-Communist views. Drawing on time spent with Wayne on the set of Brannigan—and almost 100 interviews with those who knew him—Munn’s rare, behind-the-scenes look proves this “absolute all-time movie star” was as much a hero in real life as he ever was on-screen.
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Tom Mayfield
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April 15, 2013
I have never read an author who uses so much space bragging about all the access he has with legends of Hollywood. I simply don't believe that so many established actors would sit down and bare their soul to a strange teenager. He spends so much time name dropping that he loses all credibility. Why would he keep such.contact secret. No even his family was aware of these long conversations. It is just too incredible to be true.
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Harry Shelton
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August 4, 2015
Mr.Munn. And I loved it. I would love to buy it.And I would love to recamind it to anyone. Its a good read for fans John Wayne.
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Rebecca Castro
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December 27, 2014
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About the author
Michael Munn is a film historian and the author of more than 20 books, including numerous acclaimed biographies. As a journalist he has written extensively on cinema, crime, ancient history, and World War II. Munn lives in Suffolk, England.
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