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084    Ikz Wayne, John|2kssb/8 
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092 0  792.092 Wayne, John|bengelska 
100 1  Eyman, Scott,|d1951-|4aut 
245 10 John Wayne :|bthe life and legend /|cScott Eyman 
250    1. Simon & Schuster hardcover ed 
264  1 New York :|bSimon & Schuster,|c2014 
300    658 s.|bill 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 623-628) and 
       index 
520    John Wayne was one of Hollywood's most famous and most 
       successful actors, but he was more than that. He became a 
       symbol of America itself. He epitomized the Western film, 
       which for many people epitomized America. He identified 
       with conservative political causes from the early 1930s to
       his death in 1979, making him a hero to one generation of 
       Americans and a villain to another. But unlike fellow 
       actor Ronald Reagan, Wayne had no interest in politics as 
       a career. Like many stars, he altered his life story, 
       claiming to have become an actor almost by accident when 
       in fact he had studied drama and aspired to act for most 
       of his youth. He married three times, all to Latina women,
       and conducted a lengthy affair with Marlene Dietrich, as 
       unlikely a romantic partner as one could imagine for the 
       Duke. Wayne projected dignity, integrity, and strength in 
       all his films, even when his characters were flawed, and 
       whatever character he played was always prepared to 
       confront injustice in his own way. More than thirty years 
       after his death, he remains the standard by which male 
       stars are judged and an actor whose morally unambiguous 
       films continue to attract sizeable audiences. Scott Eyman 
       interviewed Wayne, as well as many family members, and he 
       has drawn on previously unpublished reminiscences from 
       friends and associates of the Duke in this biography, as 
       well as documents from his production company that shed 
       light on Wayne's business affairs. He traces Wayne from 
       his childhood to his stardom in Stagecoach and dozens of 
       films after that. Eyman also analyzes Wayne's relationship
       with John Ford, the director with whom he's most 
       associated and who made some of Wayne's greatest films, 
       among them She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Quiet Man, and 
       The Searchers. His evaluation of Wayne himself is shrewd: 
       a skilled actor who was reluctant to step outside his 
       comfort zone 
600 10 Wayne, John,|d1907-1979 
600 14 Wayne, John,|d1907-1979 
650  0 Motion picture actors and actresses|zUnited States
       |vBiography 
650  0 Western films|zUnited States|xHistory 
650  0 Western films|xHistory and criticism 
650  7 Skådespelare|2sao 
650  7 Biografier|2sfit 
650  7 Skådespelare|2sfit 
650  7 Västernfilm, USA|2sfit 
650  7 Actors and actresses|zUnited States|vBiography.|2lcsh/csh 
651  7 Förenta staterna|2sao 
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655  7 Biografier|2saogf 
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