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Becoming John Wayne: The Early Westerns of a Screen Icon, 1930-1939
Becoming John Wayne The Early Westerns of a Screen Icon 19301939 Author:Larry Powell, Jonathan H. Amsbary Exploring the early westerns of John Wayne--from his first starring role in the The Big Trail (1930) to his breakthrough as the Ringo Kid in John Ford's Stagecoach (1939)--the authors trace his transformation from Marion Mitchell Morrison, movie studio prop man, into John Wayne, a carefully crafted film persona of his own invention that made him... more » world famous. Wayne's years of training went well beyond honing his acting skill, as he developed the ability to do his own stunts, perfected his technique as a gun handler and became an expert horseman.« less