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A New York Times Bestseller John Wayne was one of Hollywood?s biggest stars, but he was more than that. He became a symbol of America. Scott Eyman interviewed Wayne and his family members, and draws on many other resources to trace the Duke from childhood to stardom and beyond. Wayne once said, "I?ve played the kind of man I?d like to have been." It?s that man and the real John Wayne who are brilliantly profiled in this insightful biography of a true American legend.
About the Author
Scott Eyman has authored 11 books, including, with Robert Wagner, the New York Times bestseller Pieces of My Heart. Among his other books are "Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer," "Print the Legend: The Life and Times of John Ford," "Ernst Lubitsch: Laughter in Paradise," and "The Speed of Sound" (all Simon & Schuster) and "John Ford: The Searcher" for Taschen. He has lectured extensively around the world, most frequently at the National Film Theater in London, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Moscow Film Theater. He's done the commentary tracks for many DVD's, including "Trouble in Paradise," "My Darling Clementine," and Stagecoach. Eyman has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Chicago Tribune, as well as practically every film magazine extinct or still extant. He's the literary critic for the Palm Beach Post; he and his wife Lynn live in Palm Beach.
