World War II Veterans in Hollywood

Art Evans (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

246 Seiten

2020
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7777-4 (ISBN)

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Profiles a number of Hollywood's famous personalities who were also decorated World War II veterans. Stars covered include Audie Murphy, Jimmy Stewart, Gene Autry, Jackie Coogan, Charlton Heston, James Arness, Tony Bennett, Mickey Rooney, and Clark Gable. Profiles include generally unknown stories of these celebrities' war-time experiences.

Profiling World War II veterans who became famous Hollywood personalities, this book presents biographical chapters on celebrities like Audie Murphy, "America's number one soldier"; Clark Gable, the "King of Hollywood"; Jimmy Stewart, combat pilot; Gene Autry, the "singing cowboy," who flew the infamous Hump; the amorous Mickey Rooney; Jackie Coogan, "the Kid" who crashed gliders in the jungle; James Arness, who acquired his Gunsmoke limp in the mountains of Italy; Tony Bennett, who discovered his voice during the Battle of the Bulge; and Lee Marvin, a Marine NCO who invaded 29 islands. Profiles of these and 21 others include little-known stories and details.

The late Art Evans was a former race car driver, Paramount Communications vice president for production, Army Reservist, police officer and author of a number of books and numerous articles for photography and automotive magazines as well as professional journals. He lived in Redondo Beach, California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Perry King

Preface

1. Audie Murphy

2. Sterling Hayden

3. Eddie Albert

4. Jimmy Stewart

5. Joseph Wapner

6. Gene Autry

7. Neville Brand

8. Art Carney

9. Don Adams

10. Jackie Coogan

11. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

12. Charlton Heston

13. Jason Robards

14. James Arness

15. Peter (Aurness) Graves

16. Ernest Borgnine

17. Tony Bennett

18. Mickey Rooney

19. Tyrone Power

20. Charles Bronson

21. Tony Curtis

22. Lee Marvin

23. Rod Serling

24. Kirk Douglas

25. Charles Durning

26. Henry Fonda

27. Clark Gable

28. Mel Brooks

29. Rod Steiger

30. Norman Lear

31. Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	01.09.2020
Zusatzinfo	83 photos, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	336 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-4766-7777-8 / 1476677778
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7777-4 / 9781476677774
Zustand	Neuware