The westerners : interviews with actors, directors, writers and producers / C. Courtney Joyner ; foreword by Miles Swarthout.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joyner, C. Courtney, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Western films--United States--History and criticism.

Western films.

United States.

Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Interviews.

Motion picture actors and actresses.

Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Interviews.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Screenwriters--United States--Interviews.

Screenwriters.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

ix, 256 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2009]

Summary:

"In this collection of the author's original interviews, actors, writers, directors and producers offer insight about western movies from the early talkies to the present. Interviewed are Glenn Ford, Warren Oates, Virginia Mayo, Andrew V. McLaglen, Harry Carey, Jr., Julie Adams, A.C. Lyles, Burt Kennedy, Edward Faulkner, Aldo Sambrell, Jack Elam, Andrew J. Fenady, and Elmore Leonard"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Quiet Star / Glenn Ford 7

2 Character as Star / Warren Oates 29

3 Tough Cookie / Virginia Mayo 47

4 The Pro / Andrew V. McLaglen 62

5 Born to the West / Harry Carey, Jr. 82

6 Brains and Beauty / Julie Adams 97

7 Gentleman of the West / A.C. Lyles 112

8 The Yarn Spinner / Burt Kennedy 129

9 The Good Lieutenant / Edward Faulkner 153

10 Bandito Number One / Aldo Sambrell 170

11 Best of the Bad Men / Jack Elam 182

12 Man of Many Parts / Andrew J. Fenady 205

13 Master's Touch / Elmore Leonard 230.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786443031

0786443030

OCLC:

386706236