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Jock Mahoney

Author : Gene Freese
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786476893
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Jock Mahoney written by Gene Freese and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-10-17 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iowa-born Jock Mahoney was an elite athlete and U.S. Marines fighter pilot prior to falling into a film career. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest stuntmen in movie history, having taken leaps and bounds for Errol Flynn, John Wayne, Randolph Scott, and Gregory Peck. One of the first stuntmen to successfully move into acting, he was the popular star of the 1950s television westerns Range Rider and Yancy Derringer and twice played Tarzan on the big screen, presenting a memorable portrayal of an educated, articulate and mature jungle lord true to author Edgar Rice Burroughs' original vision. Filming in real jungles around the world took a physical toll on Mahoney that transformed him from leading man to burly character actor. He had to overcome the effects of a stroke but true to his tough guy nature rose above it to resume his life's many adventures. Mahoney was beloved by fans at conventions and appearances until his untimely demise in 1989 from a stroke-caused motor vehicle accident.

Jock Mahoney

Author : Gene Freese
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476612870
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Jock Mahoney written by Gene Freese and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iowa-born Jock Mahoney was an elite athlete and U.S. Marines fighter pilot prior to falling into a film career. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest stuntmen in movie history, having taken leaps and bounds for Errol Flynn, John Wayne, Randolph Scott, and Gregory Peck. One of the first stuntmen to successfully move into acting, he was the popular star of the 1950s television westerns Range Rider and Yancy Derringer and twice played Tarzan on the big screen, presenting a memorable portrayal of an educated, articulate and mature jungle lord true to author Edgar Rice Burroughs’ original vision. Filming in real jungles around the world took a physical toll on Mahoney that transformed him from leading man to burly character actor. He had to overcome the effects of a stroke but true to his tough guy nature rose above it to resume his life’s many adventures. Mahoney was beloved by fans at conventions and appearances until his untimely demise in 1989 from a stroke-caused motor vehicle accident.

Every Step a Struggle

Author : Frank Manchel
Publisher : New Academia Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 0978771303
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (787 download)

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Download or read book Every Step a Struggle written by Frank Manchel and published by New Academia Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2007 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book pays tribute to the sacrifices and achievements of seven individuals who made difficult and controversial choices to insure that black Americans shared in the evolution of the nation's cultural heritage. Transcriptions and analyses of never-before published uncensored conversations with Lorenzo Tucker, Lillian Gish, King Vidor, Clarence Muse, Woody Strode, Charles Gordone, and Frederick Douglass O'Neal reveal many of the reasons and rationalizations behind a racist screen imagery in the first three-quarters of the twentieth century. This primary source, replete with pictures, documentation, and extensive annotations, recounts through the words of important participants what happened to many film pioneers when a new generation of African-Americans rebelled against the nation's stereotyped film imagery. "A unique historical resource, this book is a fitting tribute to these artists, reminding us of their courage, integrity, and perseverance to succeed against great odds. The thorough, meticulous annotations make it an indispensable addition to collections in film studies and African American studies." -Denise Youngblood, Professor of History, University of Vermont. "The author has taken a unique approach and may have even created a new genre of writing: the interview embellished with scholarly commentary. It is a fascinating experiment. . . This book belongs in every research library and in all public libraries from mid-size to large cities. It fills in lacunae between existing studies." -Peter C. Rollins, Editor-in-Chief of Film & History.

Davenport

Author : Doug Smith
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738551579
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Davenport written by Doug Smith and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Native Americans inhabited the gentle sloping bluffs along the Mississippi River on which Davenport now sits. The peoples who lived on the fertile soil of eastern Iowa were forced into selling their land for pennies to white settlers. From the original survey of the town in 1836 throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, progress was steady as steamboats navigated the dangerous rapids of the Mississippi River, and settlers came to battle extreme Midwest winters and plow the unbroken prairie. In 1856, the first bridge to span the river was completed here, heralding the locomotive from the east and becoming of major importance to the movement west. German and other immigrant families came in droves and with them the development of major national industrial centers for agriculture and its implements, lumber and building material, alcohol and tobacco, and numerous other products. Davenport has been a town of unusual and fascinating history.

Classic Movie Fight Scenes

Author : Gene Freese
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476629358
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Classic Movie Fight Scenes written by Gene Freese and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-09-11 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Both brawls and elaborate martial arts have kept movie audiences on the edges of their seats since cinema began. But the filming of fight scenes has changed significantly through the years--mainly for the safety of the combatants--from improvised scuffles in the Silent Era to exquisitely choreographed and edited sequences involving actors, stuntmen and technical experts. Camera angles prevented many a broken nose. Examining more than 300 films--from The Spoilers (1914) to Road House (1989)--the author provides behind-the-scenes details on memorable melees starring such iconic tough-guys as John Wayne, Randolph Scott, Robert Mitchum, Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Clint Eastwood, Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris and Jackie Chan.

Daniel Blum's Screen World 1963 (Screen World)

Author : Daniel Blum
Publisher : Biblo & Tannen Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780819603043
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Daniel Blum's Screen World 1963 (Screen World) written by Daniel Blum and published by Biblo & Tannen Publishers. This book was released on 1963 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Panama Club

Author : Louis Joseph Barbier
Publisher : Vantage Press, Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780533159925
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (599 download)

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Download or read book The Panama Club written by Louis Joseph Barbier and published by Vantage Press, Inc. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is December 31, 1999 and the United States has relinquished all control of the Panama Canal Zone to China. Upon the departure of the Americans, the Canal Zone is threatened by a series of paranormal activity--several accounts of strange beings, swirling lights in the sky, and the inexplicable loss of time. InThe Panama Clubby Louis Joseph Barbier, Jock Mahoney is appointed to investigate and uncover the answers to this baffling phenomenon, before it is too late.

Earth vs. the Sci-Fi Filmmakers

Author : Tom Weaver
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786482176
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Earth vs. the Sci-Fi Filmmakers written by Tom Weaver and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back in the era of black-and-white horror and sci-fi movies, "we didn't have special effects, or the money for 'em," says Peter Graves, one of the genre's most popular stars. "But in those days, an unlimited amount of money wouldn't have gotten us much better special effects, because they didn't exist. We had to go with the stories and try to make them as believable as possible, and flash the outlandish things by quickly, so the audience never got a good, in-focus look at them!" Perhaps no films attracted more rabid fans and less critical acclaim than the genre movies of that era. The men and women who made the characters come to life are interviewed here, talking about their work, the behind-the-scenes action, and the impact the movies had on their careers. The interviewees are Gene Barry, Gary Clarke, Gary Conway, Merian C. Cooper, Robert Dix, Donnie Dunagan, Alex Gordon, Peter Graves, Gary Gray, Arch Hall, Jr., Stephen Kandel, Carolyn Kearney, Ken Kolb, Robert L. Lippert, Jr., Jan Merlin, Mary Mitchel, Elliott Reid, Stanley Rubin, Frankie Thomas and Burt Topper. Extensively illustrated.

Angels in the Brine

Author : Richard F. Quinn
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 148094288X
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Angels in the Brine written by Richard F. Quinn and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Angels in the Brine by Richard F. Quinn Facing hunger, homelessness, and little hope for a better life, the Malloys and Mahoneys sail from Ireland to Australia in search of a new home. The friendship between the two families would continue for the next 150 years, including a move from Australia to the United States. Angels in the Brine is a historical saga that gives readers a fascinating look at the lives of two families as they navigate their ways from the Great Famine in Ireland through the Vietnam War. Angels in the Brine is a story of hope that is sure to inspire those who read it.

Some Unholy War

Author : Terence Strong
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0857206834
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book Some Unholy War written by Terence Strong and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dave Aston is a dead man walking. He was a member of the elite British SAS. He'd ridden an adrenalin wave, invincible. Black Ops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Until that final mission into bandit country. Unauthorised, with no back up. That was when his luck ran out . . . Now, he's returned home to an alien civilian life of bad dreams and bad people. Everything is lost: his marriage, his home and his self-respect. Down and out, with a broken body and a damaged soul, on the cold, mean streets of his homeland. There he discovers that the astonishing circle of deceit is complete. But is he just too far down to fight back against a new evil force at work in his own back yard? Can he possibly find the strength and courage to avenge his friends and save himself?

Movie Westerns

Author : John Howard Reid
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1411666100
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book Movie Westerns written by John Howard Reid and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No less than 150 classic western movies are surveyed, ranging from super productions like "The Big Country", "Destry Rides Again", "The Mark of Zorro", "Red River", "The Searchers", "The Spoilers" and "Unconquered" to the output of such popular "B" western film stars as Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Randolph Scott, William Boyd, Johnny Mack Brown, Tim Holt and Wayne Morris. Plus a big tip of the sombrero to Charles Starrett and John Wayne.

Tarzan, Jungle King of Popular Culture

Author : David Lemmo
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476626227
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Tarzan, Jungle King of Popular Culture written by David Lemmo and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From his first appearance in 1912, Tarzan became a multimedia franchise whose cultural influence extended well beyond mere entertainment. The original 20th century superhero, the Lord of the Apes was the inspiration behind such early archetypes as The Shadow and Doc Savage, themselves the basis for heroes like Batman and Superman. Long before Comic-Cons and Trekkies, the first Tarzan fan club was formed in America in 1916, pioneering the fandom movement that pervades modern pop culture. This book examines Tarzan in his various media representations—hunter, warrior, secret agent, fighter of communists and Nazis—and in his numerous story arcs, including crossover adventures featuring historical characters like Arthur Conan Doyle and Nikola Tesla.

Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928Ð1982

Author : Michael R. Pitts
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 078645766X
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928Ð1982 written by Michael R. Pitts and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-10-12 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1928 through 1982, when Columbia Pictures Corporation was a traded stock company, the studio released some of the most famous and popular films dealing with horror, science fiction and fantasy. This volume covers more than 200 Columbia feature films within these genres, among them Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers and The Revenge of Frankenstein. Also discussed in depth are the vehicles of such horror icons as Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and John Carradine. Additionally highlighted are several of Columbia’s lesser known genre efforts, including the Boston Blackie and Crime Doctor series, such individual features as By Whose Hand?, Cry of the Werewolf, Devil Goddess, Terror of the Tongs and The Creeping Flesh, and dozens of the studio’s short subjects, serials and made-for-television movies.

1000 Famous Horses Fact & Fictional Throughout the Ages

Author : FJH Glover
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1456885308
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (568 download)

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Download or read book 1000 Famous Horses Fact & Fictional Throughout the Ages written by FJH Glover and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-04-05 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no available information at this time.

Sport and Apartheid South Africa

Author : Michelle M. Sikes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000488527
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Sport and Apartheid South Africa written by Michelle M. Sikes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As athletes of today grapple with how to use their public platforms to fight for activist causes, Sport and Apartheid South Africa: Histories of Politics, Power, and Protest examines a set of longer histories of sport, ‘race’, and activism. The book seeks to uncover and understand new historical aspects of apartheid and sport, challenge myths, and rethink dominant narratives. It examines the subject of racially segregated sport in South Africa from national and transnational perspectives, asking questions about how athletes and administrators, transnational anti-apartheid groups and activists, and politicians around the world interpreted and internalized racial segregation in South Africa. By connecting the local to the global, this book illuminates the ways in which apartheid sport animated national and international debates, ranging from racism and human rights to Cold War politics and post-colonialism. Sport and Apartheid South Africa is a significant new contribution to the study of race and politics in sport and will be a great resource for academics, researchers, and advanced students of History, Politics, International Relations, Sociology, and Political Geography. The chapters in this book were originally published in The International Journal of the History of Sport.

Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s

Author : Gene Scott Freese
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786476435
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s written by Gene Scott Freese and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-04-10 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biographical dictionary shines the spotlight on several hundred unheralded stunt performers who created some of the cinema's greatest action scenes without credit or recognition. The time period covered encompasses the silent comedy days of Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, the early westerns of Tom Mix and John Wayne, the swashbucklers of Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn, and Burt Lancaster, the costume epics of Charlton Heston and Kirk Douglas, and the action films of Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood, and Charles Bronson. Without stuntmen and women working behind the scenes the films of these action superstars would not have been as successful. Now fantastic athletes and leading stunt creators such as Yakima Canutt, Richard Talmadge, Harvey Parry, Allen Pomeroy, Dave Sharpe, Jock Mahoney, Chuck Roberson, Polly Burson, Bob Morgan, Loren Janes, Dean Smith, Hal Needham, Martha Crawford, Ronnie Rondell, Terry Leonard, and Bob Minor are given their proper due. Each entry covers the performer's athletic background, military service, actors doubled, noteworthy stunts, and a rundown of his or her best known screen credits.

Cheap Tricks and Class Acts

Author : John Johnson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786400935
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Cheap Tricks and Class Acts written by John Johnson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 1996 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals the behind-the-scenes production secrets of the Hollywood films of the 1950s.