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Shooting Stars

Heroes and Heroines of Western Film

by Archie P. McDonald

Since the first moving pictures, no one genre of film has captured the hearts of Americans as has the Western. In Shooting Stars, Archie McDonald, scholar and self-confessed cowboy hero worshipper, presents a rich, informative array of essays on our favorite Western stars. These twelve contributions by established scholars of Western film review the biographical and cinematic lives of stars from the 1920s to the present; together, they constitute a unique collection and a fitting tribute to the influence of these heroes on our lives.

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Table of Contents

  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgments
  • William S. Hart: Authenticity and the West Michael K. Schoenecke
  • Ken Maynard: Daredevil on Horseback Raymond E. White
  • The Western Heroism of Randolph Scott John H. Lenihan
  • The Classic Westerner: Gary Cooper Stephen Tatum
  • Gene Autry and the Coming of Civilization Ray Merlock
  • John Wayne: Hero of the Western Archie P. Mcdonald
  • Audie Murphy: Kid With a Gun Don B. Graham
  • Western Film, Ronald Reagan, and the Western Metaphor Michael E. Welsh
  • Just Dreamin’ Out Loud: The Westerns of Burt Lancaster Richard C. Robertson
  • Clint Eastwood: A Different Kind of Western Hero Jim Miller
  • Women in Western Films: The Civilizer, the Saloon Singer, and Their Modern Sister Sandra Kay Schackel
  • When Television Wore Six-Guns: Cowboy Heroes on TV Gary A. Yoggy
  • Contributors

Metadata

  • isbn
    978-0-253-05575-0
  • publisher
    Indiana University Press
  • publisher place
    Bloomington, Indiana USA
  • restrictions
    CC-BY-NC-ND
  • rights
    Copyright © Trustees of Indiana University
  • rights holder
    Indiana University Press
  • rights territory
    World
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