A real American character : the life of Walter Brennan / / Carl Rollyson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460768903321
• Autore: Rollyson Carl E (Carl Edmund)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Jackson : , : University Press of Mississippi, , 2015
• ISBN: 1-4968-0291-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Collana: Hollywood legends series
• Disciplina: 791.4302/8092; B
• Soggetti: Motion picture actors and actresses - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The beginning (1894-1927) -- The racket (1928-35) -- Acclaim and awards: Samuel Goldwyn, Howard Hawks, Fritz Lang, and how Walter Brennan became a real character (1934-39) -- The apotheosis of Walter Brennan (1940) -- Primal Brennan: Gary Cooper, Humphrey Bogart, Frank Capra, Jean Renoir, Howard Hawks (1940-44) -- Western Brennan: Bob Hope, Henry Fonda, John Wayne, John Ford, Howard Hawks (1944-48) -- Western Brennan redux: Robert Mitchum, James Stewart, Spencer Tracy, John Wayne The far country, Bad day at Black Rock, Rio Bravo (1948-58) -- The real McCoys: America's grandpa (1957-63) -- The politics of becoming Walter Brennan (1960-73) -- The legacy years (1969-74).