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Last of the cowboy heroes : the westerns of Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Audie Murphy
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Last of the cowboy heroes : the westerns of Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Audie Murphy

Author: Robert Nott
Publisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, ©2000.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"In the world of Western films, Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Audie Murphy have sometimes been overshadowed by favorites like Roy Rogers and John Wayne. Yet these actors played a crucial role in the changing environment of the post-World War II Western, and made many excellent middle-budget films. This chronological account of the three stars' careers begins in 1946 and concludes with Audie Murphy's last Western  Read more...
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Nott, Robert, 1960-
Last of the cowboy heroes.
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2000
(OCoLC)607408052
Online version:
Nott, Robert, 1960-
Last of the cowboy heroes.
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2000
(OCoLC)609232531
Named Person: Randolph Scott; Joel McCrea; Audie Murphy; Audie Murphy; Joel McCrea; Randolph Scott, Schauspieler.
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Robert Nott
ISBN: 078640762X 9780786407620
OCLC Number: 42888128
Description: ix, 195 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents: Foreword / Budd Boetticher --
Randolph Scott --
Joel McCrea --
Audie Murphy --
The Code of the West --
Scott at Warner Bros. and Columbia, 1950-1955 --
McCrea at Universal, 1950-1955 --
Money, Women and Guns --
Murphy on the Rise, 1956-1960 --
McCrea in Decline, 1955-1959 --
Scott, Boetticher and Kennedy --
Guns in the Afternoon (Ride the High Country) --
Murphy Rides Alone, 1962-1967 --
End of the Trail.
Responsibility: by Robert Nott ; foreword by Budd Boetticher.

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"In the world of Western films, Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Audie Murphy have sometimes been overshadowed by favorites like Roy Rogers and John Wayne. Yet these actors played a crucial role in the changing environment of the post-World War II Western, and made many excellent middle-budget films. This chronological account of the three stars' careers begins in 1946 and concludes with Audie Murphy's last Western in 1967. Covering both the personal and professional lives of these three Hollywood cowboys, the book also depicts Hollywood at a time of transformation in its attitude toward the Western. The text is complemented by nearly 70 photographs and a filmography for each of the three."--BOOK JACKET.

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