Back in the Saddle: Essays on Western Film and Television Actors

The western is one of the most popular genres in American film history, and some estimate more than 20,000 of them have been produced. Its popular portrayal of the American West, as a place where good and evil are clearly defined, created heroes that are still among the most respected and remembered in film history.

Writers Lane Roth and Tom W. Hoffer, William E. Tydeman III, R. Philip Loy, Gary Kramer, Raymond E. White, Michael K. Schoenecke, Sandra Schackel, Jacqueline K. Greb, Jim Collins, Richard Robertson, and Gary Yoggy each contributed an essay, focusing on the performances of some of the most famous of Hollywood's leading cowboys and cowgirls. Analyses of the works of G.M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson, Tom Mix, Buck Jones, Tex Ritter, Roy Rogers, James Stewart, Barbara Stanwyck, Steve McQueen, and James Arness are included. James Drury of The Virginian relates his firsthand experiences of movie making by way of introducing this collection.

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Back in the Saddle: Essays on Western Film and Television Actors

The western is one of the most popular genres in American film history, and some estimate more than 20,000 of them have been produced. Its popular portrayal of the American West, as a place where good and evil are clearly defined, created heroes that are still among the most respected and remembered in film history.

Writers Lane Roth and Tom W. Hoffer, William E. Tydeman III, R. Philip Loy, Gary Kramer, Raymond E. White, Michael K. Schoenecke, Sandra Schackel, Jacqueline K. Greb, Jim Collins, Richard Robertson, and Gary Yoggy each contributed an essay, focusing on the performances of some of the most famous of Hollywood's leading cowboys and cowgirls. Analyses of the works of G.M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson, Tom Mix, Buck Jones, Tex Ritter, Roy Rogers, James Stewart, Barbara Stanwyck, Steve McQueen, and James Arness are included. James Drury of The Virginian relates his firsthand experiences of movie making by way of introducing this collection.

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Back in the Saddle: Essays on Western Film and Television Actors

Back in the Saddle: Essays on Western Film and Television Actors

Back in the Saddle: Essays on Western Film and Television Actors

Back in the Saddle: Essays on Western Film and Television Actors

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The western is one of the most popular genres in American film history, and some estimate more than 20,000 of them have been produced. Its popular portrayal of the American West, as a place where good and evil are clearly defined, created heroes that are still among the most respected and remembered in film history.

Writers Lane Roth and Tom W. Hoffer, William E. Tydeman III, R. Philip Loy, Gary Kramer, Raymond E. White, Michael K. Schoenecke, Sandra Schackel, Jacqueline K. Greb, Jim Collins, Richard Robertson, and Gary Yoggy each contributed an essay, focusing on the performances of some of the most famous of Hollywood's leading cowboys and cowgirls. Analyses of the works of G.M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson, Tom Mix, Buck Jones, Tex Ritter, Roy Rogers, James Stewart, Barbara Stanwyck, Steve McQueen, and James Arness are included. James Drury of The Virginian relates his firsthand experiences of movie making by way of introducing this collection.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780786405664
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 09/15/1998
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.45(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Award-winning author Gary A. Yoggy is professor emeritus of history at Corning Community College in New York. He is also the author of the huge Riding the Video Range: The Rise and Fall of the Western on Television (1995, republished in paperback, 2008).

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface
Gary A. Yoggy     
Foreword
James Drury     
Introduction
Archie P. McDonald     

G. M. “Broncho Billy” Anderson: The First Movie Cowboy Hero
Lane Roth and Tom W. Hoffer     
Tom Mix: King of the Hollywood Cowboys
William E. Tydeman III     
Buck Jones: An Old-Time Cowboy
R. Philip Loy     
Tex Ritter: America's Most Beloved Cowboy
Gary Kramer     
Roy Rogers: An American Icon
Raymond E. White     
James M. Stewart: An American Original
Michael K. Schoenecke     
Barbara Stanwyck: Uncommon Heroine
Sandra Schackel     
Will the Real Indians Please Stand
Jacqueline K. Greb     
Faces Without Names
Jim Collins     
Steve McQueen and the Last Western
Richard Robertson     
James Arness: Television's Quintessential
Western Hero
Gary A. Yoggy     

About the Contributors     
Index     
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