Jeffrey Hunter: The Film, Television, Radio and Stage Performances

by Paul Green

Overview

Jeffrey Hunter is best remembered today for his roles as half-breed Martin Pawley in John Ford's classic western The Searchers (1956), as Jesus Christ in Nicholas Ray's King of Kings (1961) and as Christopher Pike, the first captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise, in the original Star Trek pilot. This work chronicles Hunter's entire film and television career from his beginnings as a 20th Century-Fox contract player to his untimely death in 1969 at the age of 42.

Fellow 20th Century-Fox contract player Robert Wagner provides the Foreword and contributes his memories of working with Hunter. Former vice president and head of Desilu Studios Herbert F. Solow discusses Hunter's role in the original Star Trek pilot and Lloyd J. Schwartz shares his memories of being present at Hunter's audition for the role of Mike Brady in The Brady Bunch (1969). Hunter's "lost" film Strange Portrait (1966) is also discussed in detail and his radio and theatre career highlighted.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476614410
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	04/22/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

The late Paul Green worked as an artist in the UK for Marvel, DC and World Distributors, among others, on titles such as Doctor Who, Rambo, Action Man, Wonder Woman and Star Trek. The author of many books about television and film history, he lived in Rustburg, Virginia.
The late Paul Green worked as an artist in the UK for Marvel, DC and World Distributors, among others, on titles such as Doctor Who, Rambo, Action Man, Wonder Woman and Star Trek. The author of many books about television and film history, he lived in Rustburg, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword by Robert Wagner
Preface
Introduction
 1. Julius Caesar—Call Me Mister—Fourteen Hours
 2. Take Care of My Little Girl—The Frogmen—Red Skies of Montana
 3. Belles on Their Toes—Lure of the Wilderness
 4. Dreamboat—Sailor of the King
 5. Three Young Texans—Princess of the Nile
 6. White Feather—Seven Angry Men
 7. Seven Cities of Gold—A Kiss Before Dying
 8. The Searchers
 9. The Great Locomotive Chase—The Proud Ones
10. Gun for a Coward—The True Story of Jesse James
11. The Way to the Gold—No Down Payment
12. Count Five and Die—The Last Hurrah
13. In Love and War—Sergeant Rutledge
14. Key Witness—Hell to Eternity
15. King of Kings
16. Man-­Trap—The Longest Day
17. No Man Is an Island—Gold for the Caesars
18. The Man from Galveston—Murieta—Brainstorm
19. Strange Portrait—Dimension 5
20. A Witch Without a Broom—The Christmas Kid
21. Custer of the West—The Private Navy of Sgt. O’Farrell
22. Super Colt 38—Find a Place to Die
23. Sexy Susan Sins Again—Viva America!
24. Jeffrey Hunter on Stage
25. Jeffrey Hunter on Radio
26. Jeffrey Hunter on Television
27. Temple Houston
28. Star Trek: “The Cage”—“The Menagerie”
29. The Brady Bunch
30. Legacy
Filmography
Appendix: Jeffrey Hunter Credits and Memorabilia
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

When Green talks about the controversy in casting Hunter as Jesus in King of Kings and why he didn’t join the cast of Star Trek after filming the initial pilot, he is in peak form as a writer and an astute critical commentator. This well written volume is a must for Hunter’s fans”—Classic Images; “The coverage is detailed and the writing style informal and entertaining”—ARBA.

From the Publisher

The coverage is detailed and the writing style informal and entertaining

ARBA