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Killing John Wayne by Ryan Uytdewilligen (2021, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherGlobe Pequot Press, T.H.E.

ISBN-101493058479

ISBN-139781493058471

eBay Product ID (ePID)18050405262

Product Key Features

Book TitleKilling John Wayne

Number of Pages264 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2021

TopicUnited States / 20th Century, Film / History & Criticism

IllustratorYes

GenrePerforming Arts, History

AuthorRyan Uytdewilligen

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight19.1 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2021-033534

SynopsisBehold the history of a film so scandalous, so outrageous, so explosive it disappeared from print for over a quarter century! A film so dangerous, half its cast and crew met their demise bringing eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes' final cinematic vision to life! Starring All-American legend John Wayne in full Fu Manchu make-up as Mongol madman Genghis Khan! Featuring sultry seductress Susan Hayward as his lover! This is the true story of The Conqueror (1956), the worst movie ever made. Filmed during the dark underbelly of the 1950s--the Cold War--when nuclear testing in desolate southwestern landscapes was a must for survival, the very same landscapes were where exotic stories set in faraway lands could be made. Just 153 miles from the St. George, Utah, set, nuclear bombs were detonated regularly at Yucca Flat and Frenchman Flat in Nevada, providing a bizarre and possibly deadly background to an already surreal moment in cinema history. This book tells the full story of the making of The Conqueror, its ignominious aftermath, and the radiation induced cancer that may have killed John Wayne and many others.

LC Classification NumberPN1997.C667U98 2021