Jock Mahoney

Author : Gene Freese
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476612874

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Jock Mahoney by Gene Freese Pdf

Iowa-born Jock Mahoney was an elite athlete and U.S. Marines fighter pilot prior to falling into a film career. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest stuntmen in movie history, having taken leaps and bounds for Errol Flynn, John Wayne, Randolph Scott, and Gregory Peck. One of the first stuntmen to successfully move into acting, he was the popular star of the 1950s television westerns Range Rider and Yancy Derringer and twice played Tarzan on the big screen, presenting a memorable portrayal of an educated, articulate and mature jungle lord true to author Edgar Rice Burroughs' original vision. Filming in real jungles around the world took a physical toll on Mahoney that transformed him from leading man to burly character actor. He had to overcome the effects of a stroke but true to his tough guy nature rose above it to resume his life's many adventures. Mahoney was beloved by fans at conventions and appearances until his untimely demise in 1989 from a stroke-caused motor vehicle accident.

Author : Gene Freese
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786476893

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Jock Mahoney by Gene Freese Pdf

Iowa-born Jock Mahoney was an elite athlete and U.S. Marines fighter pilot prior to falling into a film career. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest stuntmen in movie history, having taken leaps and bounds for Errol Flynn, John Wayne, Randolph Scott, and Gregory Peck. One of the first stuntmen to successfully move into acting, he was the popular star of the 1950s television westerns Range Rider and Yancy Derringer and twice played Tarzan on the big screen, presenting a memorable portrayal of an educated, articulate and mature jungle lord true to author Edgar Rice Burroughs' original vision. Filming in real jungles around the world took a physical toll on Mahoney that transformed him from leading man to burly character actor. He had to overcome the effects of a stroke but true to his tough guy nature rose above it to resume his life's many adventures. Mahoney was beloved by fans at conventions and appearances until his untimely demise in 1989 from a stroke-caused motor vehicle accident.

Author : Frank Manchel
Publisher : New Academia Publishing, LLC
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780978771300

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Every Step a Struggle by Frank Manchel Pdf

This book pays tribute to the sacrifices and achievements of seven individuals who made difficult and controversial choices to insure that black Americans shared in the evolution of the nation's cultural heritage. Transcriptions and analyses of never-before published uncensored conversations with Lorenzo Tucker, Lillian Gish, King Vidor, Clarence Muse, Woody Strode, Charles Gordone, and Frederick Douglass O'Neal reveal many of the reasons and rationalizations behind a racist screen imagery in the first three-quarters of the twentieth century. This primary source, replete with pictures, documentation, and extensive annotations, recounts through the words of important participants what happened to many film pioneers when a new generation of African-Americans rebelled against the nation's stereotyped film imagery. "A unique historical resource, this book is a fitting tribute to these artists, reminding us of their courage, integrity, and perseverance to succeed against great odds. The thorough, meticulous annotations make it an indispensable addition to collections in film studies and African American studies." -Denise Youngblood, Professor of History, University of Vermont. "The author has taken a unique approach and may have even created a new genre of writing: the interview embellished with scholarly commentary. It is a fascinating experiment. . . This book belongs in every research library and in all public libraries from mid-size to large cities. It fills in lacunae between existing studies." -Peter C. Rollins, Editor-in-Chief of Film & History.

Author : Gene Freese
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476629353

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Classic Movie Fight Scenes by Gene Freese Pdf

Both brawls and elaborate martial arts have kept movie audiences on the edges of their seats since cinema began. But the filming of fight scenes has changed significantly through the years--mainly for the safety of the combatants--from improvised scuffles in the Silent Era to exquisitely choreographed and edited sequences involving actors, stuntmen and technical experts. Camera angles prevented many a broken nose. Examining more than 300 films--from The Spoilers (1914) to Road House (1989)--the author provides behind-the-scenes details on memorable melees starring such iconic tough-guys as John Wayne, Randolph Scott, Robert Mitchum, Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Clint Eastwood, Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris and Jackie Chan.

Author : Daniel Blum
Publisher : Biblo & Tannen Publishers
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 081960304X

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Daniel Blum's Screen World 1963 (Screen World) by Daniel Blum Pdf

Author : Doug Smith
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0738551570

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Davenport by Doug Smith Pdf

Native Americans inhabited the gentle sloping bluffs along the Mississippi River on which Davenport now sits. The peoples who lived on the fertile soil of eastern Iowa were forced into selling their land for pennies to white settlers. From the original survey of the town in 1836 throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, progress was steady as steamboats navigated the dangerous rapids of the Mississippi River, and settlers came to battle extreme Midwest winters and plow the unbroken prairie. In 1856, the first bridge to span the river was completed here, heralding the locomotive from the east and becoming of major importance to the movement west. German and other immigrant families came in droves and with them the development of major national industrial centers for agriculture and its implements, lumber and building material, alcohol and tobacco, and numerous other products. Davenport has been a town of unusual and fascinating history.

Author : Louis Joseph Barbier
Publisher : Vantage Press, Inc
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 053315992X

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The Panama Club by Louis Joseph Barbier Pdf

It is December 31, 1999 and the United States has relinquished all control of the Panama Canal Zone to China. Upon the departure of the Americans, the Canal Zone is threatened by a series of paranormal activity--several accounts of strange beings, swirling lights in the sky, and the inexplicable loss of time. InThe Panama Clubby Louis Joseph Barbier, Jock Mahoney is appointed to investigate and uncover the answers to this baffling phenomenon, before it is too late.

Author : Tom Weaver
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786482177

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Earth vs. the Sci-Fi Filmmakers by Tom Weaver Pdf

Back in the era of black-and-white horror and sci-fi movies, "we didn't have special effects, or the money for 'em," says Peter Graves, one of the genre's most popular stars. "But in those days, an unlimited amount of money wouldn't have gotten us much better special effects, because they didn't exist. We had to go with the stories and try to make them as believable as possible, and flash the outlandish things by quickly, so the audience never got a good, in-focus look at them!" Perhaps no films attracted more rabid fans and less critical acclaim than the genre movies of that era. The men and women who made the characters come to life are interviewed here, talking about their work, the behind-the-scenes action, and the impact the movies had on their careers. The interviewees are Gene Barry, Gary Clarke, Gary Conway, Merian C. Cooper, Robert Dix, Donnie Dunagan, Alex Gordon, Peter Graves, Gary Gray, Arch Hall, Jr., Stephen Kandel, Carolyn Kearney, Ken Kolb, Robert L. Lippert, Jr., Jan Merlin, Mary Mitchel, Elliott Reid, Stanley Rubin, Frankie Thomas and Burt Topper. Extensively illustrated.

Author : Richard F. Quinn
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781480942882

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Angels in the Brine by Richard F. Quinn Pdf

Angels in the Brine by Richard F. Quinn Facing hunger, homelessness, and little hope for a better life, the Malloys and Mahoneys sail from Ireland to Australia in search of a new home. The friendship between the two families would continue for the next 150 years, including a move from Australia to the United States. Angels in the Brine is a historical saga that gives readers a fascinating look at the lives of two families as they navigate their ways from the Great Famine in Ireland through the Vietnam War. Angels in the Brine is a story of hope that is sure to inspire those who read it.

Author : Terence Strong
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780857206831

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Some Unholy War by Terence Strong Pdf

Dave Aston is a dead man walking. He was a member of the elite British SAS. He'd ridden an adrenalin wave, invincible. Black Ops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Until that final mission into bandit country. Unauthorised, with no back up. That was when his luck ran out . . . Now, he's returned home to an alien civilian life of bad dreams and bad people. Everything is lost: his marriage, his home and his self-respect. Down and out, with a broken body and a damaged soul, on the cold, mean streets of his homeland. There he discovers that the astonishing circle of deceit is complete. But is he just too far down to fight back against a new evil force at work in his own back yard? Can he possibly find the strength and courage to avenge his friends and save himself?

Author : John Howard Reid
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781411666108

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Movie Westerns by John Howard Reid Pdf

No less than 150 classic western movies are surveyed, ranging from super productions like "The Big Country", "Destry Rides Again", "The Mark of Zorro", "Red River", "The Searchers", "The Spoilers" and "Unconquered" to the output of such popular "B" western film stars as Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Randolph Scott, William Boyd, Johnny Mack Brown, Tim Holt and Wayne Morris. Plus a big tip of the sombrero to Charles Starrett and John Wayne.

Author : David Lemmo
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476626222

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Tarzan, Jungle King of Popular Culture by David Lemmo Pdf

From his first appearance in 1912, Tarzan became a multimedia franchise whose cultural influence extended well beyond mere entertainment. The original 20th century superhero, the Lord of the Apes was the inspiration behind such early archetypes as The Shadow and Doc Savage, themselves the basis for heroes like Batman and Superman. Long before Comic-Cons and Trekkies, the first Tarzan fan club was formed in America in 1916, pioneering the fandom movement that pervades modern pop culture. This book examines Tarzan in his various media representations—hunter, warrior, secret agent, fighter of communists and Nazis—and in his numerous story arcs, including crossover adventures featuring historical characters like Arthur Conan Doyle and Nikola Tesla.

Author : FJH Glover
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781456885304

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1000 Famous Horses Fact & Fictional Throughout the Ages by FJH Glover Pdf

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Author : Michelle M. Sikes,Toby C. Rider,Matthew P. Llewellyn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781000488524

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Sport and Apartheid South Africa by Michelle M. Sikes,Toby C. Rider,Matthew P. Llewellyn Pdf

As athletes of today grapple with how to use their public platforms to fight for activist causes, Sport and Apartheid South Africa: Histories of Politics, Power, and Protest examines a set of longer histories of sport, ‘race’, and activism. The book seeks to uncover and understand new historical aspects of apartheid and sport, challenge myths, and rethink dominant narratives. It examines the subject of racially segregated sport in South Africa from national and transnational perspectives, asking questions about how athletes and administrators, transnational anti-apartheid groups and activists, and politicians around the world interpreted and internalized racial segregation in South Africa. By connecting the local to the global, this book illuminates the ways in which apartheid sport animated national and international debates, ranging from racism and human rights to Cold War politics and post-colonialism. Sport and Apartheid South Africa is a significant new contribution to the study of race and politics in sport and will be a great resource for academics, researchers, and advanced students of History, Politics, International Relations, Sociology, and Political Geography. The chapters in this book were originally published in The International Journal of the History of Sport.

Author : Gene Scott Freese
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476614700

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Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s by Gene Scott Freese Pdf

This biographical dictionary shines the spotlight on several hundred unheralded stunt performers who created some of the cinema's greatest action scenes without credit or recognition. The time period covered encompasses the silent comedy days of Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd, the early westerns of Tom Mix and John Wayne, the swashbucklers of Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn, and Burt Lancaster, the costume epics of Charlton Heston and Kirk Douglas, and the action films of Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood, and Charles Bronson. Without stuntmen and women working behind the scenes the films of these action superstars would not have been as successful. Now fantastic athletes and leading stunt creators such as Yakima Canutt, Richard Talmadge, Harvey Parry, Allen Pomeroy, Dave Sharpe, Jock Mahoney, Chuck Roberson, Polly Burson, Bob Morgan, Loren Janes, Dean Smith, Hal Needham, Martha Crawford, Ronnie Rondell, Terry Leonard, and Bob Minor are given their proper due. Each entry covers the performer's athletic background, military service, actors doubled, noteworthy stunts, and a rundown of his or her best known screen credits.