Duke: We're Glad We Knew You: John Wayne's Friends and Colleagues Remember His Remarkable Life (Paperback)

by Herb Fagen (Author)
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Drawing on hundreds of sources, this oral biography of John Wayne combines anecdotes and observations by those who knew, loved, and worked with him throughout his career, and reveals Duke at his noblest and most vulnerable. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 246 pages
• Publisher: Citadel (November 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806520566
• ISBN-13: 978-0806520568
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #126,795 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Duke: Remembered by his friends & colleagues., September 29, 2000

By	Kiril G. Kundurazieff "Opinions issued from T... (Santa Ana, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Critics complain that he was a Johnny-One Note who played the same person over & over, & wasn't very good at it. I say this is Baloney.

The annecdotes & observations of the people who lived & worked with him that are found in this book show that he was able to do so much, physically, & emotionally with the characters he played.

You come away with a better sense of why you cheered, laughed, & cried under the spell of his performances. Whether you agreed or disagreed with the actions of his character, you still cared for him & cared about what happened to him

His friends, family, & co-workers loved & admired him & it shows very clearly in this wonderful book.

Sure, he drank, & smoked, & was a staunch anti-commie, but he was also a loyal, funny, kind & gentle family man who worked hard to perfect his craft & cared about his co-workers.

Read this book & understand.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book on John Wayne, March 23, 1999

By A Customer

"Duke We're Glad We Knew You" is an exellent book. People such as Harry Carey Jr., Ben Johnson, Lee Aaker, John Wayne's stepsister, and many more write of when they knew Duke.The foreward is written by Ronald Regan who knew Wayne personally. Author, Herb Fagen. interviewed many of them personally. The book has stories about how Wayne first got started in acting, his childhood,his marriages, his movies, and his death. I have really enjoyed this book.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fagen's little book on Duke is better than most, December 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Duke We're Glad We Knew You: John Wayne's Friends and Colleagues Remember His Remarkable Life (Hardcover)

After spending over 6 years researching the career of actress Maureen O'Hara; conducting interviews with Harry Carey, Jr., John Agar, Anna Lee, Charles FitzSimons and Maureen, herself, my book shelf contains just about every bio written on Duke Wayne. Some are huge volumes, some are medium in size and all are reasonably good in various areas.. Whatever the pursuit of the authors of the icon known as "Duke" I find that I always go back to Fagen's book "Duke We're Glad We Knew You." It's kind of like sitting in on an interview of your own; listening to the statements of people who actually there at different times in Duke's life. The other bios on Duke are put aside - I pull out this book for some great reading. I highly recommend it. END