Duke, We're Glad We Knew You
John Wayne's Friends and  Colleagues Remember
His Remarkable Life
Herb Fagen with C. Courtney Joyner
Citadel Press, Expanded and Updated, 2009

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About the Book
We called him Duke, and he was every bit the giant off the screen that he was on. Everything about him-his stature, his style, his convictions-conveyed enduring strength, and no one who observed his struggle in those final days could doubt that strength was real. Yet there was more. To my wife, Nancy, "Duke Wayne was the most gentle, tender person I ever knew."
 - from the first chapter, The Unforgettable John Wayne, by Ronald Regan

From the Publisher:
To millions of movie fans, John Wayne was heroism personified, and to this day he is as big a star as he was in his prime. He was voted the 5th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly, the 4th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Premiere magazine, and #13 Greatest Actor on the 50 Greatest Screen Legends list put out by the American Film Institute.

Here, in loving memory of the Duke thirty years after his death, is the updated and expanded edition of Duke, We're Glad We Knew You, featuring never-before-seen photos and interviews. The legendary icon is made real through vivid ancedotes and observations from the insiders who worked, gambled, drank, and fought with the outsized personality that was John Wayne. Candid, funny, revealing, moving and inspiring, this two-fisted tribute shows John Wayne as the true hero he was.

About Contributing Author C. Courtney Joyner:
{>} C. Courtney Joyner is a screenwriter with more than 20 produced films to his credit. He has contributed chapters to a number of books on film history and his articles have appeared in Wildest Westerns, Fangoria and Famous Monsters of Filmland.

At the most recent Western Writers of America conference, C. Courtney Joyner was presented with The President's Award for "Outstanding Service to WWA" by Chairman Paul Andrew Hutton and WWA's Johnny Boggs. Courtney has been a judge for the prestigious WWA Spur Awards for Drama and Documentary Writing for the last five years, and has served on numerous writing panels, with a focus on the current western market and screenwriting.

Softcover, 278 pp., Bibliography, Notes, Index
Shipping weight is approx. 12 oz.