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" William S. Hart : "
Ronald L. Davis.
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BL
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1010596
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b764966
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| Main Entry
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Davis, Ronald L.
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| Title & Author
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William S. Hart : : projecting the American West /\ Ronald L. Davis.
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| Publication Statement
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Norman :: University of Oklahoma Press,, ©2003.
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xvi, 269 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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0806135581
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: 9780806135588
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Filmography: pages 233-239.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-257) and index.
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| Contents
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Boyhood -- Struggling actor -- Projecting a western image -- Inceville cowboy -- Making movies for Triangle -- Artcraft star -- Artcraft contract renewed -- Romance and marriage -- Back to work -- Retirement -- The final reel.
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"Stage actor turned Hollywood star, William S. Hart (1864-1946) was for movie fans a cherished symbol of the romantic Old West. His silent westerns offered excitement, lessons in righteous behavior, and a nostalgic vision of the American frontier. This biography explores the personal and professional life of Hollywood's prototypical cowboy hero."
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"For the first time, readers are given insights into Hart's somewhat lonely and tragic personal life, his quarrels with exploitive studios, and his association with such latter-day frontier legends as Charles M. Russell, Bat Masterson, and Wyatt Earp, who regarded him as a kindred spirit.
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Other highlights of this book include excerpts from his previously unpublished letters to starlet Jane Novak, Hart's one-time fiance, as well as numerous photographs from studio and private collections." "Drawing on Hart's papers, primary sources of the Motion Picture Academy, oral history, and contemporary newspapers, this chronicle of Hart's life is the first since his own starry-eyed autobiography, My Life East and West, appeared in 1929"--Jacket.
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Hart, William S., (William Surrey),1864-1946.
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Hart, William S., (William Surrey),1864-1946
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Hart, William Surrey.
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Motion picture actors and actresses-- United States, Biography.
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Motion picture actors and actresses.
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Western
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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791.43/028/092B
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PN2287.H3D38 2003
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