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Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry

Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry Trade paperback - 2009 - 1st Edition

by George-Warren, Holly

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George-Warren offers the first serious biography in which Gene Autry the legend becomes a flesh-and-blood man--with all the passions, triumphs, and tragedies of a flawed icon.

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New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. 9x6x1. First printing. A fine copy. 2009 Trade Paperback. 406 pp. The only performer to earn 5 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Gene Autry was the singing cowboy king of American entertainment. Now, in Public Cowboy No.1, Holly George-Warren offers the first serious biography of this singular individual, in a fascinating narrative that traces Autry's climb from small-town farm boy to multimillionaire. Here for the first time Autry the legend becomes a flesh-and-blood man--with all the passions, triumphs, and tragedies of a flawed icon. George-Warren recounts stories never before told, including revelations about Autry's impoverished boyhood, his adventures as an up-and-coming singer, and the impact his unbelievable success had on his personal life. The book provides equally colorful details of Autry's lengthy radio and recording career, which included such classics as "Back in the Saddle Again" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"; his movie career, where he breathed new life into the Western genre; and his role in early television. And along the way, we see how he invested shrewdly in radio, real-estate, and television, becoming the only entertainer listed among 1990's Fortune 400. Based on exclusive access to Gene Autry's personal papers, as well as interviews with more than 100 relatives, employees, colleagues, and friends, this engaging biography brings to life a major Hollywood star--a man who, more than anyone else, put Western music and style on the American cultural map.
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  • Title Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry
  • Author George-Warren, Holly
  • Binding Trade Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1st Printing
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 480
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, New York
  • Date 2009
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 2339081
  • ISBN 9780195372670 / 0195372670
  • Weight 1.55 lbs (0.70 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 3.30 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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  • New York Times Book Review, 03/22/2009, Page 20

About the author

Holly George-Warren is an award-winning writer, editor, and frequent commentator on Western films, music, and fashion. A contributor to more than 40 books on popular music, she is the author of Cowboy! How Hollywood Invented the Wild West and coauthor of How the West Was Worn: A History of Western Wear. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Village Voice, Entertainment Weekly, and many other publications.

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