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

by Herb Fagen

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.

Genres: Biography

246 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this biography of the Duke, because it was compiled stories and interviews from people who actually knew him and worked with him and loved him.

I felt like some of the stories contradicted others, and that some of the interviews were kind of jumbled with material that probably could have been left out, but even with all that, every page painted a picture of the John Wayne everyone looked up to. Everyone who knew him said he was exactly the same in real life as he was in his movies. He was just larger than life. He wasn't a super hero, but he was kind of a more realistic, everyday kind of hero. Anyone could follow in his example. He didn't have any super powers, he wasn't perfect. He was just a good man, trying to do the right thing, working for everything he had, defending the things he believed in.

[Ruppert Baird · Rating 4 out of 5]

Part biography, part tribute, part critique, this is an insight into the remarkable life of who is arguably the greatest American actor and icon of the 20th Century.

We read of 'Duke's' beginnings in Iowa, his school and college years, his multiple marriages, his death, and just about everything that interspersed his remarkable life, all in an easy and readable style.

[Ellison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Chronicles the life of the famous actor with a collection of interviews of friends and family as well as co-stars and directors. Shares directors who treated him well and one who for unknown reasons (jealousy?) did not.

B/W images, incomplete index. Mentions wives and children. RIP.

[Peggy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderfully interesting about actor Marion Robert Morrison His middle name was Robert until it was changed to Michael or Mitchell but he was John Wayne or Duke to his fans and friends. Great insights to the real man he was from coworkers . Being a fan of Duke this nonfiction book was fascinating

[Cynthia · Rating 5 out of 5]

WONDERFUL!!!!