Western Gunslingers in Fact and on Film

Hollywood's Famous Lawmen and Outlaws

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Film, History, Americas, United States
Cover of the book Western Gunslingers in Fact and on Film by Buck Rainey, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
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Author: Buck Rainey ISBN: 9781476603285
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: November 17, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Buck Rainey
ISBN: 9781476603285
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: November 17, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English

Billy the Kid, Wild Bill Hickok, Belle Starr, Wyatt Earp, the Younger Gang, the Dalton-Doolin Gang and Bat Masterson—these real-life lawmen and lawbreakers have been the basis of so many Hollywood Westerns that it has become difficult to discover where the truth ends and the legend begins. All actually became larger-than-life characters during their lifetimes, as contemporary newspapers and books embellished their deeds for their own purposes. But it was in Hollywood that the line between reality and myth was completely blurred. Each chapter-length entry here first focuses on the known facts of the people’s lives and how each became truly legendary during their lifetimes. The reality is then compared to how they have been portrayed in the movies.

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Billy the Kid, Wild Bill Hickok, Belle Starr, Wyatt Earp, the Younger Gang, the Dalton-Doolin Gang and Bat Masterson—these real-life lawmen and lawbreakers have been the basis of so many Hollywood Westerns that it has become difficult to discover where the truth ends and the legend begins. All actually became larger-than-life characters during their lifetimes, as contemporary newspapers and books embellished their deeds for their own purposes. But it was in Hollywood that the line between reality and myth was completely blurred. Each chapter-length entry here first focuses on the known facts of the people’s lives and how each became truly legendary during their lifetimes. The reality is then compared to how they have been portrayed in the movies.

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