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A Hollywood screen writer and director, Kennedy is best known as the director of the John Wayne epic, The War Wagon. Known for injecting humor into the usually sober Western genre, Kennedy enjoyed working on the James Garner films Support Your Local Sheriff and Support Your Local Gunfighter, spinning off Garner's "Maverick" character. He also directed the Frank Sinatra Western spoof Dirty Dingus McGee and co-wrote the screenplay for the classic book Catch-22. Kennedy died at his Sherman Oaks, Calif., home on February 15 from cancer. He was 78. From This is True for 11 February 2001 Suggestions for further reading:
 By: G. Dirk Mateer List Price: $27.95 Amazon Price: $27.95 Editorial Review: Master economic principles, theories, and concepts through film! Designed as a student workbook, ECONOMICS IN THE MOVIES helps you learn core economic ideas through popular film. With concepts and examples in every scene, this collection of twenty film scenes provides you with the tools you need to succeed.  By: Michael R. Pitts List Price: $45.00 Amazon Price: $45.00 Editorial Review: A comprehensive reference volume of the most popular, enduring film genre: feature-length (over 40 minutes) Westerns, including 16mm, 8mm, Super 8mm, videocassettes and videodiscs. Each entry has film title, release company and year, running time, b&w/color notation, cast listing, plot synopsis, brief critical review. A master list of cowboys and their horses is provided and the book is comprehensively indexed. Art Acord and the Movies By: Grange B. McKinney List Price: $39.95 Amazon Price: $39.95 Editorial Review: The first detailed and fully illustrated biography and filmography of Art Acord, a real cowboy and rodeo champion who achieved stardom in silent Westerns. His career as a stunt man and actor began with the establishment of film studios in Southern California in the early 1900's, and ended with the transition to sound motion pictures in the late 1920's.  By: Ann Snuggs List Price: $15.00 Amazon Price: $15.00 Editorial Review: The Ultimate Western Movie Trivia Book. This book contains trivia questions and answers pertaining to the Western movie films and actors through the years. With this book in hand, one can become a Western movie wizard in a matter of days. Contains more than 1000 questions with answers.  By: John, Howard Reid List Price: $19.95 Amazon Price: $19.95 Editorial Review: This grab-bag of movie westerns ranges from the best to the worst; from lavish, no-expense-spared Cecil B. DeMille epics to Poverty Row double bills; from big-budget John Wayne vehicles like "In Old Oklahoma", "The War Wagon" and "The Fighting Kentuckian" to the sort of bottom-drawer product delivered by Sherman Scott and Monogram; from prestige, star-studded westerns like "My Darling Clementine" and "How the West Was Won" to the depths of "The Toughest Man in Arizona"; from the expertly crafted, super-popular "B" stables of Gene Autry, William Boyd, Roy Rogers, Charles Starrett and company to the fly-by-night efforts of long-forgotten brands like "The Range Busters." All reviews carry detailed credits. The book is rounded out with a Hopalong Cassidy filmography and many reproductions of original film posters. |
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