Description
Book Synopsis Profiling World War II veterans who became famous Hollywood personalities, this book presents biographical chapters on celebrities like Audie Murphy, America''s number one soldier; Clark Gable, the King of Hollywood; Jimmy Stewart, combat pilot; Gene Autry, the singing cowboy, who flew the infamous Hump; the amorous Mickey Rooney; Jackie Coogan, the Kid who crashed gliders in the jungle; James Arness, who acquired his Gunsmoke limp in the mountains of Italy; Tony Bennett, who discovered his voice during the Battle of the Bulge; and Lee Marvin, a Marine NCO who invaded 29 islands. Profiles of these and 21 others include little-known stories and details.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments—v
- Foreword by Perry King—1
- Preface—3
- 1. Audie Murphy—5
- 2. Sterling Hayden—13
- 3. Eddie Albert—19
- 4. Jimmy Stewart—26
- 5. Joseph Wapner—33
- 6. Gene Autry—38
- 7. Neville Brand—44
- 8. Art Carney—49
- 9. Don Adams—55
- 10. Jackie Coogan—60
- 11. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.—67
- 12. Charlton Heston—77
- 13. Jason Robards—85
- 14. James Arness—93
- 15. Peter (Aurness) Graves—99
- 16. Ernest Borgnine—101
- 17. Tony Bennett—110
- 18. Mickey Rooney—118
- 19. Tyrone Power—127
- 20. Charles Bronson—134
- 21. Tony Curtis—141
- 22. Lee Marvin—149
- 23. Rod Serling—157
- 24. Kirk Douglas—163
- 25. Charles Durning—172
- 26. Henry Fonda—178
- 27. Clark Gable—186
- 28. Mel Brooks—196
- 29. Rod Steiger—204
- 30. Norman Lear—210
- 31. Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.—218
- Epilogue—224
- Bibliography—227
Index—229
