John Wayne: My Father - Softcover

Wayne, Aissa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0878339590 ISBN 13: 9780878339594

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

In John Wayne: My Father, Aissa Wayne delves into her father's childhood, his film career, and his life off the screen. The result is an affecting portrait that offers a new perspective on one of America's most enduring hero's humanity.

About this title

About the Author:

Wayne, daughter of John and Pilar Wayne.

Steve Delsohn has written several acclaimed books about sports, including the New York Times bestseller Out of Bounds with NFL great Jim Brown. He is the author of two previous oral histories, The Fire Inside: Firefighters Talk About Their Lives and Talking Irish: The Oral History of Notre Dame Football. Delsohn is also a correspondent for ESPN television. A native of Chicago, he now lives in Thousand Oaks, California, with his wife and three daughters.

From Library Journal:

Born in 1956 to John Wayne and his third wife, Pilar, the author witnessed the passing of her father from movie star to American icon. Not surprisingly, he was a stern father--harder on his sons than his little girl. Unlike Christina Crawford's book about her mother, Joan, this is no Duke Dearest; Wayne comes off as a fully rounded person, ultimately held in a sympathetic light. There's little here that hasn't already been suggested in many Wayne bios, although the author does contest the claims made by her father's last personal secretary, Pat Stacy, that the two were open lovers.
- Thomas Wie ner, formerly with "American Film," Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0878339590
• ISBN 13: 9780878339594
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272