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Man They Call Will James, The (DVD) |
Email This Page | | Filmmaker: Gwendolyn Clancy |
As Seen On: Public Television |
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Price listed includes Public Performance License. |
Cowboy. Artist. Cattle rustler. Author. Bronco buster. Movie stuntman. In the 1920`s and 1930`s, a man who laid claim to all of these callings was among the most famous chroniclers of the American West. Born Ernest Dufault in Quebec, he struck out on his own while still a teenager and, as "Will James," began living the cowboy life he dreamed of. A natural artist, he recorded in drawing the vigorous world of the working ranch. After a bronco threw him head first into a railroad tie, he was forced to give up cow punching, and turned instead to the endeavor that would earn him great fame. James the cowboy-novelist produced more than twenty illustrated books. many of which were made into movies. Yet at the height of his popularity, the strain of city living and of fighting Hollywood's sugary adaptation of his works wore him down. Alcoholism took its toll on is personal life. But he continued to turn out book after book for his fans until his death at the age of fifty. The Man They Call Will James is an intimate view of an enigmatic and colorful man who created a life and lived it -- first on a horse and then, vicariously, through his writing -- with vigor. Shot on location in Nevada, Montana, and California with narration by actor Richard Farnsworth, the film presents an intriguing view of a self-made cowboy legend who helped shape the world`s view of the American West.
Running time: 29 min, Year released: 2009
Close captioned?: N, Color?: Y
Avail. formats: dvd
ISBN: 1-55974-807-9
Language: English, Subtitled?: N
For classroom?: Y, Study Guide?: N
Grade level: 7th and up
Other Credits: A film by Gwendolyn ClancyFeaturing Richard Farnsworth |
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Western Heritage Wrangle Award, National Cowboy Hall of Fame/Blue Ribbon, American Film and Video Festival/Gold Apple, National Educational Film and Video Festival
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This title can also be found in: * New Releases *, American Film Festival Award Winners, American West, Americana, Authors, Biographies, Cowboys, Cowgirls & The West, Cultural Studies, Filmmakers & Filmmaking, Gold Apple Award Winners, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Pioneers (U.S.), U.S. History, U.S.A., Writers |
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