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Informationen zum Autor The late Yakima Canutt was an Academy Award winner, and was inducted into the Stuntmen's Hall of Fame, Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, and the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. Klappentext Rodeo legend, actor and stuntman Yakima Canutt blazed a trail as a champion bronco buster and rode to fame as a collaborator with John Wayne, who claimed to borrow his on-screen persona from Canutt's real one. This autobiography relates Canutt's years on the rodeo circuit, and his roles in dozens of silent westerns.Rodeo legend, actor and stuntman Yakima Canutt blazed a trail as a champion bronco buster and rode to fame as a collaborator with John Wayne, who claimed to borrow his on-screen persona from Canutt's real one. This autobiography relates Canutt's years on the rodeo circuit, and his roles in dozens of silent westerns. Inhaltsverzeichnis TABLE OF CONTENTSForeword by Joe Canutt Foreword by Charlton Heston Preface by John Crawford Introduction The Early Years The Rodeo Circuit Breaking Broncs for War Rodeos with C.B. Irwin The Lion's Share The World Championship Deep Sea Cowboy Back on the Circuit Tipperary's Only Defeats My First Trip to Texas Oklahoma St. Louis and Chicago Second Trip to Texas Hollywood The Devil Horse Audrea I Always Called Him Jonathan Off to Australia Melbourne Stagecoach Boom Town The Kids Appendix I: Poems of Yakima Canutt Appendix II: Filmography Index
