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Informationen zum Autor Martha Crawford Cantarini has been honored with the Golden Boot Award and was inducted into the Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall of Fame. She lives in British Columbia. Klappentext Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, acclaimed horse trainer and show rider Martha Crawford Cantarini was among the busiest of Hollywood's elite corps of female stunt riders. She was the regular stunt double for such actresses as Eleanor Parker, Anne Baxter and Shirley MacLaine, appearing in films ranging from Elvis Presley's debut feature Love Me Tender to the epic Western The Big Country. Martha also hosted a Las Vegas television program in the 1960s, while her palomino Frosty gained fame as "the gambling horse" after rolling a seven at the Thunderbird Casino craps table. This fascinating insider's memoir of the American entertainment industry recounts Martha's personal and professional associations with Clark Gable, Ronald Reagan, Jean Simmons, and other Hollywood luminaries. Zusammenfassung Recounts the career of Martha Crawford! acclaimed horse trainer! show rider! and stunt double to stars such as Eleanor Parker and Shirley MacLaine. This insider's memoir of the American entertainment industry also tells the story of Martha's personal and professional associations with Clark Gable! Ronald Reagan! Jean Simmons! and other Hollywood luminaries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Prologue Preface 1. Riding to Hollywood 2. Yellow Sky 3. Flying High 4. Higher Learning 5. Interrupted Melody 6. Texas Lady 7. Coming Back 8. The Rains of Ranchipur 9. Love Me Tender 10. The King and Flicka 11. Dakota Incident 12. My Tin Star Year 13. The Seventh Sin 14. April Love 15. The Big Country 16. The Sheepman 17. The Law and Jake Wade 18. Ride a Crooked Trail 19. It's All in the Game 20. Las Vegas 21. Thunderbird 22. The Horse of Many Miracles Epilogue Index ...
