On the Good Ship Hollywood eBook John Agar
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For over 20 years, the name John Agar on a marquee meant action to moviegoers - from World War II land, sea and air battles, to the frontier west, to the new frontier of 1950s science fiction, where he stood fast against some of the era's most memorable movie monsters.
Agar's rise to fame was meteoric During World War II, the $83-a-month buck sergeant met and later married "America's Sweetheart" Shirley Temple, and was soon offered a screen test and dramatic instruction by Hollywood mega-mogul David O. Selznick. He co-starred in his very first film, director John Ford's magnificent Fort Apache (1948), and parlayed that impressive debut role into a two-decade string of heroic leads. Steady work was the important thing to Agar, who easily alternated between A-pictures (Ford classics, Sands of Iwo Jima, more), drive-in favorites (Revenge of the Creature, Tarantula) and low-low-budget exploitation items.
A gracious, gentle man, Agar tells the bittersweet tale of his journey through life in this tribute volume, which also includes additional interview material and photos not only from his films but also his private life.
This is John's story.
On the Good Ship Hollywood eBook John Agar
The star of four John Wayne/John Ford movies, as well as Revenge of the Creature, Tarantula, Mole People, and numerious B Westerns and scifi movies, actor John Agar (1921-2002) tells his story. Agar traces his childhood, then goes on to his unexpected chance start in acting when a guest at his wedding -- to grown up child star Shirley Temple -- invited him to get a screen test. Agar found he liked acting and his first role was the John Ford classic, Fort Apache, with John Wayne and even his wife, Shirley Temple, who appears as the love interest in what was probably her biggest adult role.The marriage with Temple didn't last long and Agar declines to comment much on it. He remarried...his second wife appeared in Revenge as the lady screaming on a boat as the Creature dives into the ocean. Aside from marriage, Agar admits to having a problem with alcohol and occasionally falling off the wagon, but he accepts responsibility.
This is a short book, but Agar was suffering from emphysema when dictating it, so I'm sure that was a factor. It is buttressed by two Tom Weaver interviews (which in Weaver's fashion bring in a lot of fan-favorite detail about making the movies and not just the bio the author instead focuses on) and an article about Agar which brings in a few details he didn't cover. An excellent decision, especially since Weaver delves more into the making of the scifi and horror movies, adding substantially to Agar's own comments.
Despite its brevity, an excellent bio by a 1950s B movie icon.
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On the Good Ship Hollywood eBook John Agar Reviews
Interesting story of his life but could have used more on his sci-fi career
A great 'Hollywood' book, absent of the usual Nastiness and Acrimony. A great read, that should be Payed Forward, when finished.
The star of four John Wayne/John Ford movies, as well as Revenge of the Creature, Tarantula, Mole People, and numerious B Westerns and scifi movies, actor John Agar (1921-2002) tells his story. Agar traces his childhood, then goes on to his unexpected chance start in acting when a guest at his wedding -- to grown up child star Shirley Temple -- invited him to get a screen test. Agar found he liked acting and his first role was the John Ford classic, Fort Apache, with John Wayne and even his wife, Shirley Temple, who appears as the love interest in what was probably her biggest adult role.
The marriage with Temple didn't last long and Agar declines to comment much on it. He remarried...his second wife appeared in Revenge as the lady screaming on a boat as the Creature dives into the ocean. Aside from marriage, Agar admits to having a problem with alcohol and occasionally falling off the wagon, but he accepts responsibility.
This is a short book, but Agar was suffering from emphysema when dictating it, so I'm sure that was a factor. It is buttressed by two Tom Weaver interviews (which in Weaver's fashion bring in a lot of fan-favorite detail about making the movies and not just the bio the author instead focuses on) and an article about Agar which brings in a few details he didn't cover. An excellent decision, especially since Weaver delves more into the making of the scifi and horror movies, adding substantially to Agar's own comments.
Despite its brevity, an excellent bio by a 1950s B movie icon.
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