Bibliograph

Jock Mahoney, the life and films of a Hollywood stuntman, Gene Freese

Type

Label

Jock Mahoney, the life and films of a Hollywood stuntman, Gene Freese

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-204) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Jock Mahoney

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Gene Freese

Sub title

the life and films of a Hollywood stuntman

Summary

"This is the first biography of a Hollywood legend. Iowa-born Jock Mahoney was an elite athlete and U.S. Marines fighter pilot prior to a film career. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest stuntmen in movie history, having taken leaps and bounds for Errol Flynn, John Wayne, Randolph Scott, and Gregory Peck"--

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- The athlete5 -- The U.S. Marine -- The stuntman -- The cowboy and serial star -- The range rider -- The universal star -- Jocko is Yancy Derringer -- Jocko and Tarzan -- The parent -- The falling star -- The vagabond -- Jocko's toughest fight -- The return of Jocko -- Epilogue

Target audience

adult

Classification