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This is a book that no Gene Autry or western film fan should be without. Previous books were okay but so positive in all aspects that a true picture was not shown. Autry is shown as a great man but like everyone had a few faults. There's an excellent discography which as near as I can tell is complete. The filmography lists only movie title and songs but as there's at least three complete filmographies in other books probably it was considered unnecessary. There's also an index which is extremely important in any book especially to someone like me who uses them when doing research.
Fred Isenor
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I was born in 1931 -- just about the time Gene Autry was starting his singing career. When I was old enough to go to the local Movie Theater alone I would not miss a Gene Autry movie, and we just had to listen to the Gene Autry weekly radio program.
As I grew older I attended Gene's appearances in Pittsburgh, PA. He was always courteious to us kids. Even though we were there every day he smiled, talked to us and autographed our books again, and again, and again. Gene never hurried us. He spent time talking to us and making us feel special.
This is a book I could not lay down. Holly George did a wonderful job telling us of his personal life. His successes and failures, his fights with Republic Studios. His drinking problem and womanizing. She showed us the man, a very human man, with perfection and flaws, just like the rest of us.
If you want to know the REAL, behind the mask, Gene Autry, this is the book. Holly George tells it well and let's us make our own decisions as to the type of person he was. I think he was a good man. I think Holly did a great job researching this book and writing it in an informative and interesting manner.
Dorothy W. Rossa
Chicago, IL
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Gene wasn't my favorite as a kid, Hoppy and Roy were slightly ahead of him. But I did enjoy his early westerns on TV and I'll always remember Gene's Phantom Empire. I found this book to be very entertaining, despite trying to keep track of the large number of characters mentioned who crossed paths with Autry. It was also interesting to see how many later-famous people he knew early on. This was a long read for me, but I always looked forward to picking it up and reading a few chapters.
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This excellent biography of Gene Autry puts him back in the saddle again for more than 300 pages. "Public Cowboy No. 1" offers an in-depth insight into the Saturday-afternoon hero of millions of boys and girls, many of whom are now mature men and women, who can devour this bio with a nostalgia that is, in part, bitter-sweet, but always enjoyable. You'll discover how Gene Autry developed into not only one of the most popular entertainers of him time, but also a shrewd businessman, which made him one of the richest of his time. This biography is a well-documented, informative read. So, pretend it's Saturday afternoon again, saddle up and take another thrilling ride down memory lane with Public Cowboy No. 1. You'll be glad you did.
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This is a big book all about the career of Gene Autry, and not enough about his personal life, which is usually what I like to read. I don't need to know about every record he made and when and every performance, etc., etc., etc. And I don't need to know about all his business dealings. But I like to know about what stars did behind the scenes, etc., and surprisingly this seemed to involve a lot of drinking and womanizing which I didn't think Autry had done. Oh well. There just wasn't enough about him personally for my reading taste, but the guy had no children and had a solid marriage, so I guess there isn't much dirt on him.
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