A Thinker's Damn
Audie Murphy, Vietnam, and the making of the Quiet American
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Examines feud between Mankiewicz and author Graham Greene, Michael Redgrave´s on-set problems, Audie Murphy´s near death experience, and dangers around Saigon. Features ONLY INTERVIEW ever given by Willard Willingham, Audie´s stunt double and best friend and rare insights from GIORGIA MOLL, costar in her first interview in 40 years. This was a prestigious film and one of the biggest failures of the 1950s, changing the original ending. Interviews with surviving cast and crew. With a script that pleased no one, including Audie Murphy whose near death during the filming in Saigon caused major problems, the book reveals one of the colossal movie failures of the time: Oscar-caliber talent could not save the picture. Extraordinary look at Audie Murphy and the most significant adventure of his life!!! Rare photos of filming from friends and colleagues on the set of The Quiet American, including Willard Willingham (Audie´s best friend) and Vinh Noan (associate producer). Sources include excerpts from never published diary of Oscar winning film editor William Hornbeck.
Signed personally and sold by author to eBay bidder. See reviews on amazon.com or bn.com. Great insights into Audie Murphy, A Thinker´s Damn by William Russo, recounts the problems faced by the first American crew to go to Saigon to film a movie version of the controversial novel in 1957.
About the Author
A veteran of the Vietnam War, Dr. William Russo served with the U.S.Army and later worked as a free-lance writer for Hollywood tabloids. Nowadays, Russo is a professor at Curry College near Boston, Massachusetts. His previous books include Mal Tempo, Junior Bad Guys: Movie Delinquents of the 1950s, and Another Sunny Day.