Your Friend and Mine, Andy Devine - Softcover

Devine, Dennis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593932294 ISBN 13: 9781593932299

Publisher: BearManor Media, 2016

Synopsis

Everyone loved Andy Devine, who starred on radio, television, films, and the New York stage. Just look at his credits in the back of this book and you will be amazed.Devine was discovered by accident, then struggled for many years. But success would be his, and he would appear in some of the greatest films ever made. Andy Devine would be married to the same woman for forty-three years and they would live on a farm just outside Hollywood. They raised two sons who would graduate from college and be successful in their own right.In this book you will meet many Hollywood characters who were clever, funny and unpredictable. You will experience both the golden age of film and radio plus the early years of television. You will be involved with the deal makers and the deal breakers. Our author, Dennis Devine, is a dramatic and compelling story teller who will capture the reader. Just try to put it down!"Making friends was what Andy Devine was all about,”writes his son Dennis Devine in his loving, respectfulmemoir of his beloved father. Dennis is a good storyteller (perhapsan inherited trait?) as he relates he and his father’sevolving relationship.- Western Clippings

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Product Description

Everyone in Hollywood loved Andy Devine. For that matter, everyone in the country did. That's why he was in so many films. He also starred on radio, television, and on the New York stage. Just look at his credits in the back of this book and you will be amazed. He was discovered by accident, then struggled for many years, but success would be his. He would appear in some of the greatest films ever made. Andy Devine would be married to the same woman for forty-three years and they would live on a farm just outside Hollywood. They raised two sons who would graduate from college and be successful in their own right. In this book you will meet many Hollywood characters who were clever, funny and unpredictable. You will experience both the golden age of film and radio plus the early years of television. You will be involved with the deal makers and the deal breakers. Of note is that this book was not written by a ghostwriter who received his information from outside sources. No. It was written by Andy's youngest son who was always there. You will see that our author is a dramatic and compelling storyteller who will capture the reader. Just try to put it down!

About the Author

Dennis J. Devine is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. His work has been published in numerous professional journals, including Law and Human Behavior; Psychology, Public Policy, and Law; Journal of Empirical Legal Studies; and Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

Edition details

• Publisher: BearManor Media
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1593932294
• ISBN 13: 9781593932299
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248