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The Nicest Fella - The Life of Ben Johnson: The World Champion Rodeo Cowboy Who Became an Oscar-Winning Movie Star

The Nicest Fella - The Life of Ben Johnson: The World Champion Rodeo Cowboy Who Became an Oscar-Winning Movie Star

Richard D. Jensen, D. Jensen
Jensen, Richard D.

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Publisher Price: $30.95

ISBN10: 1440196788
ISBN13: 9781440196782
Publisher: Authorhouse
Published: Jan 19 2010
Pages: 516
Weight: 1.11
Height: 1.04 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
This is the amazing story of Ben Johnson, the cowboy who grew up in the tall grass prairie of Oklahoma, rode to Hollywood in a boxcar full of horses and became an Oscar-winning actor. Johnson co-starred in some of Hollywood's greatest Western movies of all time, alongside John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Steve McQueen, Marlon Brando, Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Burt Reynolds, Alan Ladd, and many more.

Known as Son to his family and friends, Johnson was the son of a three-time world champion rodeo cowboy also named Ben Johnson. Dividing his time between the world of movies and the world of rodeo, Son Johnson became one of the greatest rodeo cowboys of all time, winning the 1953 RCA World Championship for team roping.

A man of principle who believed in the value of honesty, realism and respect, Johnson managed to forge a successful career in the film industry without becoming a part of the excesses of Hollywood. He often paid dearly for his integrity, enduring a blacklist by famed Western director John Ford for refusing to allow Ford to verbally abuse him.

Johnson's career lasted more than 50 years, with many highs and lows, but through it all he always stayed true to the cowboy code.

When he won his Oscar for The Last Picture Show in 1972, Johnson took the stage and, in his typical aw shucks way, said, This couldn't have happened to a nicer fella. The Nicest Fella is a must read for fans of Ben Johnson, rodeo fans, Western movie buffs, Hollywood fanatics, and anyone who still believes in the American dream! With 30 pages of never-before-seen photographs from the Johnson family collection and a complete filmography.

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