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You will never know the whole Sunset Carson story until you read this book. Includes his life - good and bad; the truth about his real name and birth date; Sunset talks about himself and his fellow actors; remarks by actors with whom he worked; fans' and writers' opinions of Sunset and his movies; complete filmography; lots of photos. After reading this book, you will have a greater appreciation of B-Westerns' tallest star.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #446199 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• 160 pages

Customer Reviews

"The Adventures of a Cowboy Hero ... Sunset Carson ... Empire Publishing (2007)"
Empire Publishing presents "SUNSET CARSON: THE ADVENTURES OF A COWBOY HERO" (Perfect Paperback) - by Bobby J. Copeland (Author) and Richard B. Smith III (Editor), Sunset Carson was an American B-western star of the 1940's --- Carson became an accomplished rodeo rider in his youth --- For a time he worked in a western show owned by early cowboy actor Tom Mix --- In 1940 he traveled to South America, where he competed in rodeos for two years --- After his return to the U.S., he played small parts in the 1943 film "Stage Door Canteen", and the 1944 film "Janie", both having him billed as "Michael Harrison" --- Catching the attention of Republic Pictures executive Lou Grey, he was signed to a contract and given his own series of B-westerns, along with having his name change to "Sunset Carson".

Within two years, Carson was on the top-10 list of money makers for western stars --- Was given a horse named "Cactus", and starred in a string of semi-successful western genre films --- In 1944 he starred in "Bordertown Trail", "Code of the Prairie", and "Firebrands of Arizona" --- 1945 was by far the peak of his career, with his first film of that year being "Sheriff of Cimarron" --- He followed that up with "Sante Fe Saddlemates", "Bells of Rosarita", "Oregon Trail", "Bandits of the Badlands", "Rough Riders of Cheyenne" and "The Cherokee Flash".

In 1946, Carson began the year strong, starring in "Days of Buffalo Bill" and "Alias Billy the Kid". He followed those with "The El Paso Kid", "Red River Renegades", and "Rio Grande Raiders" --- However, by the end of 1946, Carson and Republic Pictures were having disputes --- He claimed the disputes were over his contract. Republic Pictures would later claim that he was fired by Republic creator and executive officer Herbert Yates after attending a studio function while intoxicated and in the company of an underage girl --- At any rate, by the years end he and Republic Pictures had parted company --- He would never again achieve any large success as an actor. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

TABLE OF CONTENTS: (Title and Page Numbers)
Sunset Carson -- Fact or Fiction? - 7
Sunset Speaks - 22
Sunset Talks about His Pals - 32
They Knew Sunset - 36
The Fans Speak - 43
North Carolina Legal Problems - 54
Sunset at the Festivals - 56
They're Writing About Sunset - 60
Bob Brown Remembers - 64
Good Old Boy - 67
Sunset's Films - 74
Sunset in the Comic Books - 86
Replacing Tim McCoy - 89
Sunset's Letter for Tim Holt Day - 91
Film Festival Frauds - 93
Sunset Carson Day - 96
The Astor Pictures from Yucca / Lautem - 99
Marshal of Wndy Hollow - 101
Sunset Carson Filmography - 106
Sunset's Western Troublemakers - 123
A Different Perspective - 130
Goodbye, Sunset - 144
Photo Gallery - 146
Selected Bibliography - 155
About the Authors - 156

BIOS:
1. Sunset Carson (aka: Winifred Maurice Harrison (some sources cite Michael Harrison)
Date of Birth: 12 November 1920 - Gracemont, Oklahoma
Date of Death: 1 May 1990 - Reno, Nevada

SPECIAL BONUS MATERIAL:
1. His Life -- Good and Bad
2. The truth about his real name and birth date
3. Sunset talks about himself and his fellow actors
4. Remarks by actors with whom he worked
5. Fans' and writer's opinions of Sunset and his films
6. Filmography and his films in detail

Check out a new book from Empire Publishing - "SMILEY BURNETTE: WE CALLED HIM FROG" (Perfect Paperback) - by Bobby J. Copeland (Author) and Richard B. Smith III (Editor), one of a kind book on this beloved sidekick during the Golden Age of B-Westerns --- Lester Alvin (Smiley) Burnette, an American singer songwriter who could play as many as 100 different musical instruments, was a successful comedy actor in Western films over three decades -- 1. How he got the name Smiley -- 2. His vast music contribution to his films -- 3. What Smiley thought of Gene Autry -- 4. Comments by those who loved him and those who didn't -- 5. Film Historians' opinions of his place in Western Film History -- 6. His roles in his many films -- 7. Many great photos -- 8. Plus -- A lot about Gene Autry's strikes against Republic -- 9. Pat Buttram's near death experience - made it possible for Smiley to end his film career the way it started - with Gene Autry --- Autry was in the lead role and the rotund Burnette would team up with him as a lovable comedy sidekick named Frog Millhouse (or plain Frog and sometimes as Smiley) --- Their association would produce more than 60 feature length musical Westerns --- This book is available at Amazon or Empire Publishing, pick up your copy soon.

Hats off to Rhonda Lemons and her staff at Empire Publishing --- authors Bobby J. Copeland and Richard B. Smith III, have given us a behind the scenes view about everything you wanted to know about Sunset Carson's career on the big silver screen and television films --- Sunset made strides as an action star emphasis on action -- his accomplishments consisted mainly of a likable smile and boyish mobility -- with limited dialogue and loaded with high action scenes --- Copeland, Smith III and Empire Publishing have captured the moment with pen on paper --- all my heroes have been cowboys!

Total Pages: 160 ~ Empire Publishing ~ (11/30/2007)