Jeffrey Hunter
The Film, Television, Radio and Stage Performances
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
Published:28th Apr '14
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Jeffrey Hunter is best remembered today for his roles as half-breed Martin Pawley in John Ford's classic western The Searchers (1956), as Jesus Christ in Nicholas Ray's King of Kings (1961) and as Christopher Pike, the first captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise, in the original Star Trek pilot. This work chronicles Hunter's entire film and television career from his beginnings as a 20th Century-Fox contract player to his untimely death in 1969 at the age of 42.
Fellow 20th Century-Fox contract player Robert Wagner provides the Foreword and contributes his memories of working with Hunter. Production Manager Herbert F. Solow discusses Hunter's role in the original Star Trek pilot and Lloyd J. Schwartz shares his memories of being present at Hunter's audition for the role of Mike Brady in The Brady Bunch (1969). Hunter's ""lost"" film Strange Portrait (1966) is also discussed in detail and his radio and theatre career highlighted.
“When Green talks about the controversy in casting Hunter as Jesus in King of Kings and why he didn’t join the cast of Star Trek after filming the initial pilot, he is in peak form as a writer and an astute critical commentator. This well written volume is a must for Hunter’s fans”—Classic Images; “The coverage is detailed and the writing style informal and entertaining”—ARBA.
ISBN: 9780786478682
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 315g
240 pages