Ladies of the Western: Interviews with Fifty-one More Actresses from the Silent Era to the Television Westerns of the 1950's and 1960's - Softcover

"highly recommended...great fun...with their unparalleled knowledge of the western film, the authors manages to extract some terrific stories out of these gals...valuable tidbits about Hollywood in general"--Classic Images; "insightful...an often riveting account of the lives of actresses who never really became stars--and why they didn't"--Big Reel; "worthy...very good value"--Wranglers' Roost; "a good read...an invaluable resource"--True West; "many of the interviews have never seen print before...present[s] a clear snapshop of how western filmmaking and 'the business' evolved"--Western Clippings; "a trove of tidbits and reminiscences...libraries supporting film studies and women in film courses will want to have [this book]"--Feminist Collections; "most interesting book...highly recommend"--The Old Cowboy Picture Show; "interesting"--Reference & Research Book News.

This work features interviews with 51 leading ladies who starred in B-westerns, A-westerns, and television westerns. Some were well-known and others were not, but they all have fascinating stories to tell and they talk candidly about their careers and the many difficulties that went along with their jobs. Back then, conditions were often severe, locations were often harsh, and pay was often minimal. The actresses were sometimes the only females on location and they had to provide their own wardrobe and do their own make-up, as well as discourage the advances of over-affectionate co-stars. Despite these difficulties, most of the women interviewed for this agree that they had fun. Claudia Barrett, Virginia Carroll, Francis Dee, Lisa Gaye, Marie Harmon, Kathleen Hughes, Linda Johnson, Ruta Lee, Colleen Miller, Gigi Perreau, Ann Rutherford, Ruth Terry, and June Vincent are among the 51 actresses interviewed.