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It was directed by Gordon Douglas, who had earlier directed Walker in 1958's Fort Dobbs and 1959's Yellowstone Kelly. Leigh Brackett wrote the screenplay and Joseph F. Biroc provided the black-and-white photography, most of which was shot in and around Arches National Park in Utah. The film did not do very well at the box office. [1] [2]
The Moviegoer is the debut novel by Walker Percy, first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf in 1961. [2] It won the U.S. National Book Award. [3] Time included the novel in its "Time 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005". [4]
Walker Percy, OblSB (May 28, 1916 – May 10, 1990) was an American writer whose interests included philosophy and semiotics. Percy is noted for his philosophical novels set in and around New Orleans ; his first, The Moviegoer , won the National Book Award for Fiction .
Walker was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.Emotionally scarred by his parents' divorce when he was still a child, he subsequently developed an interest in acting, which led his maternal aunt, Hortense McQuarrie Odlum (then the president of Bonwit Teller), to offer to pay for his enrollment at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City in 1937.
Howard Thompson of The New York Times gave the film a mixed review, writing, "As for the plot, written by Burt Kennedy and George W. George, Mr. Walker plays a murder fugitive who rescues a widow and her small son from some Comanches and finally clears his name by leading a stockade defense against a mass attack. For the first two-thirds of ...
‘17 Again’ (2009) In one of his last film roles, Perry starred in 2009’s “17 Again” alongside Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Michelle Trachtenberg, Sterling Knight, and his “The Odd Couple ...
WOLVES PREVIEWat Utah Jazz, Delta Center, 8:30 p.m. Saturday TV; radio: BSNX; iHeartRadio app Stats and analytics: Tap here. Odds: No line (Utah plays Friday) Pregame reading: Timberwolves' T.J ...
The CW has unveiled more midseason premiere dates for new and returning series, but there’s nary a Kryptonian nor a Texas Ranger in sight. We’ll start with the announcements, beginning with ...