James Arness gives the full story on his early years, his family, his military career and his film work in Hollywood, including appearances in the cult-favorite science fiction movies Them and The Thing .
This is a republication in paperback of the 2001 edition--the long anticipated account of one of the icons of 20th-centur.
His post-theatrical period is also covered.
He had a very long run on television\'s Gunsmoke and a role in the miniseries How The West Was Won .
James Arness gives the full story on his early years, his family, his military career and his film work in Hollywood, including appearances in the cult-favorite science fiction movies Them and The Thing