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When did Jack Schaefer write Shane?
1949
Schaefer wrote dozens of thoroughly researched westerns and was also an editor of anthologies of western stories. But it is his first novel, “Shane,” published in 1949, and the movie that was made from it in 1953 starring Alan Ladd, for which he will be best remembered.
Where was Jack Schaefer born?
Cleveland, OHJack Schaefer / Place of birthCleveland, officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. It is located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. maritime border with Canada and approximately 60 miles west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania state border. Wikipedia
When was Jack Schaefer born?
November 19, 1907Jack Schaefer / Date of birth
Does Shane die in the novel?
Did Shane die at the end of the book? The Ending… Shane is wounded in the process, and the movie ends as he climbs onto his horse and rides away, whilst Joey (the young boy who looks up to him) tirelessly calls out after his hero: “Shane! Come back, Shane!” What Everybody Thinks… “Oh, man.
How old is Bob Starrett?
eleven years old
Bob Starrett – Joe Starrett’s son. He is eleven years old. He is the narrator. In the words of author Jack Schaeffer’s son Jon, the character of Bob is, “a boy who thinks [mysterious stranger Shane] is a God.”
What does Shane teach Bob?
Bob Starrett Shane redefines for Bob what it means to be a man and a hero, and Shane teaches Bob many lessons, such as that it does not take a man to engage in a fight. He also teaches Bob to accept responsibility for his actions, even if some external force has provoked them.
Jack SchaeferShane / Author
Who wrote the movie Shane?
Alfred Bertram Guthrie
Jack SherJack Schaefer
Shane/Screenplay
Is Brandon de Wilde still alive?
Deceased (1942–1972)Brandon deWilde / Living or Deceased
Where does Shane come from in the book Shane?
The title character, Shane, is a mysterious stranger who rides into and then out of the lives of the Starrett family, “a man who seemed to come from nowhere and appeared equally determined to pass on to nowhere.” He is typically quiet, always silent about his past.
Who is Marian in Shane?
Jean Arthur
Shane (1953) – Jean Arthur as Marian Starrett – IMDb.
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