This is the amazing story of Ben Johnson, the cowboy who grew up in
the tall grass prairie of Oklahoma, rode to Hollywood in a boxcar
full of horses and became an Oscar-winning actor. Johnson
co-starred in some of Hollywood's greatest Western movies of all
time, alongside John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Steve McQueen, Marlon
Brando, Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Burt Reynolds, Alan Ladd, and
many more.
Known as "Son" to his family and friends, Johnson was the son of
a three-time world champion rodeo cowboy also named Ben Johnson.
Dividing his time between the world of movies and the world of
rodeo, "Son" Johnson became one of the greatest rodeo cowboys of
all time, winning the 1953 RCA World Championship for team
roping.
A man of principle who believed in the value of "honesty,
realism and respect," Johnson managed to forge a successful career
in the film industry without becoming a part of the excesses of
Hollywood. He often paid dearly for his integrity, enduring a
blacklist by famed Western director John Ford for refusing to allow
Ford to verbally abuse him.
Johnson's career lasted more than 50 years, with many highs and
lows, but through it all he always stayed true to the cowboy
code.
When he won his Oscar for The Last Picture Show in 1972,
Johnson took the stage and, in his typical "aw shucks" way, said,
"This couldn't have happened to a nicer fella." The Nicest Fella is
a must read for fans of Ben Johnson, rodeo fans, Western movie
buffs, Hollywood fanatics, and anyone who still believes in the
American dream With 30 pages of never-before-seen photographs from
the Johnson family collection and a complete filmography.
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