“My love of history, my enjoyment in story-telling, and my passion for painting … supplies as much in artistic enjoyment as it does in the contemplation of history and the people and events which so shaped it. The actor and cancer survivor dances with vulnerability and passion across a wild past. The difference? The first four actually existed while the others are a product of tall tales. I’m Your Huckleberry Is Val Kilmer’s Illuminating Memoir. A mythical folk hero would be Paul Bunyan or John Henry. His emphasis, however, is focused on the “historical folk hero” as compared to the “mythical folk hero.” Examples of historical folk heroes are Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Those heroes and their stories have long been the motivating force behind his work. You can hear Val Kilmers masculine voice speaking off-scene as the two brothers slowly walk away from the mad man. Ross has had a lifelong interest in American History and the “folk hero” who is a product of that history. In this New York Times best seller, legendary actor and star of the acclaimed documentary Val shares the stories behind his most beloved roles, reminisces about his star-studded career and love life, and reveals the truth behind his recent health struggles in a remarkably candid autobiography. Val Kilmer, as Doc Holliday, says to Johnny Ringo, “I’m your Huckleberry, that’s just my game.” The saying means, “I’m the one for the job,” “Name the place, I’ll be there,” “I’m your man (or woman!).” If you enjoy art and American history, artist Thom Ross is your Huckleberry.
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“I’m your Huckleberry,” was re-popularized in the classic Western movie “Tombstone” (1993). Confessions, poems and vignettes are peppered throughout his new memoir, I’m Your Huckleberry. In his autobiography, from Simon & Schuster, Kilmer is brutally frank about his career. The phrase can also be traced to the classic Mark Twain novels, where Huckleberry Finn is the loyal sidekick of Tom Sawyer. Im Your Huckleberry In this New York Times bestseller, legendary actor and star of the acclaimed documentary Val shares the stories behind his most. That makes the publication of his memoir, I’m Your Huckleberry, all the more cause for celebration. Of course, Batman, Jim Morrison and the sharp-shooting Doc Holliday. A wise-cracking detective in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
When a knight swore allegiance to a lord or damsel, they would drape a huckleberry garland over his lance, a symbol that he was their champion, their defender. A charming master of disguise in The Saint. The expression, “I’m your Huckleberry,” has been traced back to King Arthur lore. Memoirs were made for confessions, and Val Kilmer’s I’m Your Huckleberry opens with a fairly innocuous one: The actor, artist, and newly minted author admits he readily.
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