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Dan Bessie

Dan Bessie

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Author, book editor and illustrator, screenplay coach, cartoonist, film director, sometime publisher. Since 06 my wife Jeanne and I (she's also a writer), have been living in rural France. 

The Usurper King (The Plantagenet Legacy Book 3)

The Usurper King (The Plantagenet Legacy Book 3)

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<p><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">First, he led his own uprising. Then he captured a forsaken king. Henry had no intention of taking the crown for himself; it was given to him by popular acclaim. Alas, it didn't take long to realize that that having the kingship was much less rewarding than striving for it. Only three months after his coronation, Henry IV had to face a rebellion led by Richard's disgruntled favorites. Repressive measures led to more discontent. His own supporters turned against him, demanding more than he could give. The haughty Percies precipitated the Battle of Shrewsbury which nearly cost him the throne—and his life.</span><br style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;" /><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">To make matters worse, even after Richard II's funeral, the deposed monarch was rumored to be in Scotland, planning his return. The king just wouldn't stay down and malcontents wanted him back.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11pt;"><span style="font-size:12px;">&quot;Dan Bessie's book should be obligatory for anyone considering a creative life. The story is rich in detail, funny, and honest. Bessie has compromised no more than he had to, and reviews a rich and sometimes desperate life as a creative erson who sustained himself by wit and wile. I hope that I'll be able to say as much about my own. / from the forward by PETER COYOTE, Emmy-winning actor / ET, Erin Brocovich, etc.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11pt;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10px;"><br /></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11pt;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:12px;"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><em><span style="font-size:12px;">&quot;Reeling Through Hollywood'</span></em></span><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-size:13px;"> is a storyteller's story. It was hard to put down. Reading it was like looking under the curtain and seeing the inside of the movie business. Dan Bessie has written a true description of a life in film. And it is a page-turner.&quot; / Robert Dalva, director and Oscar nominated film editor (The Black Stallion, October Sky, etc)</span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11pt;"><font size="3"><span style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11pt;"><font size="3"><span style="font-size:13px;"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11pt;"><span style="font-size:12px;">&quot;If you've ever wondered what Jane Fonda, Spiderman, Clint Eastwood, Bertholt Brecht, Tom and Jerry and Ken and Barbie and Roy and Dale plus others including the Culligan Man and the House UnAmerican Activities Committee have in common, the answer is Dan Bessie. He encounters them all in his lively account of his struggles to make films his way. <em>'Reeling Through Hollywood</em></span><span style="font-size:12px;">' is both a delight and a powerful tutorial in independent filmmaking.&quot; / Tom Rickman, Oscar &amp; Emmy- nominated screenwriter (Coal Miner's Daughter, Truman)</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span>            </span><span style="font-size:10px;">            </span></span></p>