It has also been said that every cowboy had two books in his saddle bags — Shakespeare and the Bible. ”When the truth becomes legend, print the legend.” When he wrote it like that – when fact becomes fiction, print the fiction – he got it backwards. “When the legend sells better than the truth, print the legend.” And in an unconscionable act of propagandizing to children, the Texas Board of State Education has embraced this credo with the selection of its 2010 choice of text books. The mystery of the misquoted quote from “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”, Poems by Bear of Little Brain – Contents Page. Fortunately the movie does not use the more farfetched bits of her legend. None of what mediots are trying to sell you is about Bill Buckner. In the film, Maxwell Scott firmly chose legend over fact because legends sold more newspapers in the Wild West. Share Tweet Share. What Johnson did write, as simply and kind of sweetly as McMurtry does, is about the value of literacy and reading: “That book you read,” she asked wistfully, “what’s it about?” “It was written by a man named Plato,” Ranse told her stiffly. In the original shooting script, the editor credits the "print the legend" quote to Dutton Peabody (Edmond O'Brien), the founder and original editor of the Shinbone Star, but Ford deleted this reference either during shooting or in the editing room. However,  The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is quite clearly a statement by Ford about his own body of work, especially his creation of the Western myth in films like Stagecoach (1939) and My Darling Clementine (1945). He wrote: ”When the truth becomes legend, print the legend.”. In fact that scene is not in the book, which is why I credit James Warner Bellah and Willis Goldbeck, not Dorothy Johnson. The resurrection of defunct, once revered automotive brands seems to be a frequent and favourite pastime of enthusiasts displaying varying degrees of naivety and business acumen. I didn't realize how pervasive this quote had become in our society. Also, it was not John Ford who said it. I always thought the line was incorrect. The Mantra of the Obama Administration: When the Legend Becomes Fact, Print the Legend The Mantra of the Obama Administration: When the Legend Becomes Fact, Print the Legend. (“Play it again, Sam” – anyone?) With all due respect to Mr. Scott, "when the legend becomes fact, print the legend" is not a phenomenon peculiar to the West, it is a practice that at times undergirds public discourse, creating arrested development. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (/ ˈ v æ l ə n s /) is a 1962 American dramatic western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and James Stewart.The screenplay by James Warner Bellah and Willis Goldbeck was adapted from a 1953 short story written by Dorothy M. Johnson.. (Clues in the film indicate that it takes place after 1876.). And what they got, they believed. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Final Destination series, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2020. Thank you! About The Book. February 7, 2013 By duke101 4 Comments Empowering words from the movie, “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.” Share. The short life and tragic death of Johann Conrad Muehleisen, Part II By J. L. Starkey. Photo by J.v.d.V. The modern version of this adage might be ‘when we’ve made up the legend don’t bother with the facts.’ And that’s why everyone thinks that John Ford uttered them. O.K. …Hey, don’t you use that tone with me! He still tried to escape. Then there was the trope… These days, the line is misquoted even more by people just saying; “print the legend”. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” With all due respect to Mr. Scott, “when the legend becomes fact, print the legend” is not a phenomenon peculiar to the West, it is a practice that at times undergirds public discourse, creating arrested development. When The Legend Becomes Fact, Print The Legend: Bill Buckner & Boston Sports Media IronheadBJBSJ May 29, 2019 Leave a comment. (c) facelvegaparis. It took 20 more years, but by 1969, the introduction of television was the primary media to transcribe the day to day movement of the race. It is a line that reflects the state of journalism on the American Frontier, in the second half of the 19th century to about 1890, the period in which the film is set. Newspapers of the time contained sensationalist stories with blaring headlines. “Mr. This continues the review of vloggers and bloggers who pass scrutiny and offer information that is original, of good qualityContinue Reading, Dear Chloe and all who have written to me today, When the pandemic first hit and we had to postpone the European tour I was given the opportunity to take stock, and to see what I actually wanted to do with my life. January 22, 2019 June 4, 2020 J. L. Starkey 7 Comments on When the legend becomes fact, print the legend. I love the line, and can't imagine any other way to end the movie. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is based on a short story by Western writer Dorothy M. Johnson (her works, A Man Called Horse and The Hanging Tree, were also made into films). and see you around twitter! I remember the film as haunting, a reminder of the cost paid by those perceived as better than they are. "Print the legend" does not appear in Johnson's story; in fact, Ranse, who is called Ransome Foster in the story, never reveals the truth to anyone other than his wife, Hallie (played by Vera Miles in the film). Kudos for Ms. Johnson, now long dead. Ah yes, Facel: we’ve been expecting you. The quote "when the legend becomes fact, print the legend" from director John Ford's Western The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) is one of the most resonant lines in movie history. If you do NOT wish to receive updates, you can click again on the “Following” pop-up at the bottom right of the landing page, which will remove the link. I am quite familiar with English.” She put her red hands on the cafe counter. This sentence (underlined) was in a film, a song, a play, and a short story. "This is the West, sir. But there’s some kids in town.” Her face was so lighted that Ranse looked away. Screenplay writers James Warner Bellah and Willis Goldbeck have to be credited with those words. Lance Hawvermale is raising funds for PRINT THE LEGEND: A Tabletop RPG of the American Southwest on Kickstarter! When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”. The screenplay writers added in the line – one of many – to build the film plot, and they reframed the context, and this process has subsequently happened many times to suit people’s changing perceptions of the law and press freedom – and fake news. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance The reporter, Maxwell Scott (played by Carleton Young), gets the facts about the celebrated career of “Ransom Stoddard” (played by James Stewart ) a senator who, in his youth, became famous for killing an outlaw, “Liberty Valance”.