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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a short story written by American author Dorothy M. Johnson in 1949. It was made into a 1962 American Western film, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, directed by John Ford,[1] a song (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, released by Gene Pitney also in 1962, and a 2014 stage play by Jethro Compton.[2]

The film gave rise to the commonly misquoted phrase: "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend".[3]

Characters

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  • Ransome (Ranse) Foster
  • Bert Barricune
  • Hallie
  • Liberty Valance
  • Joe Mosten
  • Jake Dowitt

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance". Concord Theatricals. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ Bijman, M. (15 June 2018). "The mystery of the misquoted quote from "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"". Seven Circumstances. Retrieved 14 August 2022.