(The idea of that epicene
fop, the Earl of Oxford, taking a break from his falconry and hawking or from his documented European travels to supply two
plays a year to this rather disreputable band of low «life artisans is risible.)
A consummate raconteur, Fancher recounts episodes from his remarkable life — including romantic misadventures with silver - screen stars, wayward acts of chivalry, jealousy, and friendship — matched with a parallel world of film and TV footage wherein Fancher
plays cowboys, killers,
fops, cads, and the occasional hero.