Month: March 2023

John Ford was enraged by what Ward Bond did to John Wayne on set – Old western

THE SEARCHERS featured an appalling mistake by Ward Bond that had to be covered up for years to avoid the…

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John Wayne’s Final Ever Role Was In… Star Wars?! (Yes, Really) – Old western

While John Wayne’s final onscreen role was The Shootist, here’s why 1977’s Star Wars: A New Hope was technically his…

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The Duke John Wayne suffered from ill health in the last 15 years of his life – Old western

The Academy Award winner, for his role in True Grit (1969), was born as Marion Robert Morrison, in Iowa, in…

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John Wayne and Robert Duvall Nearly Came to Blows Filming a Classic Western – Old western

Robert Duvall currently has 3 films in production as he turns 91 this week. The actor once fired up fellow…

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The Interview That Ended John Wayne and Christopher Mitchum’s Friendship – Old western

John Wayne’s tragi* feud with Christopher Mitchum who desperately tried to reconcile When John Wayne and Robert Mitchum met on…

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‘Hope to hell I do’ – Old western

The crowning moment in his acting life came in 1970, when he earned his only Academy Award for Best Actor,…

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John Wayne hospitalised on traumatic final film – so ill almost forbidden from finishing – Old western

Back in 1964, John Wayne had a cancerous lung and a few ribs removed, leaving him stricken with health problems for the…

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Did actor John Wayne win the hearts of fans with a football injury story? – Old western

Actor John Wayne went from his young passion for football to becoming a big movie star in Hollywood . However, there are conflicting accounts…

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John Wayne’s Red River Sparked A Feud Between Howard Hawks And Howard Hughes – Old western

Howard Hughes’s deliriously ahistorical “The Outlaw” is probably best known for star Jane Russell’s brassiere, which the director painstakingly designed…

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The Truth About Western Legend Red Steagall’s First Meeting With John Wayne – Old western

When Western legend Red Steagall met one of the only actors who was more legendary than himself, John Wayne, he was…

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