The whole cast was at James Arness’ house when the Duke walked out. Before anybody ever laid eyes on James Arness as Matt Dillon, the first...
A Standout Film In John Wayne’s Catalog . In the immense list that is John Wayne’s filmography, one title stands out among the rest. That movie...
During his years in the limelight, John Wayne was famously conservative, so much so that he was the head of the Motion Picture Alliance for the...
John Wayne and Kirk Douglas starred together in The War Wagon. Kirk was not the first choice to play Lomax in the film but the director...
By 1972, Bruce Dern’s career was off to a great start. Like many actors who started in the sixties, Dern cut his teeth on small TV...
When John Wayne showed up on television, he was usually playing himself in a showbiz cameo, like his “I Love Lucy” guest appearance. As one of...
John Wayne was indisputably a Hollywood icon, but he was much more than that to Ronald Reagan. In fact, the 40th president of the United States...
Elvis Presley could have starred in the 1969 western True Grit alongside icon John Wayne. However, as much as his manager Col. Tom Parker wanted Elvis...
While many fans love John Wayne and his movies, it turns out he wasn’t always that popular with his fellow celebrities. In fact, there was at...
Over the course of his 50-year career, John Wayne managed to establish himself as one of the leading actors in the movie industry. He was primarily...