John Wayne spent nearly 50 years as a working actor in Hollywood, from the no-budget poverty row westerns of the ’30s to ascendant, unprecedented stardom following...
Although Ron Howard and John Wayne had very different careers, they worked together on one of Wayne’s classic movies. After an unusual initial interaction, Howard was...
The awards season often wasn’t very kind to Western film legend John Wayne. However, he earned a spot in the hearts of many moviegoing crowds around...
In her final letter to John Wayne, Lauren Bacall said she needed to tell him something. It was something she couldn’t work up the nerve to...
John Wayne built his career around Western and war movies, which makes it difficult for his fans to claim a favorite. True Grit, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Rio Bravo,...
Actor John Wayne was passionate about the morals that he instilled in his movies. However, his real-life ones were closely examined and scrutinized because he himself didn’t serve in...
True Grit actor John Wayne refused to accept roles that didn’t fit into the character that he took so long to establish with moviegoing audiences. Additionally, he wouldn’t star...
John Wayne was thrice married, of which two he considered unsuccessful. He was also a father to seven children he raised in a multi-million dollar mansion....
Elvis was notorious for wanting and wooing his female co-stars but also shared the screen with legends like Angela Lansbury in Blue Hawaii. Towards the end...
John Wayne’s Rio Bravo remake El Dorado had him co-starring opposite Robert Mitchum, who Duke became firm friends with on the 1966 movie. When the director...
