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John Wayne’s Daughter Could ‘Barely Watch’ 1 of His Greatest Movies – My Blog

John Wayne made a wide assortment of movies, including features across the Western and war genres. The actor wanted to continue the job he felt so passionate about, but his declining health ultimately made that increasingly difficult. Wayne’s daughter, Aissa, recalled that she could ‘barely watch’ one of his greatest movies that earned him an abundance of Oscar buzz – The Shootist .

John Wayne was sicker while making ‘The Shootist’ than he was in his other movies
Aissa’s John Wayne: My Father explores her perspective from his movies, as well as what it was like having one of America’s biggest movie stars as a father. She wrote about how her father admired his The Shootist co-stars, but he had a particular admiration for Ronnie Howard. However, she described the overall experience as a “gloomy” one for the actor.
“Prior to filming my father contracted pneumonia , and was shorter of breath than I’d seen him in many years,” Aissa wrote. “Several mornings before he could start work, we had to lay him face down across a table, where a physical therapist pounded my father’s back to try and dislodge the fluid clogging his lung.”

John Wayne’s daughter could only barely watch ‘The Shootist’
Aissa described The Shootist as one of the “solid” movies from Wayne’s career. She thought that was the most compelling feature he made since True Grit . Additionally, Aissa felt that it was fitting for Wayne to finish making movies with a Western. However, she claimed in John Wayne: My Father that she could “barely watch” the film. Wayne died in a few previous movies, but usually for some sort of noble cause.
“In this film, he was dying of cancer, and that was extremely unnerving,” Aissa wrote. “If not quite a family curse, for us the spectre of cancer had never entirely faded. By the time of The Shootist , the disease had killed my Uncle Bob, and I’d lived ever since with the fear that cancer would come again for my dad. Though his cancer would not be diagnosed for two more years, when he made The Shootist I think my father had similar apprehensions.”
However, Aissa didn’t feel like her father was acting in The Shootist .
‘The Shootist’ marked a downward spiral for the actor
Wayne stopped making movies after The Shootist , which ultimately saw a downward spiral in the actor’s health from then onward. Aissa noted that her father’s voice was failing in 1978, which left the actor feeling incredibly frustrated. As a result, he wouldn’t be able to work, but he still tried to hide it over the course of interviews.
“When he finally saw a doctor, a defective valve was discovered inside his heart,” Aissa wrote. “Evidently due to all his violent coughing, he’d ripped a ‘string’ in his mitral valve, which controls the flow of blood between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart. The cardiologist said this was actually decent news: rather than a generally failing heart, my father had a single, isolated, correctible flaw. A successful operation, they said, could return his heart to full strength.”
However, Wayne ultimately died on June 11, 1979 of stomach cancer at the age of 72.

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Sydney Sweeney hits back at horrific body shaming comments on viral pictures with incredible response

Sydney Sweeney has posted an Instagram video which included body shaming comments

Sydney Sweeney has hit back at horrific body shaming comments she’s received online with an incredible response.

For famous faces, social media can be an extremely toxic place, and it’s why we’ve seen some celebrities reduce their online presence as a result.

Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney has become the subject of body shaming comments in recent times, and she responded to these on Instagram in the best possible way.

The actor posted a shot clip that began with screenshots of a bunch of body shaming comments she’s received online, including some calling her ‘quite frumpy’, ‘very chunky’ and ‘tubby’.

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After many screenshots of horrible comments were shown on screen, the video cut to Sweeney in her training gear at the gym.

The video cut to a sign that said ‘hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard’ as Sweeney worked hard with a trainer, struck a punching bag and even flipped a large tire in what looked like an extremely intense workout.

Many have flocked to the comments section of the Instagram video to praise Sweeney for her response to the trolls.

“I will never understand the hate in people‘s hearts when it comes to leaving comments like this,” one person commented.

A second added: “Ngl why do people feel entitled to talk about someone’s body specially someone you don’t personally know,” while a third remarked: “No one has the right or reason to make comments on anyones body, ever.”

Meanwhile, Lili Reinhart penned: “It’s always wild to see people publicly out themselves as pieces of shit with comments like that. You look incredible and your dedication to your project is very inspiring.”

The video actually concluded with the name ‘Christy Martin’ being shown on the screen, which is a nod to Sweeney’s upcoming biopic where she plays a famed female boxer.

Boxing fans will likely know Martin is a is a former professional boxer who earned herself the WBC female super welterweight title in 2009.

Sweeney has spoken previously about her process of getting into her movie character, telling The Los Angeles Times in March that she’s a ‘very hands-on collaborator’.

“I like being able to give ideas, be a part of it, help come up with solutions. It just changes the whole process,” she said.

Sweeney continued: “It’s so hard for me now to be on a set and not be able to help in any type of way and be able to take action. And being able to actually have a voice and have a valued opinion—it means so much.”

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‘Australia’s most sexually active woman’ reveals outrageous bedroom goal for 2025

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You’ve probably heard of Bonnie Blue and Lily Phillips attempting to break outrageous records in the bedroom – and Annie Knight has now thrown her hat into the ring too.

“When I watched that clip of Lily crying and everyone was saying, ‘Oh my god, this poor girl,’ I just thought, well, she’s been getting railed all day by 100 different guys… imagine putting your body through that,” Knight told Metro.

“Yes, it’s emotionally taxing, but isn’t that like any job?” she added. “Everyone has moments where they’re like, ‘I don’t know if I can do this anymore.’ You do get really stressed. She’d be exhausted; her body would be exhausted. When you’re tired, your emotions are high.”

Knight also noted that some of the men involved in Phillips’ session were reportedly rude to her, emphasizing that dealing with negativity can be challenging in any profession.

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Sophia Loren timeless beauty

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3738621 Sophia Loren (b/w photo); (add.info.: Sophia Loren (b.1934) Italian actress); © SZ Photo; .

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