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John Wayne’s Daughter Revealed The Duke Once Had an Intense Confrontation With Marlon Brando
Although the incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars is still continuing to make headlines, this wasn’t the first time that the big film award event had a confrontation on stage. The audience at the 1973 Oscars witnessed a scene during the show when John Wayne had a few choice words for “The Godfather” star Marlon Brando.
However, the tension between John Wayne and Marlon Brando was started due to Brando’s interest in Wayne’s wife, Pilar Pallete. John Wayne’s daughter, Aissa, wrote in her book, “John Wayne My Father” about how her dad was jealous of Brando. Brando was actually showing interest in Aissa’s mother, Pallete.
“Brando was barely 30, gorgeous and arrogant, sizzling with success,” Aissa wrote. She also explained that Brando actually had a friend ask Wayne if he could have an evening with his wife. “My father said one word: ‘no!’” Aissa recalled. She also wrote that her father went into a jealous rage that same evening.
“It was my mom’s first glimpse of his dark side,” Aissa continues. “She realized, only then, that my father was not the characters he played on the screen. Men who not only had self-assurance, they reeked of it.”
John Wayne Got Aggressive After Marlon Brando Refused His ‘Best Actor’ During the 1973 Oscars
Express reported “The Godfather” earned 10 Academy Award nominations in 1973, Marlon Brando did not accept his “Best Actor” Oscar. The Native American actor ended up taking the stage wearing his traditional dress and decline the award.
Fellow Native American actress Sacheen Littlefeather later went on to stage on Marlon Brando’s behalf to say why the actor did not accept the award. It was due to “the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry… And on television and movie re-runs.”
It was also due to the recent happenings at Wounded Knee, which Native American activitists were occupying at the time.
Although there were cheers and booing for Marlon Brando’s decision, John Wayne wasn’t having any of it. While telling her side of what happened on that stage, Littlefeather states, “During my presentation, he was coming towards to forcibly take me off the stage, and he had to be restrained by six security meant to prevent him from doing so.”
Following the ordeal on stage, Clint Eastwood presented the “Best Picture” Oscar, which went to “The Godfather” as well. While presenting the award, Eastwood said, “I don’t know if I should present this award on behalf of all the cowboys shot in all the John Ford westerns over the years.”
While speaking about Marlon Brando having Littlefeather speak on his behalf, John Wayne stated, “If [Brando] had something to say, he should have appeared that night and stated his views instead of taking some little unknown girl and dressing her up in an Indian outfit.”
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Why John Wayne Turned Down the Chance to Work With Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood and John Wayne are the two biggest legends in the history of Western movies, however, they never worked together. The duo did have the opportunity to work together once in the 1970s. Here’s why the film never came to fruition.
How John Wayne responded when Clint Eastwood tried to work with him
Firstly, a little background. According to the book John Wayne: The Life and Legend, it all starts with Larry Cohen. Though Cohen is not a widely known director like Steven Spielberg or Quentin Tarantino, he’s a huge name to fans of B movies. He directed famous B movies like The Stuff, Q: The Winged Serpent, It’s Alive, and God Told Me To. He also wrote a script called The Hostiles shortly after Eastwood released his classic High Plains Drifter.
The Hostiles was about a gambler who wins half of an estate of an older man. The gambler and the older man have to work together despite the fact that they don’t like each other. Eastwood optioned the screenplay with the intent of playing the gambler alongside Wayne as the older man.
Eastwood sent a copy of the script of The Hostiles to Wayne. Although Eastwood felt the script was imperfect, he saw its potential. However, Wayne was not interested. Eastwood pitched the film to Wayne a second time and Wayne responded with a letter. Wayne’s letter complained about High Plains Drifter. Wayne was offended by the film and its portrayal of the Old West as a cruel, violent place.
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Ann-Margret Refused to Call John Wayne ‘Duke’ While Introducing 1 of His Movies
Ann-Margret once starred in one of John Wayne’s lesser-known movies. However, she refused to call him by his popular moniker Duke. Here’s a look at the film they made together — and why she declined to call him by a nickname.
The one time Ann-Margret and John Wayne made a movie together
Ann-Margret is probably most known for her work in musicals, specifically Bye Bye Birdie, Viva Las Vegas, and The Who’s Tommy. However, she also dabbled in the Western genre. She starred alongside Wayne in the mostly forgotten movie The Train Robbers.
Wayne was also known as The Duke or just Duke. According to USA Today, the nickname was derived from his childhood dog. It stuck with him for many years. It continues to be used today — even on the box covers of the DVDs for his movies.
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During an interview with Interview Magazine, Ann-Margret explained why she didn’t refer to the Rio Bravo star by this famous name. “When I came to this country, first of all, mother and I didn’t know English,” she said. “I would curtsey, then say, ‘Thank you,’ and then when I was leaving, curtsey. For example, we went to Dallas to introduce a film I did with John Wayne. And I never called him Duke. I just couldn’t. That’s the way I was raised. When you meet someone, you say either Mr. or Mrs. or Miss. You stand up.”
Ann-Margret revealed she treated other famous people in much the same way. For example, she worked with director George Sidney on Bye Bye Birdie and Viva Las Vegas. She always called him Mr. Sidney.
What Ann-Margret thought about John Wayne
Ann-Margret refused to use Wayne’s most famous moniker. However, she had a positive view of the actor. During an interview with Fox News, she was asked what she expected when she met Wayne. “Oh, I didn’t know what to expect,” she revealed. “But when he hugged me, it’s like the world was hugging me. He was so big and wide with that booming voice.
“We were shooting in Durango, Mexico and my parents came down to visit me,” she added. “He was so great with my parents. So absolutely welcoming and gentle with them. And anybody who was great to my parents was on a throne in my eyes.”
How the world reacted to ‘The Train Robbers’
Wayne starred in many classic Westerns, including The Searchers, Stagecoach, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. However, The Train Robbers is mostly forgotten. It didn’t gain a cult following like Once Upon a Time in the West or Dead Man. It wasn’t a critical success either, garnering a 33% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. However, Ann-Margret had some fond memories of making the film — even if she refused to call Wayne by his famous nickname.
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