John Wayne suffered from ill health for the last 15 years of his life, being hospitalised for two weeks on his last movie The Shootist with...
John Wayne might’ve been full of macho swagger on the big screen, but off-screen he was given to fretting. A large portion of the blame for...
Having starred in the first outing of John Ford’s Cavalry trilogy in 1948’s Fort Apache, John Wayne returned to lead the director’s follow-up in She Wore...
George Lucas’ Star Wars: A New Hope was inspired by several movies, but classic John Wayne Western The Searchers was one of the biggest. George Lucas’ Star...
John Wayne Pushed for His Daughter to Land Iconic Role in One of His Westerns: Here’s What Happened
Paul Koslo once had a nerve-wracking encounter with the world’s biggest Western star, John Wayne. In 1975, the Canadian actor starred alongside The Duke in Rooster Cogburn. At...
Legendary tough guy John Wayne never served a day in the US military and has long been accused of being a ‘draft dodger’ A shocking new book...
O’Hara and Wayne were under immense pressure from director John Ford to get the film’s famous cemetery scene right in one take. The famous film, which...
Documentary makers spoke to Maureen O’Hara, John Wayne’s son, and John Ford’s son about the making of The Quiet Man. Maureen O’Hara and John Wayne may...
John Wayne was just like the rest of us. He felt guilty about not saving enough money. Given that he’s one of the biggest stars, ever,...
