When producer Mike Frankovich set out to make “The Shootist,” he did not initially pursue John Wayne for the role of J.B. Brooks, a lawman-turned-gunfighter who...
The movie was based on the Lincoln County War of 1878 with John Wayne starring as John Simpson Chisum, a wealthy cattle baron of the American...
Actor John Wayne had a walk that anybody who watched his movies could recognize. However, that wasn’t the only distinctive feature of the movie star. Wayne also had a...
In 1973, Marlon Brando orchestrated an Oscars scandal.And thus was born an absurd myth targeting John Wayne. Rather than accept the best actor award for his...
Katharine Hepburn isn’t one to hold back her opinions, including when it comes to her co-stars. After refusing to work with one famous actor during the 1950s,...
Actor John Wayne made seven movie projects with the word “trail” in the title. He was more famous for his status as a Hollywood star than as an...
Actor John Wayne went from his young passion for football to becoming a big movie star in Hollywood. However, there are conflicting accounts as to why he dropped away...
Howard Hughes’s deliriously ahistorical “The Outlaw” is probably best known for star Jane Russell’s brassiere, which the director painstakingly designed to accentuate her 38DD bosom. Never...
Born on Feb. 22, 1962, John Ethan Morrison (known professionally as Ethan Wayne) is the youngest son of the late Western film icon John Wayne (birth name...
Here are the locations where John Wayne Western Rooster Cogburn was filmed. While he appeared in everything from war epics to romantic dramas, Westerns are still the genre...
