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She may have been great on Broadway, but she didn’t know a damn thing about making movies,” Wayne said. “I don’t know where some of these arty New York theater people get their manners

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Hondo actor John Wayne had plenty of actors over the career he enjoyed working with. However, there were others that brought out a whole other side of him. Wayne detested his Hondo co-star, Geraldine Page, who he couldn’t stop complaining about. The men didn’t treat her well on the set, but she ultimately shocked her fellow cast members when she earned an Oscar nomination for her performance.

Hondo follows an Army dispatch rider named Hondo Lane (Wayne). He discovers a young mother named Angie Lowe (Page) and her son, Johnny (Lee Aaker), living near Apache warriors. However, Hondo finds himself having to become the mother and son’s protector as he travels across an isolated piece of land in Apache territory.

The 1953 film is based on Lous L’Amour’s short story “The Gift of Cochise” released the year prior. John Farrow directs from James Edward Grant’s screenplay, but John Ford also directed some final scenes.

Pilar Wayne and Alex Thorleifson’s John Wayne: My Life With the Duke told the frustrations Wayne had with his Hondo co-star, Page. However, he took it upon himself to act upon his complaints. Wayne was already on edge when Pilar couldn’t be on the set.

Page was a “New York-nurtured” stage actor, rather than the “movie star” type that Wayne was familiar with.
“She may have been great on Broadway, but she didn’t know a damn thing about making movies,” Wayne said. “I don’t know where some of these arty New York theater people get their manners. Would you believe she sat down at dinner one night and ate her mashed potatoes with her fingers?”
Wayne explained that Page “didn’t care much for makeup–or soap and water for that matter.” As a result of his frustrations over her table manners, he dumped his entire dinner plate over her head, shouting, “And I’m not sorry!”
Ford further provoked the situation when he forced Wayne and Page to reshoot a Hondo love scene. The filmmaker didn’t think that audiences could believe “a handsome man like Duke could be in love with such a homely woman.” Wayne responded, “Damn him. Shooting that scene the first time was bad enough.”
Wayne, Ford, and Farrow put Page in the situation where they added lines to make it more “believable” that the two characters would fall in love. “They told her to look into Duke’s eyes adoringly, and murmur, ‘I know I’m a homely woman, but I love you.’” Naturally, Page was angry with the trio of men.
Wayne had a rotten experience working on Hondo with Page. However, it really rubbed salt in the wound for him when she went on to earn her first Oscar nomination for her performance. She would lose the statue that year to Donna Reed in From Here to Eterenity.
Nevertheless, Page would continue with an impressive career with plenty more appearances at the Academy Awards. She would earn another six Oscar acting nominations over the next 30 years. Page received her first win for 1985’s The Trip to Bountiful.
Wayne and Page both only won a single Oscar over the course of their careers, but she certainly has him beat when it comes to nominations.
 
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Baby called ‘hideous’ is a gorgeous little girl now

Every person is beautiful in their own way, and the same goes for the newborn babies.

When a baby girl named Angelica was born in 2018, her family was overjoyed. She had beautiful facial features and a heart-shaped port wine stain which made her even more special. Sadly, not everyone saw the beauty of her unique mark.

According to Angelica’s mom, her family accepted her the way she is and even love her birthmark, but there have been those who give themselves the right to comment on this girl’s looks.

“The worst comment online that I’ve gotten is when someone asked if her face had been pushed onto a skillet. Basically, saying her face looked grilled,” Angelica’s mom, Marianna Bowering told the Mirror.

Marianna further said that there were times when her daughter was labeled “hideous” and a “defect.” This affected the family in a negative way and only added to the challenged they faced, but they were determined to overcome the negative effects of the mean words and comments.

No matter what others said, Angelica’s family taught her to love herself the way she is.

In order to help her daughter feel better, Marianna decided to paint her face with what resembled a birthmark just like the one of Angelica.

“I got the idea from vascular birthmark awareness day, where they encourage people to paint a heart on the cheeks,” the mom said, according to The Epoch Times. “Initially I just did the heart with my makeup look but then I thought why don’t I go all out and do Angelica’s port wine stain.”

Whenever someone tried to ‘comfort’ Marianna that her daughter’s mark would eventually fade away or that she could hide it with makeup once she gets older only crushed this mother even more as she couldn’t help but wonder if Angelica would be forced to hide her natural beauty instead of embracing it.

It was a reminder that societies have these norms about what a person needs to look like in order to fit the group and be accepted.

 

Her family has always told Angelica that she should love herself for who she is. There were times when Marianna would cover her daughter’s wine port stain with glitter so that it could shine bright.

“Thankfully, we’ve done tests and Angelica is totally healthy,” Marianna said of her girl, referring to the fact that children with these types of birthmarks can develop other health conditions. “We just need to have regular check-ups, especially for her eyes as glaucoma can be a concern.”

 

We are glad Angelica is taught how to love herself and embrace her birthmark.

She is a very beautiful young lady, don’t you agree?

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After 20 Years in Captivity, See a Circus Lion’s Emotional Reaction to Freedom (VIDEO)

The Sad Story of Mufasa: A Circus Lion’s Path to Freedom
For more than twenty years, a magnificent lion called Mufasa endured a life filled with unimaginable suffering. While part of a traveling circus in Peru, he found himself stuck in the back of an old, rusty pickup truck, chained up in a way that represented not just his physical confinement but also the freedom that had been taken from him. Mufasa went through some tough times that really stripped away the dignity and peace he should have had.

His story hit the headlines back in 2015 when Animal Defenders International (ADI) found him during a major rescue operation aimed at shutting down illegal circus activities in South America. Peru just put a ban on wild animals in circuses, but the enforcement is dragging, and a lot of animals are still suffering behind the scenes. Mufasa was among the final animals that ADI liberated through this initiative.

When the rescuers came across him, Mufasa was tied up tight in a truck bed, his body showing the toll of years of neglect and mistreatment. The truck had pretty much been his prison for most of his life, and he carried the scars from that tough experience. His story really highlights the harsh reality of how animals are often mistreated just for our entertainment.

But, sadly, his freedom didn’t last long. In late 2015, just a few months after being rescued, Mufasa sadly passed away from kidney failure and issues related to his old age and years of neglect. His rescuers were really upset, but they found some comfort in knowing that his last months were filled with care and compassion, something he hadn’t had for a long time.

Mufasa’s story really highlights the harsh reality of exploiting wild animals for our entertainment. Even though he went through a lot, his rescue and short experience of freedom really shine a light on how crucial groups like ADI are and the worldwide push to end the use of wild animals in circuses. His journey and freedom keep sparking demands for tougher safeguards and better enforcement against animal exploitation.

Rescuing them was quite the challenge. The circus folks were pretty hesitant at first, not wanting to let go of the lion they had been using for years. After weeks of back-and-forth and some serious legal maneuvering, ADI finally managed to get him out. After being freed, Mufasa was taken to a wildlife sanctuary, where he could enjoy his remaining days in a natural setting—so different from the chains and confinement that had marked his life before.

Mufasa’s first moments in the sanctuary are captured on video, showing him carefully checking out his new digs. After decades without it, he finally felt the grass under his paws, the trees providing shade, and the vast open sky overhead. His eyes, which used to look so dull and resigned, now sparkled with a fresh sense of curiosity and peace. After more than two decades, Mufasa finally got to live the life that every wild animal should enjoy.

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They are waiting at the bus stop

A husband and wife, accompanied by their nine children, wait at a bus stop. Shortly after, a blind man joins them. When the bus arrives, it’s overcrowded, allowing only the wife and the nine kids to board. As a result, the husband and the blind man decide to walk.

As they walk, the husband becomes irritated by the tapping sound of the blind man’s stick on the sidewalk. He suggests, “Why not put a piece of rubber at the end of your stick? That ticking sound is driving me crazy.” In response, the blind man retorts, “If you had put a rubber at the end of YOUR stick, we’d be riding the bus, so shut the hell up.”

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A woman is at the grocery store with her two kids when a man walks up and says, “Wow, you’ve got your hands full!” The woman replies, “You think that’s full? You should see my shopping list!” The man chuckles and says, “Maybe you should have put a rubber on the end of that list!” The woman smirks back, “If I had done that, I wouldn’t be here arguing with you in the first place!”

A man is jogging in the park when he sees a woman walking her dog. He smiles and says, “Nice dog! Does he bite?” The woman laughs and replies, “No, but if you had put a leash on your ambition, you wouldn’t be running in circles!” The man grins and shoots back, “If I’d put a rubber on my ambitions, I’d be sitting at home instead of getting fit!”

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