The Ponderosa Proved Profitable For Bonanza’S Lorne Greene
People deserve to be paid well when they do great work, and that was certainly the case regarding Lorne Greene’s …
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Gunsmoke’: How Did James Arness D.I.E?
Gunsmoke’s Marshal Matt Dillon in all 20 seasons was portrayed by the iconic television actor James Arness, who passed away …
Top Gun: Maverick Can’T Afford To Move Again (Unlike Mission: Impossible)
Top Gun: Maverick is set to hit theaters this summer, and its numerous delays mean it can’t afford to move …
‘Prancer’ Star Recalls Lifelong Lessons From Sam Elliott And Cloris Leachman – ‘They Taught Me So Much Of What I Know’
Prancer star Rebecca Harrell Tickell said working alongside actors Sam Elliott and Cloris Leachman inspired her to later create groundbreaking …
Angel And The Badman’S Box Office Failure Changed The Way John Wayne Approached Acting
Though John Wayne’s legacy will be forever entwined with that of his most frequent and beloved director, John Ford, the …
John Wayne Set Out To End The Era Of ‘Phony’ Western Heroes
It’s been nearly half a century since John Wayne last donned his iconic stetson hat to play a Western hero, …
Red River Was The First Time John Wayne Felt Like A ‘Real Actor’
Once John Wayne established himself as a bonafide movie star as the Ringo Kid in John Ford’s “Stagecoach,” he steadily …
Cowboy Feud! Western Film Legend John Wayne Felt ‘Threatened’ By Clint Eastwood
In High Plains Drifter, a mysterious man arrives in a corrupt mining town and extracts a version of justice unlike …
Clint Eastwood Gave Us The Best 10 Minutes Of Any Western Movie
‘Unforgiven’ was a masterpiece of the genre, and the culminating shootout was its pinnacle. In his magnum opus, and arguably …
‘Yellowstone’ Has Made Kevin Costner One Of The Highest-Paid Actors On Television. Here’S How He Makes And Spends His Millions
Kevin Costner earns $1.3 million per episode of “Yellowstone,” according to Variety. Even before his pivot to TV, the Oscar …