Daughter’S Influence: How John Wayne’S Director Found Inspiration For ‘Rio Bravo’S’ Thrilling Finale
‘Rio Bravo’ stars John Wayne as Sheriff John T. Chance Rio Bravo follows a small-town sheriff named John T. Chance …
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John Wayne Was Far From Confident Going Into True Grit
John Wayne was in perhaps the biggest creative rut of his career in 1969. He’d just made the worst film …
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 …
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 …
El Dorado: How Robert Mitchum’S Huge Gaffe Was Explained Away By John Wayne
John Wayne made three Westerns with director Howard Hawks about a sheriff defending his office from outlaws. In between 1959’s …
The Iconic Role John Wayne Admits He Made A “Mistake” Rejecting
While the complicated legacy of John Wayne continues to spark intense discussions on social media from time to time, his …
John Wayne ‘Never Forgave’ Gunsmoke’S James Arness For Humiliating Snub
Over his incredible Hollywood career, John Wayne had many regular collaborators in his movies like Ward Bond, Howard Hawks and …