John Wayne Always Wore A ‘D’ Belt Buckle In His Films After ‘Red River’ As A ‘Sign Of Respect’
Legendary actor John Wayne continues to inspire generations of Western movie fans. Some specific movies of his redefined the genre …
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Howard Hawks And John Wayne Made Rio Bravo Out Of Hatred For High Noon
A certified classic Western was born totally out of spite. “Rio Bravo” was spearheaded by two of the biggest names …
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 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 …
Dirty Harry: Outrageous Reasons Frank Sinatra And John Wayne Passed Before Clint Eastwood
Over 50 years ago, Clint Eastwood starred as police inspector Harry Callahan in his first Dirty Harry movie. However, the …
Going Outside Of His ‘Image’ Gave John Wayne His Favorite Performance Of His Career
When someone makes the misguided assertion that John Wayne had no range or, worse, was actually a bad actor, you …
How Gary Cooper Indirectly Gave John Wayne His First Big Hollywood Break
As the motion picture industry lurched into the sound era, John Wayne’s career was languishing. He wasn’t getting many decent …
The Western Elvis Presley & John Wayne Almost Made Together
Elvis Presley nearly starred alongside another titan of entertainment, John Wayne, as La Boeuf in the 1969 film, True Grit. …
John Wayne’S “Fight Dirty” Style Changed The Way Action Scenes Were Shot
John Wayne’s “fight dirty” approach to his action scenes helped shape that movie fights were filmed. Wayne spent many years …
Where Was John Wayne’S Rooster Cogburn Filmed? All Locations
Here are the locations where John Wayne Western Rooster Cogburn was filmed. While he appeared in everything from war epics …