‘Outraged’ John Wayne had to be restrained by six guards during Marlon Brando’s Oscar win
John Wayne had to be held down by a six-man strong security team at the Academy Awards 50 years ago. The furious Western star wanted to rush on stage during Marlon Brando’s Best Actor Oscar win for The Godfather. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne was in so much pain he couldn’t sleep when filming Western with Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret remembers John Wayne’s determination to stay strong, despite his declining health. Elvis’ Viva Las Vegas co-star shared how Duke gave her the confidence she lacked on the set of The Train Robbers, which is on ITV4 this afternoon. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne beat Charlton Heston in incredibly controversial casting for historical epic
John Wayne’s controversial casting in the historic movie epic over Charlton Heston also saw Duke “punish” the film’s producer for publicly insulting him. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne left speechless by Maureen O’Hara’s forbidden improvised line on The Quiet Man
John Wayne movie The Quiet Man, which is being celebrated today on St Patrick’s Day by Duke’s estate, included the star’s genuine shock at Maureen O’Hara’s whispered unscripted line. It was captured at the film’s conclusion at director John Ford’s insistence. The notoriously bad-tempered filmmaker had to fight hard for the final cut to include […]
The Searchers: John Ford was enraged by what Ward Bond did to John Wayne on set
The Searchers featured an appalling mistake by Ward Bond that had to be covered up for years to avoid the “terrible temper” and physical attack of director John Ford. When the filmmaker finally found out what he’d done to John Wayne, he was “left speechless” as his face “turned white” as a sheet. Daily Express […]
Generous John Wayne helped co-star trapped in Shirley Temple feud
John Wayne’s Fort Apache co-star said he’d “go to hell and back” for Duke after the Hollywood legend helped him through a set feud involving Shirley Temple. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne and Marlon Brando loved the same woman and one proposed
John Wayne and Marlon Brando were both dazzled by the same Oscar-nominated ‘spitfire’ Mexican actress who starred with Elvis and was Golden Globe nominated opposite Grace Kelly. Daily Express :: Films Feed
Raquel Welch told ‘big bad John Wayne’ what made him ‘real pushover’ in unearthed footage
John Wayne’s estate shared the hilarious footage of Duke with Raquel Welch from 53 years ago, in tribute to the actress who died this week. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne was in so much pain when shooting Western with Ann-Margret he couldn’t sleep
Ann-Margret remembers John Wayne’s determination to stay strong, despite his declining health. Elvis’ Viva Las Vegas co-star shared how Duke gave her the confidence she lacked on the set of The Train Robbers, which was released 50 years ago today. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne movie set feud had Henry Fonda ‘infuriated to the point of tears’
Henry Fonda suffered severe bullying on John Wayne movie Fort Apache, as did co-star John Agar who stormed off set and almost quit the Western over his wife Shirley Temple. Daily Express :: Films Feed