John Wayne struggled with ill-health, confessed ‘I’m on borrowed time’ when John Ford died
JOHN WAYNE, health was in serious decline in his later years as he struggled on tenaciously with just one lung after the removal of the cancerous other in 1964. Tragically, Duke knew his days were numbered when his long-time collaborator director John Ford died in 1973. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne condemned Kirk Douglas’ Spartacus upon its release: ‘We never saw eye-to-eye’
JOHN WAYNE had a real issue with Kirk Douglas’ Spartacus, which is on ITV4 today, and publically condemned the movie. The Hollywood legends still ended up starring opposite each other in The War Wagon a few years later. However, Duke was left fuming when he found out the reason his co-star was late to set […]
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 […]
John Wayne was ‘restrained by six security’ over fears he’d hurt Sacheen Littlefeather
JOHN WAYNE had to be “restrained by six security men” over fears he may hurt Native American civil rights activist Sacheen Littlefeather, who was protesting against the Academy in the early Seventies, unearthed accounts show. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne furiously ripped into Kirk Douglas over role: ‘Shouldn’t play weak characters!’
JOHN WAYNE once lashed out at Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas over his celebrated portrayal of Vincent Van Gogh. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne ‘blacked out’ amid terrifying horse scene that left him ‘few metres from death’
JOHN WAYNE “blacked out” as he came a “few metres from death” when a Hollywood horse stunt went wrong, the actor once claimed. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne feud: Hollywood icon labelled Gene Hackman ‘worst actor in town’
JOHN WAYNE lashed out at Oscar winner Gene Hackman, describing the actor as “the worst in town”, the western star’s daughter once claimed. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne insulted classic Clint Eastwood film and rudely rejected offer to work together
JOHN WAYNE rarely minced his words and the Hollywood Westerns icon opened fire with both barrels on Clint Eastwood’s directorial efforts before rudely referring to another project as “a piece of s**t.” Daily Express :: Films Feed
Clint Eastwood blasted by John Wayne in angry letter: ‘He would not understand’
CLINT EASTWOOD – whose film is on TV tonight – once revealed he was blasted by John Wayne in an angry letter, although he dismissed his attack, saying the actor “would not understand” him. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne was buried with gorgeous quote at unmarked grave
JOHN WAYNE tragically died in 1979 from cancer. After his death, his family buried him in an unmarked location, but he eventually had a beautiful quote placed upon his final resting place. Daily Express :: Films Feed