John Wayne chastised JFK supporters and took over terminally ill director on one movie set
John Wayne was the uncredited director on one of his classic Westerns when the director, who helmed Casablanca, was terminally ill. Duke also wouldn’t put up with supporters of “socialist” John F Kennedy on set. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne was ‘furious’ with Kirk Douglas on The War Wagon set ‘We never saw eye-to-eye’
The War Wagon star John Wayne, who had relied on an oxygen mask travelling to set due to his ill health, was left fuming after discovering why Kirk Douglas was late to the production one day. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne estate pays tribute on anniversary of Duke’s death and Oscar-winning True Grit
John Wayne’s estate has marked the anniversary of Duke’s death and release of True Grit, which are both today. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne death – The three US presidents who honoured Duke in incredibly touching way
John Wayne, who died 44 years old today, was honoured by three US presidents in an incredibly touching way during his final days when dying from cancer and after her died. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne ‘never forgave’ Gunsmoke’s James Arness for humiliating snub
John Wayne, who would have been 116 today, went out of his way to make James Arness, who would have been 100 today, a star. This made the snub even more painful for Duke. Daily Express :: Films Feed
‘Adorable’ John Wayne ‘so different in our Western’ claims Rio Bravo’s Angie Dickinson
John Wayne’s Rio Bravo co-star Angie Dickinson, who was a much younger love interest leading lady, has shared in the years since her touching memories of working with Duke, who she felt had a side to him that you normally don’t see on screen. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne wore wet suit under his tuxedo at last public appearance weeks before death
John Wayne’s final public appearance took place at the Academy Awards where a severely weakened Duke tenaciously gave a touching speech while battling cancer. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne confessed his three favourite films of his career and only one is a Western
John Wayne was the king of Westerns and war films, but when he revealed the three favourite films he made there was only one cowboy movie among them, and not the one he won an Oscar for. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne gave his co-star special permission to ‘treat him like a turd’ on set
John Wayne may have been intimating on set to some actors, but his co-star Bruce Dern claims Duke told him on set “from now on consider me to be somebody you can publicly kick the s*** out of 24 hours a day on the set. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne: Bruce Dern still receives hate mail for what he did to Duke on The Cowboys
Bruce Dern recalls John Wayne being incredibly drunk on whisky on The Cowboys set when Duke told him, “Oh how they’re gonna hate you for this”. Daily Express :: Films Feed