John Wayne’s bosses shot scenes before noon when star began drinking: ‘He’s a mean drunk’
JOHN WAYNE reportedly forced studio bosses to shoot his scenes in the morning as by the afternoon he became a “mean drunk”, unearthed accounts show. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne’s blunt advice to Michael Caine after friendship: ‘P**s all over you!’
JOHN WAYNE issued a young Michael Caine with a blunt piece of advice after he warned him about the perils of being famous, unearthed accounts show. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne’s brutal put down of Clark Gable in bitter row: ‘Expressly forbidden!’
JOHN WAYNE brutally put down his rival and Gone with the Wind star, Clark Gable, describing any friendship as “expressly forbidden” after he fell out with director John Ford, unearthed accounts show. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne’s heart problems, pneumonia on Brannigan and acting advice to Blackadder star
JOHN WAYNE’s last cop movie was the London-based Brannigan, where the exhausted veteran star struggled through production with a series of health problems. Yet this didn’t stop Duke from giving a British comedy star some invaluable acting advice. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne’s final years: ‘Exhausted’ Duke’s secret oxygen mask discovery left him furious
JOHN WAYNE’s last few movies saw the Western legend’s co-stars and crew remember a physically weakened Duke, who was determined to carry on despite being on what he called “borrowed time”. The star even had a special oxygen mask and “exploded” at a photographer when caught using it out of sight, trying desperately to protect […]
John Wayne’s way to protect ‘man he loved more than anybody’ from humiliation
JOHN WAYNE protected the “man he loved more than anybody” from an award night humiliation, by pretending to make the same mistake as his friend, unearthed accounts show. Daily Express :: Films Feed
‘Pure drivel’ John Wayne’s furious rejection of Steven Spielberg hid his ‘secret shame’
JOHN WAYNE FURIOUSLY REJECTED an offer from Steven Spielberg, branding his film “drivel.” Yet many, including the Western star’s wife Pilar, believe his actions were rooted in a need to “atone” for his own secret shame. Daily Express :: Films Feed
John Wayne’s bizarre ‘superstitions’ that made him ‘fly off handle’
JOHN WAYNE held a number of “superstitions” close to him, some of which, if not observed by others, led him to “fly off the handle”. Daily Express :: Films Feed
Freddie Mercury saw Wayne’s World just before he died says Brian May ‘He LAUGHED so much’
BRIAN MAY showed Freddie Mercury a tape of Wayne’s World just before he died and says his Queen bandmate “laughed and laughed” at the famous Bohemian Rhapsody car scene. Brian and Roger Taylor appeared on a special video last night talking about the film and the effect it had on the band at the time. […]