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Jul 27, 20202 min read

What Was John Wayne's Name at Birth?

John Wayne reveals his real name to Phil Donahue in 1976. Or does he? Most fans of John Wayne know that he wasn’t given that name when he...

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Sunday Shootout! John Wayne's Worst Movie Theme Song?

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Jul 26, 20202 min read

Sunday Shootout! John Wayne's Worst Movie Theme Song?

John Wayne films aren’t especially known for their soundtracks. All they need is some bouncy melody behind a horse chase, a few tender...

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Saturday Sidekicks: The Tenacious--and Largely Unheralded--'Bad' Chuck Roberson

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Jul 25, 20202 min read

Saturday Sidekicks: The Tenacious--and Largely Unheralded--'Bad' Chuck Roberson

Chuck Roberson (right) appeared in more films with John Wayne than any other actor. He appeared alongside John Wayne in more movies than...

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Friday Favorite Quote of the Week: 'Hondo'

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Jul 24, 20201 min read

Friday Favorite Quote of the Week: 'Hondo'

The Movie: Hondo (1953) is an essential film for any John Wayne fan. The cast is superlative, with Ward Bond, James (Gunsmoke) Arness,...

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Old John Wayne Interview Resurfaces Reflecting His Family Values, Humility, and Dedication to Craft

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Jul 23, 20202 min read

Old John Wayne Interview Resurfaces Reflecting His Family Values, Humility, and Dedication to Craft

John Wayne at home--reflective, old-fashioned, self-deprecating. With the emphasis these days on John Wayne’s 1971 Playboy interview,...

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Capsule Review of the Week: 'The Barbarian and the Geisha' (1958), An Odd Historical Drama

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Jul 22, 20201 min read

Capsule Review of the Week: 'The Barbarian and the Geisha' (1958), An Odd Historical Drama

John Wayne and Eiko Ando in a scene from The Barbarian and the Geisha. In 1856, at a time when Japan has closed its doors to foreigners,...

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Don't Use These 5 John Wayne So-Called Quotes

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Jul 21, 20202 min read

Don't Use These 5 John Wayne So-Called Quotes

One of the main goals of our upcoming book, John Wayne Speaks: The Ultimate John Wayne Quote Book, is to provide an authentic reference...

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John Wayne, You're No Enrico Caruso! When Duke Was a Singing Cowboy

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Jul 20, 20202 min read

John Wayne, You're No Enrico Caruso! When Duke Was a Singing Cowboy

What they wanted him to sound like: John Wayne, "singing" cowboy. Wayne hated doing it. No one ever accused John Wayne of being a good,...

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Sunday Shootout! Who Was A Better Old Coot--Walter Brennan or Gabby Hayes?

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Jul 19, 20203 min read

Sunday Shootout! Who Was A Better Old Coot--Walter Brennan or Gabby Hayes?

John Wayne shined even more brightly when he had a foil, whether it was a drunken sheriff (El Dorado), a goofy partner like Lullaby...

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Saturday Sidekicks: Paul Fix, Who Appeared on Average in 1 Out of Every 7 John Wayne Films

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Jul 18, 20202 min read

Saturday Sidekicks: Paul Fix, Who Appeared on Average in 1 Out of Every 7 John Wayne Films

Paul Fix and John Wayne prepare to make a big boom in the Andes in Tycoon. Yakima Canutt, a mainstay of John Wayne’s early films, and...

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Friday Favorite Quote of the Week: 'Trouble Along the Way'

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Jul 17, 20201 min read

Friday Favorite Quote of the Week: 'Trouble Along the Way'

John Wayne as Steve Williams and Marie Windsor as ex-wife Anne Williams McCormick. The Movie: Trouble Along the Way is a highly kooky...

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Patrick Wayne on Making 'The Searchers' With His Father

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Jul 16, 20201 min read

Patrick Wayne on Making 'The Searchers' With His Father

“He was a nasty, nasty, ornery character throughout about ninety-seven percent of the film, and only redeems his character at the end...

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Capsule Review of the Week: Brown of Harvard (1926), Johyn Wayne's Film Debut

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Jul 15, 20203 min read

Capsule Review of the Week: Brown of Harvard (1926), Johyn Wayne's Film Debut

The Roaring Twenties! Flappers and bootleg gin, American expatriates in Paris, the Charleston and raccoon jackets. The year 1926 in...

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Celebrating Bastille Day: When John Wayne Saved France

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Jul 14, 20202 min read

Celebrating Bastille Day: When John Wayne Saved France

John Wayne - Reunion in France (1942). It's July 14. Quatorze de Juillet. Otherwise known as Bastille Day, the French equivalent of...

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Was John Wayne Part of A John Ford Stock Company?

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Jul 13, 20202 min read

Was John Wayne Part of A John Ford Stock Company?

Wayne, Ford, and Fitzgerald (l.to r.) during the filming of The Quiet Man. Brilliant tough-guy director John Ford (1894-1973) was the...

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Sunday Shootout! Comical Brawl Edition: Hellfighters vs. The Undefeated

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Jul 12, 20203 min read

Sunday Shootout! Comical Brawl Edition: Hellfighters vs. The Undefeated

Silly fistfights were plentiful in John Wayne’s films, especially in the 1960s. Often but not always set in a bar, two guys start...

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Saturday Sidekicks: Tall, Dark, and Gruesome Jack Pennick

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Jul 11, 20202 min read

Saturday Sidekicks: Tall, Dark, and Gruesome Jack Pennick

Jack Pennick (l.) and John Wayne in a scene from Operation Pacific (1951). An early part of the so-called John Ford Stock Company...

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Friday Favorite Quote of the Week: In Old Oklahoma

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Jul 10, 20201 min read

Friday Favorite Quote of the Week: In Old Oklahoma

John Wayne, Martha Scott, and Albert Dekker in In Old Oklahoma (1943). The Movie: Also known as The War of the Wildcats, this 1943...

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John Wayne's Leading Ladies--An Appreciation

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Jul 9, 20202 min read

John Wayne's Leading Ladies--An Appreciation

Ella Raines wraps Duke around her little finger in Tall in the Saddle (1944). Let’s face it: John Wayne has a woman problem. For the most...

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Capsule Review of the Week: The Shootist (1976)

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Jul 8, 20202 min read

Capsule Review of the Week: The Shootist (1976)

There must have been a line out the casting director’s door when shooting for this film was announced, because the list of stars is long...

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