It's easy to take for granted the fact that John Wayne is arguably the most notable Western star that Hollywood ever produced. But it wasn't always this way. Back when the Duke was a far younger ...
John Wayne represented the peak of American masculinity on film, but his female co-stars were just as essential in crafting Westerns like 'Rio Bravo' in 1959.
The legendary actor John Wayne, fondly known as The Duke, lost his life to stomach cancer nearly 45 years ago, after battling the illness for a mere five months. His unexpected death sent ripples ...
Having regretted passing on 1971’s Dirty Harry, John Wayne took a turn in a gritty cop thriller a couple of years later as McQ. Intended for Steve McQueen, hence the title, the film’s script ...
On Dec. 11, 1978, serial killer John Wayne Gacy walked into Nisson Pharmacy in Des Plaines, Ill., to discuss a remodeling job with the store owner. Little did anyone know at the time, he was about ...
Howard Hawks’ “Rio Lobo” is a John Wayne Western. That was a little unusual in 1970, because John Wayne had unaccountably been finding himself in some Westerns that weren’t John Wayne Westerns.