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5 days ago · When World War II broke out in 1939, John Wayne was already making headway as an actor; he’d experienced his first breakout hit with Stagecoach and didn’t want to lose momentum. In fact, this was one of the reasons he cited as to why he shouldn’t serve an overseas deployment: his films and acting abilities were important to keeping up ...
1 day ago · Marion Robert Morrison [1] [a] (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), professionally known as John Wayne and nicknamed " the Duke ", was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially in Western and war movies. His career flourished from the silent era of ...
6 days ago · John Wayne was almost killed with seconds left to get to safety on one of his classic movie sets.
5 days ago · John Wayne was intimidated by his co-star from the set of a romantic film in which the actor starred in 1940. However, this didn’t last too long, as they were eventually brought together by their close relationship.
5 days ago · Old Hollywood star John Wayne was known for his rigid values on and off the set, and he refused to break one cardinal rule of Westerns on his final movie.
5 days ago · In the film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962) a young lawyer, Ransom Stoddard (James Stewart), is robbed and beaten in a stagecoach held up by Liberty Valance (lee Marvin). Tom Doniphon (John Wayne) finds Stoddard and brings him to the town of Shinbone. Then Stoddard seeks justice.
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5 days ago · One of John Wayne's first starring roles was in 1939's "Stagecoach", a western directed by John Ford. He then made "Allegheny Uprising", also a western, for director William Seiter that same year. "Reap the Wild Wind", a drama set off the Florida coast and directed by Cecil B. DeMille, was released in 1942.
