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6 days ago
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'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 ...

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7 days ago
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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...

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9 days ago
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John Wayne's The Searchers co-star enraged John Ford for what he did to Duke on set

The Searchers featured an appalling mistake by Ward Bond that had to be covered up for years to avoid the 'terrible t...

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10 days ago
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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...

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about 1 month ago
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John Wayne's estate share behind-the-scenes photo of Duke in his movie debut 97 years ago

John Wayne made his movie debut, which you can watch here, almost 100 years ago.

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about 1 month ago
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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 'fr...

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about 1 month ago
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John Wayne's furious altercation with co-star on 'miserable' movie set – 'Don't hit him!'

John Wayne was ridiculed and shamed constantly by John Ford on the set of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, but Duke ...

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about 1 month ago
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John Wayne's incredible generosity towards co-star trapped in Shirley Temple set feud

John Wayne's co-star on Fort Apache, a film released 75 years ago, said he'd 'go to hell and back' for Duke after the...

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about 1 month ago
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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 went Duke told him 'Oh how they're ...

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about 2 months ago
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Brannigan: John Wayne's heart problems and Laurence Olivier’s ‘cameo’

John Wayne's last cop movie was the London-based Brannigan, where the exhausted veteran star struggled through produc...

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about 2 months ago
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John Wayne's Rooster Cogburn set fury: Injured Duke struggled to breathe with oxygen mask

John Wayne suffered serious health problems while shooting Rooster Cogburn with Katharine Hepburn. Duke had struggled...

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about 2 months ago
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John Wayne’s major frustration in first starring role – 'I’d had enough!’

John Wayne abandoned what his The Big Trail director demanded of him in great frustration.

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about 2 months ago
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Frank Sinatra and Kirk Douglas' amazing kindness to John Wayne weeks before Duke’s death

John Wayne was honoured by Hollywood stars Frank Sinatra, Kirk Douglas and US Presidents in an incredibly touching wa...

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about 2 months ago
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James Dean cameoed in John Wayne classic movie 70 years ago

James Dean's appearance in the John Wayne movie which celebrates its 70th anniversary this month was his last non-sta...

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2 months ago
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John Wayne was the inspiration for Buddy Holly hit song covered by The Beatles

John Wayne's character in The Searchers inspired Buddy Holly's first big hit song that was covered by John Lennon and...

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2 months ago
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‘Outraged’ John Wayne had to be restrained by six guards during Marlon Brando’s Oscar win

John Wayne had to be held down by a six-man strong security team at the Academy Awards 50 years ago. The furious West...

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2 months ago
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John Wayne was in so much pain he couldn't sleep when filming Western with Ann-Margret

Ann-Margret remembers John Wayne's determination to stay strong, despite his declining health. Elvis' Viva Las Vegas ...

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2 months ago
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John Wayne beat Charlton Heston in incredibly controversial casting for historical epic

John Wayne's controversial casting in the historic movie epic over Charlton Heston also saw Duke 'punish' the film's ...

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2 months ago
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John Wayne's The Shootist co-star shuts down set rumours from Duke's last movie

EXCLUSIVE: John Wayne's The Shootist co-star Rick Lenz has shared incredible memories of working with Duke on his fin...

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3 months ago
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John Wayne ‘exploded in rage’ when caught using oxygen mask on set with Dean Martin

John Wayne lived out his tough big-screen persona in real life, according to his The Sons of Katie Elder co-star Dean...

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3 months ago
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John Wayne left speechless by Maureen O’Hara's forbidden improvised line on The Quiet Man

John Wayne movie The Quiet Man, which is being celebrated today on St Patrick's Day by Duke's estate, included the st...

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3 months ago
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The Searchers: John Ford was enraged by what Ward Bond did to John Wayne on set

The Searchers featured an appalling mistake by Ward Bond that had to be covered up for years to avoid the 'terrible t...

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3 months ago
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John Wayne's hilarious advice to Michael Caine on the cusp of Hollywood stardom

Sir Michael Caine, who turns 90 today, was given some hilarious advice by John Wayne when he was about to hit Hollywo...

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3 months ago
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Generous John Wayne helped co-star trapped in Shirley Temple feud

John Wayne's Fort Apache co-star said he'd 'go to hell and back' for Duke after the Hollywood legend helped him throu...

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3 months ago
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John Wayne’s tragic feud with co-star who desperately tried to reconcile with Duke

John Wayne had a complete falling out with his Big Jake co-star who even tried reaching out to Duke as he was dying f...

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3 months ago
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John Wayne's emotional set moment led to an incredible first for Duke

John Wayne became visibly emotional on the set of Chisum, which led to an incredible first for the Western legend.

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5 months ago
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John Wayne's final interview 'You'll be in trouble if this air Duke'

John Wayne gave his last interview just a few months before his death, confessing to Barbara Walters how "scared to d...

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5 months ago
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John Wayne 'exhausted' on film where director 'punched' leading lady

John Wayne was also left in tears by the cast and crew of Rio Lobo after returning to set from winning his Best Actor...

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5 months ago
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John Wayne movie feud had Henry Fonda ‘infuriated to point of tears’

Henry Fonda suffered severe bullying on John Wayne movie Fort Apache, as did co-star John Agar who stormed off set an...

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5 months ago
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John Wayne infuriated John Ford on Western set plagued with tragedy

John Wayne couldn't stand John Ford on The Horse Soldiers set and begged the film's producer to lie to the director f...

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5 months ago
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John Wayne movie set feud that led to the Western’s most iconic scene

The famous John Wayne movie scene was captured despite crew members being seriously at risk of death.

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5 months ago
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The Longest Day – How John Wayne ‘punished’ WW2 epic’s producer

John Wayne's casting in The Longest Day was incredibly controversial, with Duke beating Charlton Heston to his World ...

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5 months ago
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John Wayne was so enraged by Robert Duvall he threatened to punch him

John Wayne was known for his furious temper, once exploding at a photographer on set for snapping him using his secre...

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5 months ago
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True Grit: Elvis Presley turned down John Wayne’s offer to co-star

John Wayne had asked Elvis Presley multiple times to co-star in his movies with him.

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6 months ago
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John Wayne was so ill on final movie production was almost shut down

John Wayne suffered from ill health for the last 15 years of his life, being hospitalised for two weeks on his last m...

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6 months ago
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John Wayne ‘screamed in fury’ when caught using oxygen mask on set

John Wayne lived out his tough big-screen persona in real life, according to his The Sons of Katie Elder co-star Dean...

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6 months ago
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John Wayne branded Gone with the Wind star 'too stupid could only act'

John Wayne's daughter revealed the truth behind the feud between a Gone with the Wind star and other famous Hollywood...

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6 months ago
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John Wayne was in so much pain he couldn't sleep on Ann-Margret movie

Ann-Margret remembers John Wayne's determination to stay strong, despite his declining health on the set of The Train...

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7 months ago
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John Wayne ‘never forgave’ Gunsmoke’s James Arness for snubbing him

John Wayne was even more upset because had gone out of his way to make James Arness a star, even recommending him for...

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