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11 Lines That Made John Wayne a Hollywood Legend

For over four decades, the man who would become known to Western lovers as "The Duke" was the human embodiment of the American frontier and the Western movie genre.There's not much...

How John Wayne Became One of Hollywood’s Greatest Cowboys

The Duke was born 99 years ago on May 26, 1907.

The 1969 Western That Won John Wayne His Only Oscar

I'm not sure there's an actor synonymous with one genre the way John Wayne is with Westerns. He spent decades defining the genre, playing stoic heroes in cinematic landmarks like T...

The John Wayne Quote From a 1976 Western That Still Resonates Today

John Wayne was a pillar of the Western, and his career sort of traces the rise and fall of the genre. By 1976, both Wayne and the western were dying.The Western was torn apart by t...

The Clint Eastwood Classic That Became John Wayne's Biggest Career Regret

"Do ya feel lucky, punk?"You probably can't imagine these lines coming from anyone but the iconic Clint Eastwood. But it turns out that a whole Rolodex of Hollywood's finest leadin...

John Wayne’s Most Human Quote From the 1965 War Classic 'In Harm's Way', Explained

For decades, "The Duke" defined the Western genre. He played stoic, unflappable lawmen and cowboys in cinematic landmarks like The Searchers and Stagecoach. And John Wayne delivere...

Film Quote of the Day: Line from John Wayne's 1940 Western Classic Reminds Us New Beginnings Come at a Cost

John Wayne is a pillar of the legend of the American West. It can feel like everyone knows movies like The Searchers or Rio Bravo, but there’s a specific era right after he broke o...

John Wayne Called ‘True Grit’ the Best Script He Ever Read — and It Won Him an Oscar

The movie was released 57 years ago and was Wayne's only Oscar winning role.

The John Wayne Quote From a 1968 War Movie Classic That Redefined the War Genre (In a Bad Way)

We've been covering a lot of John Wayne here lately. That kind of happens when you do one article on a legend and then have to dive into the movies that made them.Well, Wayne was t...

Kirk Douglas Had One Rule for Working with John Wayne

On June 29, 1971, the inimitable Kirk Douglas sat across from Dick Cavett and, in the middle of a probing line of questioning, refused to take the bait. Cavett had just read aloud...

The John Wayne Classic That Gave Glen Campbell His First Starring Role Premiered on This Day in 1969

John Wayne Stakes: Jack's Time

John Wayne Stakes

190 years ago this Texas raid inspired a John Wayne classic Western

It inspired 'The Searchers' and 'Dances with Wolves'

Brendan Wayne Talks About Channeling His Grandfather John Wayne in Role as THE MANDALORIAN Body Double

How an Improvised John Wayne Line in ‘The Searchers’ Changed Rock n' Roll History Forever

I think it's hard to really understand what a grip the Western genre had on America in the 1950s. We've joked that they were basically their superhero movies of the time, but it do...

Film Quote of the Day: The Line From Clint Eastwood's 1976 Western Classic That Became a Timeless Life Lesson

Maybe you can identify with this, but as the movie nerd in most of my circle of friends, I'm always the guy people ask for recommendations. I usually try to gauge a mood or want th...