The movie John Wayne was blackmailed into shooting: “Make a western first”
One for them, one for him.
John Wayne Archives: 03/2025
The only roles John Wayne would never play: “I think I’ve established a character”
“It’s never been mean and petty.”
The co-star John Wayne bullied to an Oscar nomination: “She didn’t know a damn thing”
If it was tough love, it worked.
“I didn’t want him for my picture”: Was director Mark Rydell forced into working with John Wayne?
This director was ready to fight with The Duke – but was in for a surpise.
The movie John Wayne said mocked the US military: “The whole story of the premise is wrong”
“How they got Gary Cooper to do that one!”
The woeful John Wayne movie that convinced Quentin Tarantino to retire early
A clear example of how not to ruin his career.
The comedy movie John Wayne refused to star in: “He didn’t like it, and he wouldn’t do it”
The Duke baulked at this idea from a legendary New Hollywood director.
John Wayne’s forgotten Grammy-nominated album: “I’ve never recorded anything in my life”
An unexpected change of pace.
The actor John Wayne called ‘too stupid’ to do anything else but act
“That’s one guy that doesn’t need Hollywood to make him look good.”
The telegram that almost killed John Wayne’s career: “One of the poorest so-called stars”
He got the last laugh.
The role that haunted John Wayne to his core: “The meanest, coldest eyes”
Did Wayne embrace method-acting on this one?