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John Wayne: America Remembers
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Although appearing in many war films and frequently being eulogized as an "American hero," Wayne never served in the Armed Forces, although he made an effort to, and he was greatly patriotic. Between 1940, when the military draft was reinstated and the end of World War II in 1945, he remained in Hollywood and made 21 movies. (Among them was Cecil B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind (1942), in which he portrayed one of the few less-than-honorable characters in his career.) He was of draft age (34) at the time of Pearl Harbor in 1941, but asked for and received a deferral for family dependency, a classification of 3-A. This was later changed to a deferment in the national interest, 2-A.
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Ermal and Paula perform patriotically everywhere in their own production of "John Wayne - American" in Western or military wardrobe. Ermal has more wardrobes than Madonna wears in a day for performances. All of them are similar to Duke's original wardrobes which he wore in many of his pictures.
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Wayne finished his life honored by the film community, the U.S. Congress, and the American people as had no actor before or since. He remains among the most popular actors of his generation, as evidenced by the continual rereleases of his films on home video. ~ Bruce Eder, All Movie Guide
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Synopsis: Originally aired on NBC under the title Swing Out, Sweet Land, this 1970 television special features movie legend John Wayne as the host of a flag waving journey through American history. Join Wayne as he takes an involving trip into history with a little help from the likes of Jack Benny, Lorne GreeneRead More
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No other star of stage or screen, no cowboy or Western hero can compare to the legend that was John Wayne. He became the very embodiment of American values and patriotic pride. All across the Internet you will see John Wayne web pages, just as this one, done in red, white and blue. Seems appropriate somehow.
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In the last decades of his career, Mr. Wayne became something of an American folk figure, hero to some, villain to others, for his outspoken views. He was politically conservative and, although he scorned politics as a way of life for himself, he enthusiastically supported Richard M. Nixon, Barry Goldwater, Spiro T. Agnew, Ronald Reagan and others who, he felt, fought for his concept of Americanism and anti-Communism.
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