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Synopsis: John Wayne's only collaboration with director John Huston turned out to be a major career misstep for both men. Barbarian and the Geisha is the true story of Townsend Harris (Wayne), who in 1856 was appointed the first American consul to Japan. Headquartered in Shimoda, Harris discovers that theRead More
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Born Marion Morrison on May 26, 1907, in Winterset, Iowa, John Wayne was the son of a druggist. The family moved to California in 1913 or 1914, eventually settling in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale. As a child Wayne hated the name Marion and was nicknamed 'Duke' after the Morrison family's Airedale of the same name. Tall and athletic, the 6'4" teenager excelled in high school football and won a scholarship to the University of Southern California. His first film appearance came at the age of 19 when he appeared in Brown of Harvard (1926; with William Haines) as a football player, which was a natural for Wayne. He was a promising football player for USC, but in the summer of 1926 he fractured his collarbone while surfing.
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A true American legend, John Wayne “The Duke” has over 175 films to his credit and holds the record for the most leading movie roles at 142. It’s no surprise that Wayne is one of the world’s favorite movie stars of all time. From fearless cowboy to courageous soldier in battle, Wayne portrayed the values he believed in and upheld in his personal life. Zippo salutes Wayne and his iconic stature in American legend with this limited edition Zippo lighter.
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Synopsis: In fine Hollywood tradition, John Wayne had to play a "one-eyed fat man" before the Motion Picture Academy considered him worthy of an Oscar. In True Grit, Wayne plays grumpy, pot-bellied U.S. marshal "Rooster" Cogburn, hired by 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Kim Darby) to find Tom Chaney (Jeff Corey)Read More
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John Wayne turned one hundred years old in May, an occasion Hollywood marked with several DVD releases. The Cannes Film Festival showcased a restored version of Hondo (1953) in 3-D. Newspapers and many bloggers dutifully doffed their hats. And Patrick Wayne bulldozed a gas station in Winterset, Iowa, to make way for the first dedicated John Wayne museum. According to a recent Harris poll, the Duke remains America’s third most popular movie star, no matter that he passed away in 1979. It’s been three decades since his last film, The Shootist (1976) yet he’s consistently ranked in the top ten since Harris started polling 13 years ago.
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John Wayne's hair began thinning in the 1940s and he began wearing a hairpiece by the end of that decade (though his receding hairline is quite evident in Rio Grande). He was occasionally seen in public without the hairpiece (notably, according to Life Magazine photos, at Gary Cooper's funeral). The only time he unintentionally appeared on film without it was for a split second in North to Alaska. On the first punch of the climactic fistfight, Wayne's hat flies off, revealing a brief flash of his unadorned scalp. Wayne ... has several scenes in The Wings of Eagles where he is without his hairpiece.
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