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  1. 3 days ago · According to Michael Munn’s book John Wayne: The Man Behind the Myth, one scene where Wayne was required to set a village on fire and put dead bodies on boats resulted in a mishap, leading to multiple local boats blowing up. Seen as an act of aggression, the residents attacked the Japanese crew members, and it looked like the conflict was ...

  2. 3 days ago · John Wayne began working at the Fox studio in the props department as a summer job when he was in college. But by 1927 it was all he had going for himself along with a smattering of small film roles. Then in 1930, director Raoul Walsh — who gave Marion Morrison the stage name John Wayne — cast him as the lead in the western "The Big Trail."

  3. 5 days ago · The funeral of Tom Doniphon (Wayne) in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) is part of a framing device concerning U.S. Senator Ranse Stoddard ( James Stewart) and his old friendship with Tom ...

  4. 3 days ago · In this wonderful interview from 1976, John Wayne is promoting his latest film "The Shootist" (which would tragically be his last movie) but the bulk of the conversation has him reflecting on working with his two favorite directors: John Ford and Howard Hawks, and he provides plenty of good insights into their distinct styles of directing.

  5. 4 days ago · John Wayne & James Stewart's best collaboration was their first movie together, "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance." The film is a complex and morally intriguing Western, focusing on themes of stolen valor and the price of noble choices.

  6. 3 days ago · John Wayne didn't serve in World War II. During that time, John Wayne was just starting out in his acting career, having gained prominence with the 1939 hit, Stagecoach. He had been savoring his ...

  7. 2 days ago · In 1948, John Wayne starred alongside Harry Carey Jr and Pedro Armendariz as one of three outlaws, Bob Hightower, in the Old West.Just after robbing a bank in the small town of Welcome, Arizona, the trio ride out into the desert but are pursued by the town sheriff, Buck Sweet, and his posse.

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