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The following snippets are taken from a new interview conducted by Scott Holleran at Box Office Mojo. Actors Patrick, 67, and Ethan Wayne, 45, recently talked about working with their father, screen legend John Wayne, in advance of the most comprehensive screening series of John Wayne pictures since the actor died on June 11, 1979. […]

JOHN WAYNE The 100th anniversary of the birth of JOHN WAYNE is to be celebrated with a series of events in the US. On Saturday (21Apr07), the Newport Beach Film Festival in California is paying tribute to Wayne’s work with a series of movie screenings, called John Wayne + The American Western. Next month (May07), […]

It’s not easy to find traces of John Wayne in Newport anymore. Some stamping grounds have been renamed or rebuilt. By Ashley Powers, Times Staff Writer Newport Beach will fete John Wayne, but it can’t throw the bash at his house. The bay-front home was ripped down to make room for a larger estate. The […]

The Newport Beach Film Festival returns, this time with a special John Wayne retrospective. By RICHARD CHANG The Orange County Register The Duke would have been proud. And perhaps a little embarrassed, because that’s the kind of “pilgrim” he was. This year’s eighth annual Newport Beach Film Festival will feature a special John Wayne tribute […]

Jack Williams didn’t choose to go into the stunt business, he was born into it. With a stuntman for a father and a trick horse rider for a mother, Williams was born on April 15, 1921, in Montana and was a longtime Hollywood stuntman, appearing in a host of films including “The Sons of Katie […]

Roscoe Lee Browne, the Emmy-winning actor with the mellifluous baritone that he used to give voice to roles in everything from Shakespeare’s plays to the popular animal film “Babe,” died at 81 Wednesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The cause of death was cancer, said publicist Alan Nierob. A classically trained actor with a commanding presence, […]

Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, the irrepressible character actor and comedic entertainer who appeared in dozens of movies, including “The High and the Mighty” and “Rio Bravo,” has died. He was 80. Gonzalez Gonzalez died of natural causes Feb. 6 at his home in Culver City, said his grandson, actor Clifton Collins Jr. Gonzalez Gonzalez, a Texas […]

Pedro starred in countless Westerns. He was signed to a contract by Batjac Productions, was featured in many of John Wayne’s films, including “Rio Bravo”. He has starred with Rick Nelson, Dean Martin, Glenn Ford, Jerry Lewis and many other actors in his long carer. He is the recipient of a NOSOTROS Eagle Award.

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) – Get back, pilgrim. Legendary movie cowboy John Wayne has outshot Clint Eastwood’s “Dirty Harry” and has cruised by Tom Cruise. The late actor has been named as the Top Money-Maker of All Time in the Quigley Publishing Company annual star poll. Born Marion Michael Morrison, Wayne made movies for more than […]

Lucille Ball Tops List of Dead Celebs NEW YORK – Lucille Ball is America’s most beloved dead star. The company that developed the “Q score” that broadcasters and advertisers quietly consult to measure a personality’s popularity has done a survey that tests the reputation of performers who have gone on to that big soundstage in […]