STOELTING SISTERS SING WITH JOHN WAYNE’S DAUGHTER FOR MAUREEN O’HARA

Iowa’s Stacie and Carrie Stoelting sang the National Anthem with John Wayne’s daughter, Aissa Wayne. The trio sang for screen legend Maureen O’Hara at a sold-out event with hundreds in attendance. Maureen O’Hara visited Iowa on Saturday Winterset, John Wayne’s birthplace. For her final public appearance, the 92 year old actress visited Winterset to help […]

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John Wayne Birthday Celebration, May 27-28 2011

Winterset, Iowa: Legions of John Wayne fans from throughout the United States and Europe will be gathering at Duke’s Iowa birthplace this spring for Winterset’s annual John Wayne Birthday Celebration. This year’s event salutes the epic films best known as director John Ford’s Cavalry Trilogy: Fort Apache, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Rio Grande. […]

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OSCARS A GOOD NIGHT FOR WESTERN FANS

OSCARS A GOOD NIGHT FOR WESTERN FANS Hal Needham Tonight’s Academy Awards were shared among an unusually wide number of films, the result of a year with so many exceptional films. The highlights for Western fans? DJANGO UNCHAINED won Best Original Screenplay — Quentin Tarantino, and Best Supporting Actor — Christoph Waltz. LINCOLN won Best […]

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John Wayne: Icon Of America’s Booming Confidence

Earlier this year (2011), the Harris Poll released its annual list of America’s 10 favorite movie stars. There, among today’s big names — Depp and Jolie and Clooney — was a lone name from the past: John Wayne. He finished third — 32 years after his death. Such enduring popularity served as a reminder that […]

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