STAUNTON, VA ? The Dixie Theater will offer nine free John Wayne movies to celebrate the actor?s birth. This week-long festival runs from the 21 through 26 of May. Concessions will be available and a free will donation will benefit the Staunton Performing Arts Center. The center is raising funds to renovate and restore the […]

Associated Press – May 18, 2007 2:14 PM ET – Cowboy legend John Wayne is helping to round up sales for the Iowa Lottery — almost 100 years after his birth in Iowa. The lottery has created three scratch-off tickets featuring pictures of the Duke, who appeared in more than 175 movies. The game coincides […]

Wisconsin entertainers will be on hand at bash aimed at supporting museum In his films, John Wayne liked to call people “Pilgrim.” Now the pilgrims are about to gather in his name. They’re converging on his birthplace, Winterset, Iowa, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the actor, who remains an American movie […]

John Wayne: American Hero, Icon, Legend — Paramount Home Entertainment and Batjac Productions Celebrate ‘The Duke’s’ 100th Birthday at Cannes 2007 Friday May 4, 8:55 am ET HONDO to Premiere in Digital 3D in the Cannes Classics Program HOLLYWOOD–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Paramount Home Entertainment International (PHEI) and Batjac Productions, Inc. will honor the great John Wayne at […]

The Associated Press Larry King will receive the True Grit Award next month from the John Wayne Cancer Institute at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica. The 73-year-old host of CNN’s ”Larry King Live” will receive the honor at the annual Odyssey Ball, to be held April 14 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Jamie […]

In an impassioned plea to the over 800 guests gathered at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for the annual Odyssey Ball to dig deep into their pockets, a very lively mistress of ceremonies, Jamie Lee Curtis, kicked off the evening saying, “I love people helping people, and I’m here because I care.” Wearing a hot pink […]

Iowa, California mark John Wayne centennial SADDLE UP YOUR SUVs, pilgrims. A century after John Wayne’s birth and nearly three decades after his death, commemorations in Wayne’s birthplace of Winterset, Iowa, and adopted hometown of Newport Beach, Calif., are putting America’s favorite celluloid cowboy back in the spotlight. Of course, he never really left. According […]

John Wayne Centennial Celebration Celebratory Appearances -Rough Stock Rodeo -Live Country & Western Music -John Wayne Look-a-Like Contest Saturday May 26, 2007 Gates Open 10:00 AM More info can be gathered at http://www.oldtucson.com

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), […]