Excerpt from an article found in the New York Times: “As General Motors is painfully aware, no car seems to have lost so much of its cool as the Cadillac sedan, which once held popular culture in its thrall. Jimmy Durante, Bing Crosby, John Wayne and Roy Rogers drove Cadillacs. For Elvis, buying them seemed […]
Read MoreThe Duke shows red, white & blue grit
One afternoon while playing cards at the Lakeside Golf Club of Hollywood, actors Forrest Tucker and John Mitchum, the brother of Robert Mitchum, persuaded John Wayne to ride into a recording studio and narrate John Mitchum’s patriotic poetry over musical accompaniment. Mitchum, who died last week at 82, was a cowboy poet who appeared in […]
Read MoreWelcome Back, Duke
From the ashes of Sept. 11 arise the manly virtues. Peggy Noonan Friday, October 12, 2001 12:01 a.m. EDT A few weeks ago I wrote a column called “God Is Back,” about how, within a day of the events of Sept. 11, my city was awash in religious imagery-prayer cards, statues of saints. It all […]
Read MoreThe passing of Burt Kennedy
(Los Angeles)Burt Kennedy, a writer-director of movie and TV westerns who worked with cowboy stars ranging from John Wayne to James Garner, died on Thursday at age 78, associates said. Kennedy, who was born into a travelling stage act known as “The Dancing Kennedys” and was once hired by Wayne to be a script writer, […]
Read MoreHonoring the Duke
Michael Wayne Talks About His Famous Father And The Qualities That Made Him An American Icon True legends need no introduction, only a moniker. The mere mention of “the Babe” brings to mind the House Ruth Built much the same way “the Golden Bear” conjures up Augusta. When it comes to the American West and […]
Read MoreJohn Wayne makes No. 2 in Poll
THE HARRIS POLL #72, December 6, 2000 While the Presidential Race remains uncertain, Americans have once again voted for Harrison Ford as their favorite movie star for the third year running. Mr. Ford, who portrayed a heroic President in the action-packed “Air Force One”, ranked highest among women and whites. John Wayne and Mel Gibson […]
Read More‘Alamo’ gets anniversary release
In the late 1950s, John Wayne hocked just about everything he owned to fulfill his dream of making a movie about the Alamo. To say he threw himself into the project is an understatement. He produced the film, directed and starred in it. Wayne had such high hopes, he even dared to think that it […]
Read MoreTake a look at John Wayne’s Ford Supercab “The Old Duke” especially built for him
This Ford Supercab “The Old Duke”, was originally owned by John Wayne (born in Winterset, Iowa in 1907). It was especially built for him in Canada by Ford, with a one ton chassis and stainless steel gears.
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Actress Claire Trevor Dies at 91
April 10 — Claire Trevor, whose repertory of tough dames and femme fatales includes her Oscar-winning role as Edward G. Robinson’s mistress in Key Largo, died Saturday at age 91. The actress died in a hospital near her home in Newport Beach, Calif., friends said. Trevor acted in some 70 films and 12 television productions, […]
Read MoreHow I Got to Call the Shots
An interview with esteemed screenwriter/director Burt Kennedy By Jeremy Arnold In 1956, a 78-minute western called Seven Men From Now, starring an aging Randolph Scott and directed by Budd Boetticher, became a surprise hit. Six more collaborations followed over the next four years, revitalizing Scott’s career and securing Boetticher’s place in film history. These spare […]
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