Nearly 35 years after his death from cancer, John Wayne, whose career spanned 50 years and included more than 175 films, continues to rank among the nation’s favorite movie stars in annual Harris polls. In 2011, fans got the opportunity to see some of the films on the big screen again in Snyder, when actor […]
Read MoreDuke Bourbon, Inspired by John Wayne
When you think of John Wayne, you may get an image of a cowboy drinking rotgut rye out of a dusty saloon glass, but in actuality The Duke was quite a spirits connoisseur. In fact, his favorite drink was fine tequila, and he carried crates full of bottles of the good stuff with him on […]
Read MoreTexas movie set used by John Wayne fading away
BRACKETTVILLE, Texas (AP) — Time and Mother Nature are threatening to dismantle the Alamo. Not the original, but the replica 18th-century Spanish mission and Old West movie set John Wayne built for his Oscar-nominated 1960 movie and that for decades was a tourist mecca and film production site. “It’s not just something that represents history […]
Read MoreChristmas With The Duke on AMC
AMC will be having Christmas with the Duke again this year starting Wednesday, December 24 beginning at 7pm and continuing through Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25).
Read MoreSeasons Greetings from JWayne.com
The staff at JWayne.com would like to wish you and yours a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! Have a Great and Blessed Holiday Season!
Read MoreSands of IWO JIMA remastered on DVD/Blu-Ray
Olive Films has remastered SANDS OF IWO JIMA and are releasing it on DVD/Blu-ray. In the run up they are running a special giveaway of John Wayne Collectables at http://bit.ly/1AYgyxi SANDS OF IWO JIMA will also play at select B&B Theatres this Veterans Day (Nov 11) at 4:00PM and 7:00PM as part of the B&B “Retro […]
Read MoreDirector Andrew V. McLaglen Dies at 94
Andrew V. McLaglen, a specialist with the sagebrush who directed John Wayne in five films and helmed scores of episodes of the classic CBS Western series Gunsmoke, Have Gun — Will Travel and Rawhide, has died. He was 94. McLaglen, whose father was the Oscar-winning British actor Victor McLaglen, died Saturday at his Friday Harbor […]
Read MoreJOHN WAYNE’S LEGACY SHOWS NO SIGNS OF AGE
In May 2012, I interviewed writer-producer A.J. Fenady (1), known for The Rebel, Branded, Hondo and Chisum (1970) et alia, about his friend “Duke.” We met at his offices in Hollywood near Paramount Pictures. Fenady, while developing Chisum (1970), accompanied Duke during and between the filming of Hellfighters (1968),True Grit (1969) and The Undefeated (1969). He was with him the night he won his Oscar and the day he celebrated with […]
Read MoreWhy John Wayne Endures
Given all the heroes and soldiers he played over his half century in film, this year, it’s only fitting that John Wayne’s birthday should fall on Memorial Day. Around the world he still enjoys steady popularity like no other long-deceased movie star. In 2003, over two decades after his death from cancer in 1979, he was listed […]
Read MoreJohn Wayne Film Fest April 24-27
John Wayne Film Fest – April 24-27 Hosted by LOOK Cinemas, benefiting John Wayne Cancer Foundation with VIP Ann-Margret All movie screenings at LOOK Cinemas – Dallas, Texas. LOOK Cinemas 5409 Belt Line Rd Dallas, TX 75254 www.lookcinemas.com (214) 306-7446 Click here to view the John Wayne Film Fest Online Auction.
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