John Wayne may have strayed into gray territory, but one behind-the-scenes conversation he shared made sure he never played a ...

John Wayne didn’t want to get typecast as simply a good guy in Western movies, but one of his co-stars mother put the actor ...

Lubbock, Texas, in the summer of 1956, with the sort of intensity typically reserved for scenes in western movies when the hero is stranded in the desert.

John Wayne was so enraged by Robert Duvall on the set of True Grit, which celebrates its 56th anniversary this week, he threatened to punch him on set.

Huston was adamant that “Wayne was the right choice,” until he realised otherwise: “I made a terrible mistake.” ‘The Duke’ was never receptive to his style of marshalling a set, and the slower pace of ...

Liz Fiedorczyk talks through a microphone at the start of the "No Kings" protest on John Wayne Parkway on June 14, 2025.

John Wayne, who died at 46 years old today, was honoured by three US presidents in an incredibly touching way during his final days when dying from cancer and after his death.