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posted by wonder2wonderSTAFFMOD on May 26, 2017 at 8:40 AM
on his birthday, John Wayne (Born: May 26, 1907; Died: June 11, 1979; at age 72).
John Wayne is best known for his starring roles in western movies.
The first movie that caught the public's attention was "Stagecoach (1939)", where he starred as Henry the "Ringo Kid".
Other well known western movies are "Riders of Destiny (1933)", "Westward Ho (1935)", "Angel and the Badman (1947)", "Fort Apache (1948)", "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)", "Rio Grande (1950)", "The Searchers (1956)", "Rio Bravo (1959)", "The Alamo (1960)", "The Comancheros (1961)", "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)", "How the West Was Won (1962)", "El Dorado (1966)", "True Grit (1969)", "Big Jake", "Rooster Cogburn (1975)" and "The Shootist (1976)".
John Wayne also starred in movies like ,"Baby Face (1933)", "Seven Sinners (1940)", "Flying Tigers (1942)", "Wake of the Red Witch (1948)", "Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)", "The Quiet Man (1952)", "The Wings of Eagles (1957)", "The Longest Day (1962)", "Circus World (1964)", "The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)", "The Green Berets (1968)", "McQ (1974)" and "Brannigan (1975)".
And let us not forget movies like "Words and Music (1929)", "The Big Trail (1930)", "Girls Demand Excitement (1931)", "Three Girls Lost (1931)", "Arizona (1931)", "The Deceiver (1931)", "The Range Feud (1931)", "Maker of Men (1931)", "The Shadow of the Eagle (1931)", "Texas Cyclone (1932)", "Two-Fisted Law (1932)", "Lady and Gent (1932)", "The Hurricane Express (1932)", "Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)", "The Big Stampede (1932)", "Haunted Gold (1932)", "The Telegraph Trail (1933)", "The Three Musketeers (1933)", "Somewhere in Sonora (1933)", "The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)", "His Private Secretary (1933)", "The Man from Monterey (1933)", "Sagebrush Trail (1933)", "The Lucky Texan (1934)", "West of the Divide (1934)", "Blue Steel (1934)", "The Man from Utah (1934)", "Randy Rides Alone (1934)", "The Star Packer (1934)", "The Trail Beyond (1934)", "The Lawless Frontier (1934)", "'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934)", "Texas Terror (1935)", "Rainbow Valley (1935)", "The Desert Trail (1935)", "The Dawn Rider (1935)", "Paradise Canyon (1935)", "The New Frontier (1935)", "Lawless Range (1935)", "The Oregon Trail (1936)", "The Lawless Nineties (1936)", "King of the Pecos (1936)", "The Lonely Trail (1936)", "Winds of the Wasteland (1936)", "Sea Spoilers (1936)", "Conflict (1936)", "California Straight Ahead! (1937)", "I Cover the War! (1937)", "Idol of the Crowds (1937)", "Adventure's End (1937)", "Born to the West (1937)", "Pals of the Saddle (1938)", "Overland Stage Raiders (1938)", "Santa Fe Stampede (1938)", "Red River Range (1938)", "The Night Riders (1939)", "Three Texas Steers (1939)", "Wyoming Outlaw (1939)", "New Frontier (1939)", "Allegheny Uprising (1939)", "Dark Command (1940)", "Three Faces West (1940)", "The Long Voyage Home (1940)", "A Man Betrayed (1941)", "Lady from Louisiana (1941)", "The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)", "Lady for a Night (1942)", "Reap the Wild Wind (1942)", "The Spoilers (1942)", "In Old California (1942)", "Pittsburgh (1942)", "Reunion in France (1942)", "A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)", "In Old Oklahoma (1943)", "The Fighting Seabees (1944)", "Tall in the Saddle (1944)", "Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)", "Back to Bataan (1945)", "Dakota (1945)", "They Were Expendable (1945)", "Without Reservations (1946)", "Tycoon (1947)", "Red River (1948)", "3 Godfathers (1948)", "The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)", "Rio Grande (1950)", "Operation Pacific (1951)", "Flying Leathernecks (1951)", "Big Jim McLain (1952)", "Trouble Along the Way (1953)", "Island in the Sky (1953)", "Hondo (1953)", "The High and the Mighty (1954)", "The Sea Chase (1955)", "Blood Alley (1955)", "The Conqueror (1956)", "Jet Pilot (1957)", "Legend of the Lost (1957)", "I Married a Woman (1958)", "The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)", "The Horse Soldiers (1959)", "North to Alaska (1960)", "Hatari! (1962)", "Donovan's Reef (1963)", "McLintock! (1963)", "In Harm's Way (1965)", "The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)", "Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)", "The War Wagon (1967)", "Hellfighters (1968)", "The Undefeated (1969)", "Chisum (1970)", "Rio Lobo (1970)", "The Cowboys (1972)", "The Train Robbers (1973)" and "Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)".
He appeared Uncredited in movies like "Brown of Harvard (1926)", "Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)", "The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926)", "Annie Laurie (1927)", "The Drop Kick (1927)", "Mother Machree (1927)", "Four Sons (1928)", "Hangman's House (1928)", "Noah's Ark (1928)", "Speakeasy (1929)", "The Black Watch (1929)", "Salute (1929)", "The Forward Pass (1929)", "Men Without Women (1930)", "Born Reckless (1930)", "Rough Romance (1930)", "Cheer Up and Smile (1930)", "That's My Boy (1932)", "Central Airport (1933)", "College Coach (1933)" and "Cancel My Reservation (1972)".
John Wayne also appeared on TV shows like "Screen Directors Playhouse", "Frances Farmer Presents", "Wagon Train", "Alcoa Premiere", "The Beverly Hillbillies", "The Red Skelton Hour" and "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In".
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the movie "Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)", and he won it in that category for his role as Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn in the western movie "True Grit (1969)".
Reply by AusFem
on May 29, 2017 at 9:14 PM
You forgot my favourite, The Quiet Man. I've lost count the number of times I've watched it
Reply by wonder2wonder
on May 29, 2017 at 11:31 PM
I'm glad you mentioned this.
The Irish scenery was shot beautifully and at times you could even smell the grass. It is one of the five movies John Wayne starred in with Maureen O'Hara. She is not only a celebrated actress but also a wonderful singer. It's a pity she never got the opportunity to fully use this talent in the movies. In the "Quiet Man" she did sing a bit and it was heartwarming.
The movie got nominated for the Best Picture Award, but lost out to "The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)".
The 'Quiet Man' lost this fight, but he did win the greatest prize of all: Mary Kate's undying love.
Reply by AusFem
on May 30, 2017 at 4:56 AM
Yeah, they were so wonderful together. Fantastic story. Nothing could beat those two together in a movie.
I also love Irish movies. There's just something about them.
Reply by tmdb65271336
on May 30, 2017 at 8:47 AM
With you on this. TQM was my Wayne favorite film. I generally don't care for his movies and prefer Westerns with Jimmy Stuart, Henry Fonda or Glenn Ford. But this was the perfect role for him and Maureen O'Hara was stunning beyond words.