John Wayne

2022 - 8 - 16

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John Wayne's Oddball Advice Left An Impression On Michael Caine (/FILM)

The 89-year-old movie star has lived the fullest of lives, appeared in a number of great films, and snatched up two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor — ...

A friendship ensued, which led to the American movie icon giving his newfound pal from across the pond a strangely specific bit of advice: It was around this time that the actor, in Los Angeles for the shooting of Ronald Neame's superb "Gambit," found himself routinely kicking around the lobby of the Beverly Hills Hotel for a bit of celebrity spotting. Wayne seemed to have made all the friends he'd ever need by the time he'd become a star.

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Why John Wayne thought “disgusting” movies would kill Hollywood (Far Out Magazine)

From supporting the Vietnam War to being extremely homophobic about the 1969 film Midnight Cowboy in a notorious Playboy interview, Wayne remains one of the ...

They seem to forget the one basic principle of our business … We’re in the business of magic. Adding to this anti-modernist sentiment, he was also against the increased level of violence that was making its way into film. In Carolyn McGivern’s 2001 biography John Wayne: A Giant Shadow, the actor’s opinions on the state of modern films were laid bare, which came with his idea of the image that he wanted Hollywood to convey. He said: “When you think of the wonderful picture fare we’ve had through the years and then realize we’ve come to this shit, it’s disgusting. The Rio Bravo star then proceeded to argue that because films were allowing more adult content, it was leading to families watching TV at home instead of heading to the cinema.

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