The iconic, career-ending death scene that John Wayne filmed for The Shootist nearly happened 26 years earlier, via a 1950 ...

John Wayne's on-screen image and name have been synonymous with Hollywood's Golden Age, though it's not the name the Western icon was born with.

Michael Goldman’s book John Wayne: The Genuine Article opens with two prologues. The first is from Ethan Wayne, the Duke’s youngest son. The other is from President Carter, who’s long been ...

John Wayne, the legendary actor best known for making classic Western films, was born on May 26, 1907. The Oscar-winning actor and star of nearly 180 films and television shows died in 1979 at age 72.