On this day in 1907 the late,
great American actor John Wayne was born.
John Wayne in one of my
favorite actors. I love his westerns with director John Ford, such as The
Searchers, Fort Apache, The Horse Soldiers and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. And I also love
John Wayne's war films with John Ford, such as They Were Expendable and The Wings
of Eagles.
I also love The Alamo, which
John Wayne directed as well as starred in. And I love The Green Berets, which the Duke also directed and starred in.
Only the Duke had the courage
to make a pro-Vietnam War and pro-military film in 1968 when most of the media and a portion of the public was against the war. The media by and large hated the film, but the most of the public
loved it.
I also love True Grit and The Shootist,
John Wayne's last film.
Like millions of his fans, I
can watch John Wayne films over and over. He was a great actor and a great
American.
You can read about John Wayne's life and work via the below link:
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