John Wayne was among the most popular and well-known actors of the 1940s and 50s, to the extent that almost every role he adopted in his later career was the protagonist of the film. Waynes star ...

Beyond the archetypal gunslinger persona, John Wayne, in his career-defining movies, undertook a variety of roles that delve into themes of kinship, salvation, and allegiance. Whether portraying a ...

Back in 1963, John Wayne starred in a Western comedy loosely based on William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Duke played an ageing rancher called George Washington McLintock ...

John Wayne returned to lead the director’s follow-up in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon a year later. The movie cost $1.6 million, making it one of the most expensive Westerns at that point in ...