John Wayne always exuded confidence. It was part of his schtick. Any hint of uncertainty and all that messianic swaggering ...

“I called him aside and said, ‘Duke, do you think you could direct this picture better than I can?'” he recalled. “With Duke, ...

His name has become so deeply etched into Hollywood history that it’s nearly impossible to imagine a version of cinema history without John Wayne as one of its most iconic stars, but the gradual shift ...