John Wayne

When we cover the late 19th century American West in my History classes, I have students start with a simple exercise. I have them brainstorm a list, either in pictures or in words (or both), of whatever comes to mind when they think of Western...

John Wayne, major American motion-picture actor who embodied the image of the strong, taciturn cowboy or soldier and who in many ways personified the idealized American values of his era. He is best known for the films he made with directors John Ford and Howard Hawks.

The Searchers starring John Wayne 1956. Working together for the 12th time, John Wayne and director John Ford forged The Searchers into an indelible image of the frontier and the men and women who …

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What some consider the best western ever made, John Ford's The Searchers. In this scene John Wayne offers a tribute to one of his mentors, Harry Carey Sr.

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John Wayne in True Grit (1969)