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Western was John Wayne's first big break in Hollywood, though it didn't do much for his career. As the story goes, after ...

This week marks the 79th anniversary of the release of 1945’s They Were Expendable, a film set during the Battle of the Philippines which took place just a couple of years prior. The film’s ...

You’ve reached your account maximum for followed topics. Due to his popularity as the genre's leading star, many may wonder what John Wayne's all-time favorite Western actually was. With so many ...

John Wayne turned down the lead role in the famous war movie The Dirty Dozen, and it may have been better for it, if not so ...

Having regretted passing on 1971’s Dirty Harry, John Wayne took a turn in a gritty cop thriller a couple of years later as McQ. Intended for Steve McQueen, hence the title, the film’s script ...

A fond farewell for a treasured tree. Few trees become internet darlings. Yet Stumpy, a Yoshino cherry on the edge of the capital’s Tidal Basin, was no common ornamental. The tree never would have won ...

Wayne Osmond, brother of Donny and Marie Osmond, has died at the age of 73. "Wayne Osmond, beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully last night surrounded by his loving wife and five ...

Take John Wayne, for instance, the defining action hero of Hollywood’s golden age, starred in a variety of truly iconic western films, but some of his more questionable productions are often forgotten ...