John Wayne: A Photographic Celebration
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One of the few conservative republicans in Hollywood during his time, John Wayne was a controversial figure. He was often meticulous about his image, believing that his status as a patriotic icon was a responsibility.
Beautiful full-color photos will offer insight to this larger-than-life actor, both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. This book will delight both the casual and die-hard John Wayne fan, as well as anyone with a love for Westerns and war films.
Marc Mompoint
Marc Mompoint is an avid fan of John Wayne and a first-time editor. He currently lives in the Bronx, New York.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5.I really enjoyed the pictures and the information blocks that were represented. Some of them were out of order though chronologically and should have been organized better
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John Wayne - Marc Mompoint
I’m the stuff men are made of.
—JOHN WAYNE
Just call me Duke.
—JOHN WAYNE
On May 26, 1907, Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa, to Clyde Morrison, a pharmacist of Scottish descent, and Mary Brown, a homemaker of Irish descent.
In honor of his grandfather, Marion Mitchell Morrison, Wayne was named Marion Robert Morrison. When his parents decided to call their next son Robert, they changed Wayne’s middle name to Michael, not Mitchell, as many film historians state.
I didn’t get famous doing drawing room comedies.
—JOHN WAYNE
A man’s character and personality is made up by the incidents in his life. Mine has been made up of one thing in reel life, and possibly every dramatic experience that a human being could have in real life. Somewhere in between lies John Wayne. I seldom lie.
—JOHN WAYNE
At seven years old, the Morrisons left Iowa to take over Clyde’s father’s estate in Antelope Valley, a drab region north of L.A. I hated living in Antelope Valley,
Wayne recollected. There were so many rattlesnakes, I had nightmares about them. We were living in little more than a rambling shack with no electricity.
I don’t want to ever appear in a film that would embarrass a viewer. A man can take his wife, mother, and daughter to one of my movies and never be ashamed or embarrassed for going.
—JOHN WAYNE
The airport in Orange County, California, was renamed the John Wayne Airport shortly after his death.
You can’t whine and bellyache because somebody else got a good break and you didn’t.
—JOHN WAYNE
He portrays John Wayne, a rugged American guy. He’s not one of those method actors, like they send out here from drama schools in New York. He’s real, perfectly natural.
—JOHN FORD, DIRECTOR
My build-up was done through constant exposure. By the time I went overseas to visit our boys during the Second World War, they had already seen my movies when they were back home. Now their kids are grown up and their kids are seeing my movies. I’m part of the family.
—JOHN WAYNE
After the move from Iowa to California, it became standard fare for young Marion Morrison to have to defend his Midwestern accent and curious name to bullying classmates. He would often return home coated in blood and dirt from the school day’s scuffle.
"I’ve always followed my father’s advice: he told me, first to always keep my word and, second, to never insult anybody unintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to. And, third, he told me