John Wayne is known as one of the Western genre's most iconic actors, but he did so much more and has portrayed some ...

Kim Darby and John Wayne with a shotgun crouching down behind rocks looking out at something in True Grit. Image via Paramount Pictures In her essay, "John Wayne: A Love Song," author and screenwriter ...

For generations of movie lovers, John Wayne was the epitome of cinematic machismo. That reputation was well earned by the big-screen legend who leveraged his tough-guy persona into a 50-year career ...