Bcz anyone with ANY character most hates Jane Fonda for her TREASON and Crass conduct. Evil Witch. Go read "The Spike" - Arnaud de Borchgrave and Robert Moss. Remember her first husband, Tom Hayden also when you read "The Spike". No serious disguise of the 2 of them.
My best friend's sister had cancer in her leg, losing her lower limb. She said Wayne was at the cancer treatment center in Boston, in the late seventies, himself being diagnosed with lung cancer. She said he was such a nice guy, traveling from bed to bed, checking in on everyone personally as part of his daily routine there, such a sweet, caring gentleman!
One of my best friends sister was a nun at that hospital at the time and spent a lot of time with the Duke. They had hours long conversations about death and dying and God.
Wayne was the first big star to come with the fact he had cancer and it was that coined the phrase the Big C. And he took ownership of his own part in contracting it. When somone tried to blame it on his role in Rhe Conqueror, Wayne responded "I smoked 3 packs a day for 50 years. that probably did more damage than 60 days in a desert"
I was in Sturbridge Massachusetts once in the 70's and saw John Wayne walking down the street. He was there in connection with having his portrait painted by Norman Rockwell. I was in high school at the time. You would never realize how large John Wayne was physically unless you saw him in person, not just tall, which he was, but just large, broad I guess you'd say. He was also very friendly and accommodating when we approached him. I was six feet tall by then and he towered over me, when we shook hands his hand just swallowed mine. He really was a big guy.
Stockbridge. Sturbridge is in central Mass. Norman Rockwell lived in Stockbridge across the street from the Red Lion Inn. Most of Rockwell's clients stayed at the inn. Stockbridge is in the Berkshires.
WOW..that must've been something! I actually saw John Lennon, his son Julian and his other son, Sean walk 3 feet past my pushing a three person bike on Palm Beach in February, 1980. He was talking to both of them as he past me and kinda nodded. I was sitting on a sea wall off of the road. I went down there to stay with a friend for a month and I went on the Island to help him paint a house. We were sitting there eating lunch and I said to him "wasn't that John Lennon"? we both laughed. It was him!
Back in the fall of '73, there's eight college guys playing in a chamber music group for the opening of an art museum back east. As we finish a piece, I sense a presence come up behind us and say, "You boys really add to the ambience of this event". I turned around, looked up, and there was John Wayne. This struck me for two reasons -- first, John was gracious enough to come over and compliment us; and second, he used the word 'ambience' correctly in a sentence. Totally a class guy!
John Wayne knew about Mafia infiltration in entertainment industry. He tolerated serial rapist molester of underaged girls while the men were abroad defending Democracy during WW2 Francis SINatra's criminal past because Sinatra lied about the Mafia connections. Wayne was a Reagan gullible and Reagan was working on John Wayne to forgive scumbag Mafia fruit boy Sinatra. It's always been amazing anyone thinks Sinatra's suicidal sounds of drunk guy crying in the shower somehow is 'great music!' Thank God my ears always worked better than that!
@@deliawright8626 Back in '73 there were no live agencies of social media -- no Internet, no Google, only fan mags (which I didn't read). So knowing something about individuals was far more difficult than today. All we had were the images cultivated on screen, and of the many Westerns and War movies I'd seen Wayne in there was no way to anticipate a quiet-spoken, erudite man from those images.
No way to choose between Wayne and Eastwood. They had totally different styles of movies and storylines. They're both great performers in their own Right.😊
I totally agree with you they were both great, but it's okay to say which is your favorite. It doesn't matter who you choose there is mo wrong answer, it's an opinion. Me, I love them both, but hands down my favorite is THE DUKE!
@@thewolfmann9492 When it comes to traditional westerns, I agree. But when it comes to the grittier side of the western saga, Clint wins out. They both made westerners, but two different western genres. They're like comparing an apple to an orange, with acting styles and roles. Since I have always loved both styles, I see them as equal in their roles.
The closest I came to John Wayne was the 1973 Rose Parade. He was the Grand Marshall. My family attended and we were up in the stands. As he passed, my oldest sister yelled 'John!' and he looked up our way. Yep, that's it.
@@bucksboy20 And the surnames of the Three Stooges were "Horowitz". And Rock Hudson was originally named Roy Fitzgerald. And Marilyn Monroe was originally Jean Harlow. And Fred Astaire's name was "Austerlitz". In the old days, many performers ended up changing their names.
My dad met John Wayne through a mutual friend in Mexico many years ago. Dad, being totally starstruck, called him Mr. Wayne. JW smiled at him and said, "Call me Duke." WOW!
Always been a fan of John Wayne, love his movies… I don’t care about any petty stuff concerning John Wayne, I know several people who knew John Wayne personally he was a nice person by all accounts
I told my Grandma that John Wayne was bald and wore a hair piece she yelled at me and called me a liar, when I found a photo if him without it she refused to look at it. 😂
I would wear that as a badge of honor...Wayne was such a patriot that he never fought for his country yet felt qualified to lecture others on patriotism
I like westerns I grew up on them. To me John Wayne was one of the best. He was a true cowboy. He didn't have to show all that violence, just the right amount of what was needed. It seems like the more the violence and sometimes unnessessary violence has become popular over the years. John Wayne will always be my number one favorite cowboys.
John Wayne's characters never had to resort to graphic violence to get his point across. A great scene from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence was the diner scene where Lee Marvin (Valence) was humiliating Jimmy Stewart's (Ransom Stoddard) by making Stoddard drop a plate with a steak on it. When it fell to the dirty floor, Tom Doniphon (Wayne) intervened telling Valence that was his (Doniphon's) steak and that Valence HAD to pick it up himself. It was one of the most intense scenes in the movie. Valence, who with his two henchmen, terrified everyone in the town but, would not dare to pick a fight with Doniphon and there was a crucial stand off between the two. Finally Stoddard, angry with the whole situation picked the steak off the floor in an attempt to quell the standoff which would have had deadly consequences. For me, that's all it took to cement The Duke's reputation as the man that would NEVER back down. No matter how ruthless and threatening the antagonist appeared.
@@timford3599.......LOL at JW shooting and/or fighting isn't 'graphic violence'??? Remember, in his earlier movies they couldn't even show blood because it was deemed by the censors to be 'too graphic' for moviegoers. So was showing a married couple sleeping in the same bed, but I digress. Standards change, I reckon.
Loved John Wayne and still love Eastwood! 2 different actors and 2 completely different styles. I can’t even imagine anyone else playing Dirty Harry than Clint and all the classic westerns and WWII movies than Wayne!
Yes in a way he did in many movies. However try comparing his performances in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Searchers, and The Shootist. Very different characters and very different performances in each of those films. Almost hard to believe they are the same person, other than Wayne's iconic voice.
I could not pick between the two. They both have an important place in cinema history and for their generations. One thing to consider is the tremendous contribution that Eastwood has made to cinema as a director.
One of the best stories about John Wayne was when Mel Brooks gave him the script to Blazing saddles and asked him to play the part of the Waco kid. John Wayne took the script home and read it and said he couldn't stop laughing out loud. There's no way he could be in such a movie nobody would ever take him seriously again. But if Mel Brooks actually made the movie he would be one of the first people in line to watch It.
I saw on an "old West" channel a video claiming that a young John Wayne became friends with an old Wyatt Earp, who was a consultant on Western movies in Hollywood. Supposedly, Wayne was impressed by Earp and based his movie cowboy persona on Wyatt Earp. I tried to find audio or video of Wyatt Earp speaking on the internet to compare to Wayne, but I could not find any.
I worked on a movie with Clint Eastwood. I thought he was one of the best directors I had ever worked with. I go to all his movies that either acted, directed or produced. He also was a great guy. I also enjoyed John Wayne movies! I wish I had a chance to work with him. I loved his Westerns and his world war two movies. They both did some outstanding movies.
We never were. California state paid $100 for every Indian scalp brought in by savage white settlers. And the South depended on Slave labor. Not to mention the fact that the US Cavalry carried out genocide campaign against Native Americans. Read “Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee” by Chief Joseph, I cried my eyes out when I read that book.
@@gunman11I feel that the US has lost its aspirations to being great. That is a shame because while there is a lot of bad history: there is also a lot of greatness there. The US is made up of such a diverse group of cultures, has led the way with big projects and big ideas. So when we look at you from the outside its sad that you seem to be imploding. I regret that, its something I wish would reverse and see the US achieve unity and focus. Right now big companies, a few overly rich parasitic persons and bad tribal politics are robbing the ordinary US people of their country and their birthright. This is my view - but I do not think its unique.
It is also important to note that John Wayne was schooled partially by none Other than the one and only Wyatt Earp who showed Wayne how to walk, talk and act like a law man in the west which I believe is why he was so protective of the western genre
Years ago, I saw an interview in which Harry Carey Jr. said that Paull Fix, who was his father-in-law, had advised John Wayne on developing his distinctive walking style in order to make himself more noticeable. He said that the trick was to aim the toes in rather a straight line,
Met John wayne in 73. He came by my Uncles to ask if he was up to go get Lemon Meringue pie. His favorite pie just happened to be made at a Mom and Pop cafe near Yuma Arizona, my uncle lived in Canoga Park, California.
@@MichaelThorpeNJ Probably why Frank was at his side with the Cancer, Knew he was a man to be respected and relied on. Say what you mean and do as you say.
I been big John Wayne since little boy grew up watching movies all . The sad when John Wayne died on my birthday my mom told me my hero pass way 😢. I was sad little boy. I have most movies on dvd. But I won't forget my hero John Wayne still watch movies until today. From Green Beret, Stagecoach, Donovan Reef and McClintock was funny movie.
@@davekeating. Did you know that the character portrayed by John Wayne in the American movie Green Beret was inspired by a real-life Nazi Lauri Torni. Later adopted the name Larry Thorne and he was a Waffen-SS captain during WW2 and served the Eastern Front under the alias Larry Lane. In the late 1940s immigrated with many other Nazis to the U.S. and joined the U.S. Army in 1954 in 1963 he was a member of the Special Forces A-734 and fought in Vietnam, he went missing during a mission in 1965 and was declared MIA After searching he remains were discovered in 1999 and officially identified in 2003 he is buried in Arlington Nation Cemetery. So, yeah: Waffen -SS members buried in Arlington Nation Cemetery next to American soldiers.
@@thespartan8476 Many years ago I read a photo journal type book about WWII post D-Day. A German born US Army Officer enters a particular house in a village in Germany. He comes out with one or two men in US uniforms. It was his parents house. He had swapped the German uniforms of his teenage brother(s) for American ones, and they continued their march on Berlin.
And what beliefs are those? The ones that had made him sit out WW2 while other actors like Lee Marvin, Mel Brooks, Charles Bronson, Jimmy Stewart and so many others served while he made "Singing Sandy" movies?
@@bigverybadtom Plenty of world war 2 soldiers were older. Jimmy Stewart was 33 and served from 1941-01947. John Wayne could have joined too. Sorry Charlie
Worked with a guy in the 80's who had a friend once who was an Driver in the Army at a base on the west coast where the Duke was. He got to be the Duke's driver that day, and said that at one of the stops on base, Duke left him with the Jeep and left his jacket or coat behind with him. He couldn't resist trying it on, and while he was fairly good sized himself, the jacket fit him like a Tent!
Clint is somewhat of a 'mixed bag' imo. Wayne's criticism of how Clint transformed Westerns is a legitimate black mark on Clint's resume, but I do respect Clint in a lot ways. His treatment of Sondra Locke is disgraceful (from what seems to be public knowledge, I could be wrong) so, I will never equate Clint & Wayne on equal terms. Everyone is flawed but Sondra's mistreatment by Clint seems to be disgraceful for any Western man to ever do. A lot of stuff that Sondra alleged only God will know but there seems to quite a lot (including the 2 kids Clint fathered to another woman while with Sondra. Tragic figure).
He represented an era in this country. A time of patriotism above all. He said and did things that now would be totally outrageous. He was a good actor and much beloved. Leave it at that.
John Wayne, actor comes from a different generation. When you respected your elders, you were polite, around women you were a gentleman, and you were silent on matters not concerning you. Simple maybe but, that was John Wayne.
He was none of those things. He was racist, was anti New Deal, didn't serve in ANY branch of the military other than in a film crew, was rude to co-workers who didn't "earn his respect" by indulging in his preferred vices, and often spoke about things he understood virtually NOTHING about. Why don't you look at all the cigarette ads he did? His aggressive foreign policies which encouraged nuclear testing are probably what ultimately doomed him with cancer shooting "The Conquerer" where he plays of all people, Genghis Khan. Yeah. It bombed and he got a nice case of fallout from it. John Wayne is not an ideal. He's a fossil of a bygone age. You can look at him and admire him for what he was in his time, but that time has passed. Yes, quiet resolution, action in the face of dangerous odds, manners and countenance all matter. But those aren't really the qualities that are valued today, are they? Greed, deception, taking all you can get your hands on, getting what YOU want (Remember when the Reagan era was referred to as the "ME" era? I do.) taking what you can, while you can are more valuable commodities than loyalty, devotion or service. Reagan broke the social contract between the obligation employers and employees. He created the McJob. A position that doesn't pay enough to live on. If every contract worker in the country were paid for their labor and forced to provide benefits to them, a LOT of people would be able to breath easier.
Fact is, Marion was a racist creep as well as a mysoginist. As well, the tough guy war hero was all just an act. As in that is what actors do. They act. Marion...
Then why didn't he ever portray anything that like true west. His guns had more bullets in them a Gatlin gun lol. The streets where the people where dirty. He had no idea how the west really was.
"Strength of character"? Like finessing the draft board at the outset of WW2 while every other good man was volunteering for service? Then calling Vietnam War draft resisters "communists" for doing the same damn thing he did?
@gigimitchell6987 Strength of character you say? Wayne was a coward, refusing to serve his country giving a lame excuses about his having a wife and four kids to support! He was filthy rich and they would have been just fine! He actually said that serving his country would interfere with his career! He was a racist, hating Indians saying they were selfish because they did not want to share their land with the whites! The whites stole the land from the Indians! Andrew Jackson when president had a bill passed ' the Indian removal act where in some 60 thousand Indians were forced at gun point from their lands to walk over a thousand miles to Oklahoma where the land was poor for growing crops, Along the way 16 thousand Indians died! Go o line and see TRAIL OF TEARS for details !Shame on Wayne and Jackson!
@@jhonyermoyou need to do your research. John Wayne was a conscientious objector, true..but he was also refused by the military citing he was equivalent to a national treasure. In other words he could be a target by the enemy to bring down American morale. It’s an issue that JW didn’t publicize or brag about.
I lost all respect for him when he tried to physically stop a Native American woman from speaking at the Oscars when Brando willingly ceded his speech time to her, and even then she was only allowed a minute or two. It's not his award, it's not his event, and it wasn't his right to shut someone up because he said so. My understanding is that he had to be physically restrained from attacking her to that end. Can't say he was a coward, but he was a bigot and a Karen, in that regard. I have no opinion about her message, but that doesn't matter when it comes to assholes and censors. That's also something he didn't brag about or publicize, but his beef with Gable's criticisms confirms his lack of concern for those he looked down on. Oh, my director treated "unimportant" poorly while filming? Don't you dare criticize the director who treated them poorly, he's my friend! Shut up, Gable! Zero compassion, and I lean Right, if anything. I would never be associated with him, and he's a stain on what my Party was, before they stained themselves too much to bear. Fuck his memory, tell the facts.
Newspaper columnist Mike Royko hated Wayne's politics, but enjoyed the fact that he was not soppy with his horse the way the other cowboys actors like Gene Autry were.
@bigverybadtom: Who gives a f what Mike Royko thinks? He can have his own ideas about folks, but we can just as well reject them. Columnist of the past are like current social media "influencers".
@@donjohn2695 ...not to mention that Director John Ford AND primarily John Wayne ALWAYS took care of the neighboring INDIANS that were involved in ANY Western movies. He never gets ANY praise for the GOOD he did without seeking ANY praise from strangers. Same for Frank Sinatra.
@@KeithSpinneyMusic exactly...Wayne embraced the hispanic community and the indian community throughout his adult life. His last wife, Pilar in particular was a stout woman who enabled him to truly succeed in acting. John had a terrific relationship with multiple cultures thru his career, truly a wonderful example for ANYONE to follow or investigate imo.
In retrospect what we see as faults today were virtues in their times. Who knows what we're going to think in the future but people like John will be useful characters to reflect on for insightful perspectives of our changing culture. Heroes are being undermined in modern story telling but these things will no doubt turn around as the consequences of the modern zeitgeist manefests over time. Hero's will no doubt be elevated again at some point and both John Wayne and Clint Eastwood deserve their time in the sun. I'm greatful to both of them for their art...
We've all done and said stupid things but when you hear the audio of what JW thought of "the selfish red man" it gets creepy. Doesn't mean I'm tossing out my DVD True Grit but "it was a different time" argument doesn't hold up.
@@dicksonfranssen The American Indians were far from saintly. They were brutal savages and owned slaves, including black ones. Not all of us believe revisionist history like "Dances With Wolves", which drew ridicule even from real Indians.
@@dicksonfranssen the red man( which I share some bloodline with) should be grateful that the western europeans got to America before the Asians did, or it would've been a real extinction event.
Eastwood and Wayne were totally different actors, and in some ways, eras. I like them both, Wayne's movies seemed more "wholesome" but Eastwood had more potential as an actor. His portrayal in Grand Torino was amazing.
Agreed. Wayne didnt like ambiguous chracters, but that was the Hollywood storytelling he came up with. Eastwood didnt mind. That was part of John Wayne's dissatisfaction with Eastwood. Great actors both, and fun to watch. I miss John Wayne's presence and will feel the same when Clint is gone. Sad to think about but we have some damn fine movies to reflect on!
Clint Eastwood's character in "Grand Torino," Walt Kowalski is one of my very favorite that he portrayed. Even still Kowalski was a very flawed man and hard to like. As always Clint played the Anti-Hero with Walt, who by the end of the movie had not only redeemed himself but was "A Great American Hero" so that you left the theater being in total awe of him!
And his variety of movie roles! Honky-tonk Man, Any which way but Loose, Beguiled, Bridges of Madison County, Bronco Billy, Clint the director is drawn to the story. Clint has his own production company (Malpaso), Clint the actor is So Much More than his western movies. Wayne is forever thought of as a cowboy. I think he was great in Sands of Iwo Jima to give him his due
Why do you have to pick one over the other? They are both phenomenal actors whose values and choices in movie roles were different, that's all!! Love them both!
WTF …..neither of them could act to save their lives. They could only play cowboys who didn’t talk much….l loved to have seen either of them playing say Abe Lincoln or Grant, then you,d see that they just cannot act.
I don’t they are both absolutely wooden as actors…….the man with no dialogue and the man with ladies underwear hahaha. You yanks have got to stop believing Hollywood fantasies while your country rots from within.
John Wayne never served a day in the military. So many other actors of his generation did serve. Yet he had the audacity to promote himself as an American hero.
When I was a kid I was a huge John Wayne fan. Everyone my age was. I'd just seen The Alamo and was just praising John Wayne to the skies. And my uncle Homer was there. He was a Texas farm boy who, like millions of other young men including my father, was at the Draft Board waiting to enlist on December 8th, the day after Pearl Harbor. And he became a pilot, flying 25 bombing missions over Germany and winning the Distinguished Flying Cross. He also had nothing but the highest praise for the Tuskegee Airmen. Uncle Homer never talked much about the war but after hearing my unabashed praise for Wayne he simply said," The only war John Wayne ever fought in was on the Universal Studios backlot." That gave me a lot to think about.
@@user-tk7qo4rh4y That may be, but so many other young men that volunteered to serve may also have had obligations at home. Their obligation to our country was greater.
@@bigverybadtom No he wasn't. The Selective Service Board was formed in 1940. Men up to the age of 35 were required to register for the draft. Wayne was 34 at the time. When war broke out in 1941 the age for draft was upped to 44 years.
Can you imagine how great it would have been to see John Wayne and Clint Eastwood in a film or five together ? Westerns, cop movies, war movies. Mel Brooke originally wanted Richard Pryor to play Black Bart and John Wayne to play the Waco Kid in the 1974 western parody, Blazing Daddles. Instead, Brooks was able to get Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder to play those parts and Blazing Saddles turned out to be one of the greatest films of all time.
Different styles. I could listen to John Wayne's voice all day long. He portrayed an all-American hero. Clint Eastwood had a rough harsh mean look and was rather serious, a man that would even the score. If you enjoyed Westerns that had Indians, Wagon Trains, Old West, Cavalry, rescuing the lady, and saving the day, it was definitely John Wayne. Now, Clint Eastwood played more like a gunslinger and could survive anything, track you down like a detective, and bring justice. Another difference is the use of slang, profanity, or foul language. Wayne kept it clean. Eastwood was a bit more assertive or implied. Both made great movies. Wayne may have made a few more movies. War movies what can you say, both are outstanding in their own way. A shame Wayne died too soon in 1979 age of 72. Eastwood went on to become a director and produced a couple award-winning movies. Show business can be hectic and to have a long career is just challenging. The bottom line is how the public views you and if able to handle life being in the public eye. Not sure why, but if I had to pick the type of character I wanted to be like in a movie would be John Wayne, maybe because I watched many of his movies first or was it the generational gap.
@@johnlegg8559 ...and he got killed on some of them! John Wayne played a deep-sea diver in Reap the Wild Wind (1942), and died saving the other diver!
The movie "1941" came out in the era when I went to movies fairly regularly. I never saw it, because it seemed silly and even stupid. Wayne was right to pass on that movie.
I could never quite understand how John Wayne became the symbol of American masculinity and the tough guy, yet carefully avoided any kind of direct involvement in the military services he so often represented in film.
@colddiesel... That was by design, the studios made sure that his pictures had USA patriotism themes, so his audience would probably forget his skipping military service. The biggest flag waver on the silver screen!
Because he was a movie star and he played a role. How hard is that to understand? Is is absurd to believe because an actor plays a role very well, and becomes successful in that role means that is who they are in real life. Bryan Cranston was great in Breaking Bad, but that is not who he is. Clint Eastwood is mean and tough in his movies, but in real life he is very shy, laid back, and sensitive. The complete opposite of what he portrays.
I remember watching an interview and someone mocked his fake hair. John took offense and replied that it wasn’t fake hair but real hair. He said it wasn’t his but it was real hair.
He would almost always accept an invitation to shows where he could play himself. But the most surprising to me was wearing a bunny costume on Laugh In
Just remember who flew on B-17s over Europe and who stayed in Hollywood making movies. I know Wayne had kids and medical problems but Gable flew several missions. He even was a Major when he resigned in 1947.
@Dills1995 listen parter, if you are implying some sort of peydo stuff please have proof, if you are saying that he liked to mentor and develop young actors, Well Hell Yeah!!! The Duke!!
@@michaelklein3112 I believe he meant he gave young actors early breaks in their career. He gave Glen Campbell a dream role in True Grit. No pedo thing. That's Woody Allen. Nyuk.
John Wayne for certain. With all due respect to Dirty Harry, Wayne got the minds of everyone in the theater off of their troubles and took them back to the Old West completely enough that when you walked out of the theater you felt like you were walking back into real life but with a greater feeling as an American. John Wayne could do that for all of us. God Bless John Wayne. RIP Duke.
Wayne and Eastwood fell out over High Plains Drifter, not Dirty Harry. Both WAyne and Sinatra had been offered the scrit to play Harry Callahan. They turned it down and Eastwood was the third choice. Eastwood did not offer the Dirty Harry script to Wayne. John Wayne was not in and played no part in Mogambo. Gable and Ford were at odds over Ford's treatment of Ava Gardner. BTW 1941 was not about Pearl Harbor, but the Battle of Los Angeles that actually occurred in February of 1942. This video is a waste of 8 minutes and 46 seconds.
I think his beef with High Plains Drifter was it was so contemptuous of the townspeople, same reason he hated High Noon. Yeah, you're right, amazing they packed so many inaccuracies into one video. Impressive.
@@dandavis8300 I've heard his beef with High Noon was the way the sheriff groveled to the townsfolk for support instead of simply being willing to stand alone. Howard Hawks evidently felt the same, which is why they responded with Rio Bravo.
Been a fan of both actors; Wayne & Eastwood since my early days watching Rawhide weekly and seeing Rio Bravo in a theater. Wayne made more classics than any other actor I know of, but most of Eastwoods films are good. The Good, Bad and Ugly, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Unforgiven and Dirty Harry are also modern classics. But Wayne still comes out on top: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Red River, The Quiet Man, Stagecoach, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, True Grit, The Searchers, Hondo & The Shootist. Not to mention his first film roll as the lead actor, The Big Trail, which in itself is a classic. And there are more, but why go on as both Clint Eastwood and John Wayne are American icons.
The only movie Wayne acted in was True Grit, in which he performed well. Raised on a diet of John Wayne movies I was off him quickly. I have heard of his genuine and kind personality and for that he has my respect. There will never be another like him, that is for sure.
I'll go with Clint whose westerns were more hard edged and less scripted than John Wayne's. In Clints characters you never knew what they would say. John Wayne's characters were always predictable and mostly the same in every movie he made. Both however are legends.
I like Wayne & Eastwood both. My two favorite movies from these guys were The Shootist (which I believe was Wayne's last and best) and Outlaw Josey Wales. They both starred in so many good movies. The Quiet Man, Dirty Harry, The Unforgiven and the list goes on.
I love the line in Josey Wales where Eastwood says "thats always the way it is - I get to likin someone and they aint around long" and Chief Dan George says back "Ive noticed when you take a dislike to someone they aint around long neither". Slays me every time.
@@natehill8069 That is one of the most phänomenal lines ever uttered, NO ON DID IT BETTER than Dan. Perfect timing and expressions. Get ready granny Hell is coming to breakfast. I reckon So.
I lived with my Dad's Parents for a few years and my Granddad introduced me to John Wayne and the one I remember was me and him going to see The Alamo back then. And when it came out we also went and saw The War Wagon with Kirk Douglas as Lomax.
Wayne was popular in the thirties and forties first, he was one of the first movie cowboys, did his own riding and stunts, Clint came on in the fifties. Wayne made scores of patriotic movies during ww 2, no you can't compare these men. Both special in their own way things changed a lot from the thirties to the fifties.
Wayne was a B actor working 'poverty row' studios. in the thirties. The fifties and sixties were his best decades. Eastwood was a bit player in movies until 1965. Up until then his only success was as a second-billed cowboy on Rawhide, which was but one of dozens of TV westerns. Their stardom periods over-lapped in the late-sixties to wayne's death.
Jon Wayne--will we ever see another like him?? A star from the early 1930's, and then one of the biggest stars ever, and a big DRINKER, who hasn't gotten a few drinks under their belts and then said something rude or off color? And Wayne was such a star that it could easily be said he didn't care who he pissed-off anyway--he still got paid. He was a great character!
@@bigverybadtom Clearly racist. You folks are hilarious. First you're proud of the racism. But then, backpedal and say it didn't happen! You dunno if you wanna be proud or live in your own world.
Some times writers do not do the full diligence in story telling. Case in point Marion M. Morrison, "John Wayne" did not answer to John. Those who know, knew he went by Duke, which is a nice story in it self. John Wayne was the character and name created for him when he starred in his first big budget film "The Big Trail", another interesting story. His autographs were John Wayne with a special way to make the "o", but all his legal papers were signed as Marion Michael Morrison.
