The Untold Truth Of John Wayne 

What is your favorite John Wayne movie?

"He who is without sin, cast the first stone." John 8:7. John Wayne wasn't a saint. Nobody is. But he gave so much to America during his life, he will always rein as one of the top actors in history, and patriot in this old Marine's heart.

My Father a US Marine Corps Officer Worked on set with John Wayne in Sands of Iwo Jima and a Few Other Movies. My Father said John Wayne was very personable and always remembered my Fathers name and addressed him sincerely and with respect whether in casual conversation or in trying to portray a Marine in the movies. John Wayne took advice and actually rehearsed giving commands and orders in the movies. My Father had the utmost respect for John Wayne and that is saying alot. My Father hated everybody equally. Not Joking... If you were not a US Marine you were nothing more than a Maggot surviving on the dead corpses he provided. That was my Fathers Mindset.

John Wayne was an avid fisherman and flew down here to La Paz BCS and Cabo San Lucas. He was a good friend of my Mamas. We owned a store that sold Mexican artesanías. My mama was a beautiful long legged 5’11 brunette, with movie star looks. (No fooling around). No one EVER says anything about his love of Mexico! So, now you know.

My late father served in the 101st Airborne during WW2, he said whenever JW movies about WW2 came out my late father and his buddies would laugh out loud and say “We were there, don’t remember seeing that guy over there…” My late Dad was my hero, had 6 campaign medals, Purple Heart with 2 clovers and a bronze star…

You never heard a Black man or a Brown man who worked with Wayne say anything bad about him before or after he died. All 3 of his wives were Mexican. Go after TCM if you want to apply today's standers to the distant past. A lot there to work with.

I'm 75 and I loved all of John Wayne movies. I also enjoyed the old westerns when he was young.

Despite my differences politics with John Wayne, I still like most of his films. The good thing about the Duke was you could talk to him and he would listen, he may not agree with you but he would not hold it against you either.

Never will we see great western films like they made many years ago I still watch them now

Love Him Or Hate Him You Always Knew Where He Stood

If you take a look at the personal lives of all these celebrities. A lot of them are not the angels that we depict them to be. John Wayne is just one of many.

Alot of black actors were in John Wayne movies,at the time of that interview he was talking against the black panther movement and other radicals just like what's going on now.

John Wayne was excellent actor and did good things for people all his life. He never had to trash people for attention !!!

I had dinner once with John Wayne when I was a kid. It was in Glacier Bay Alaska, he came up on his converted military boat.

John Wayne westerns were my favourite as a kid....My father would take me to the cinema to see the latest JW movie that was around 50 yrs ago.....still have a fond connection to that time....

John Wayne American treasure.

He will always be my favorite as a fatherless child growing up when I first saw Duke Wayne I choose him as my father roll!!!

I remember the day John Wayne died. I was just a kid. It felt like a little bit of America died that day..

I remember Mr. Wayne when he often visited my friend's radiotelephone shop in Anaheim in the 1970s, before the introduction of cellular. He drove a large green Chevrolet station wagon and was always a true gentleman. My friend went to lunch with Mr. Wayne when he came over, and we fixed his car phone, and cleaned and waxed his car even though he never asked. He was an icon in Orange County, and if the airport's name is ever changed, that will be my signal to leave.

I'm 17 now but all the John Wayne movies I've watched when I was young like 11,12 years old I loved them all rip a true legend in movie making

What a damned shame, that expressing an OPINION, causes people to freak the hell out. So big damn deal, Wayne had opinions that are now “outdated.” Why have a freaking heart attack over it. Disagree and move on!

JW was a draft dodger in WW2… just… wow. “hey buddy this dude hitler is doin some shit, lets go get him!” JW “you go ahead, ive got women to punch back here.”

John Wayne won me a lot of money. The night before a big horse race I had a dream of him standing at my table with his arms apart but pointing towards gold and silver treasure there. Never in my life have I ever had a dream like that. Next day there was a horse called 'The Duke' running in a big race. I put on a big bet and won a lot of dosh.

Pedro Armendariz also got cancer 7:28 , one of the best Mexican actors of all time

if people actually read history they would know that what John Wayne said was just common sense. He is right about snowflakes no matter what the snowflakes say.

I don't care what the critics say. John Wayne was the coolest actor going.

My favourite actor of all time. A true man. Surprised he didn’t like riding horses. He rode like a true natural.

I truly love all of J. Wayne’s movies!! I wish we could watch them all on television today, they surly a hell of a lot better than the crap they play today!! 🙏🇺🇸❤️

The John Wayne movie “The High and the Mighty” and Wayne’s portrayal of an airline pilot strongly influenced me to become an airline pilot myself. My Dad was a WWII B-17 and B-24 pilot but Wayne’s character in that movie really swayed me into pursuit of being a pilot! I was six years old when I saw the first time the movie would be shown on TV many for many years and I watched it at every opportunity. ❤

1) John Wayne often pushed for more minority roles in his films, and for pivotal, memorable characters -- more than virtually any other actor of his time. 2) During his entire life, not once was he accused of treating anyone with disrespect because of their race, religion or gender (except maybe his ex-wives). 3) Holding John Wayne accountable by today's sensibilities for comments he made during a different era is both mean-spirited and disingenuous, especially since he is no longer here to explain his sentiments - and those people trying so hard to destroy a good man's legacy should be ashamed of themselves.

His films didn,t let you down. He earned his Jeep, and that of the other actors, and staff. he had a story to tell, and his films entertained. I liked him very much .

John Wayne’s slow like drawl was perfect for the image of his large frame and toughness and also conveyed Hollywood’s depiction of the western cowboy. Once Wayne had established the cowboy persona no-one could better it. To override this reasonably good guy image it was necessary to produce realistically hard life like Western movies as for example “Unforgiven”. John Wayne will always be a legend. Thank you for posting.

Aloha John Wayne and Grunge !!! For me I really liked all of his movies ~~~ whether it be westerns, war movies of W.W. II and and he played his roles adeptly , romantically, and the "guy in charge who called the shots." Of course he was funny, comical, and cared about native American Indians. Overall, I think he was a true gentleman and loved performing in movies !!!! Thank you for his life documentary. He is as human as all humans can be ~~~~~~ Handsome, woman lover, great compassionate leader, and fair to everyone !!!! R.I.P. John Wayne !!! Robert S.J. Hu Aug. 29, 2020.

Wayne said nothing wrong about black people, his words make good sense.

Marion Robert Morrison aka John Wayne was just an "actor" trying to make a living, but also a product of his era and environment like we all are. Regardless of his political ideologies, he was entertaining. Face it. People are not who you want them to be. Our favorite celebrity stars, mentors, heroes and even our parents are all capable of some human disappointment and especially when it's been hidden. Kirk Douglas once quoted that the problem with John Wayne was that he thought he was John Wayne.

The westerns movies starring John Wayne were the very few sunshine's of my childhood. The movie theater tickets were very cheap at that time in my country Romania so very often during the big summer holly day I could see them two-three times in a row. We were missing food on the table, traveling on foot for not giving money to the public transportation, but we had our share of movies.

I was fascinated by the movie “The Kentuckian” made in 1949, John Wayne acted with Oliver Hardy in a serious role. One of three movies that Hardy played without Stan Laurel.

RIP John Wayne. I grew up watching his movies and I still love them today. I was 18 years old when he died. My buddies and I were at the beach after graduating from high school. It sort of cast a show on the whole week.

I loved him in Liberty Valance~~

All you John Wayne fans. I dare you to google John Wayne with a purse photo. Shows Wayne in Mexico wearing short shorts and a man purse.

As a kid I loved Western movies but never took to John Wayne and generally avoided his movies. Now it is refreshing to see he was both practical and sensible in REAL life, unlike most actors and celebrities. I was born Australian, of Scots ancestry..... all from the Highlands. That makes me a Viking , then mostly Celt ( a true Celt, not a Gaul or from some other Caucasian race ). Should I give my country to the Aborigines, who are mostly unrelated to each other and from very different tribes and races ? Should the USA give America back to the hundreds of different “ Red Indian “ tribes and races? If you think YES, then give me back Scotland first, and then Norway. Lastly, give me back Macedonia and the former Yugoslavia, both being the first known homelands of the Celts Absurd thought, isn’t it. We will never know who lived where first...... and only the current inhabitants have ANY claim to any property, land or country apart from those who own a property deed or title. Time and life move on..... we can live under democratic law in peace or under the law of the jungle as proposed by the Lords of Socialism. All criminals and gangsters are socialists.......it is their chosen way of life. All wife beaters are socialists. All religious leaders are socialists as are all bullies. Do as I say or be burnt alive..... so others will hear your screams and toe the line. Only Democracy allows freedom under a code of law..... but all political parties, lawyers and judges are self obsessed , bigoted SOCIALISTS and Gangsters.

The quiet man is a great movie

This subject is contentious and emotive! As a 59 year old, I grew up on a diet of John Wayne films - truly wonderful. Back when films (and actors) were exciting and weren’t woke dross! I will say however (and I have a 30 year British Army career behind me) that my pride and sense of duty would never have allowed me to stay behind and let other men die. I would be ashamed. As for the excuse that he was a husband and father, that is no reason at all. Tens of thousands of allied troops were exactly that, as was I in Iraq and Afghanistan. As for those who say Wayne was a hero, I will have to respectfully disagree - we clearly have different definitions of that word!

When John Wayne visited Australia in the mid 70's, a small local shoe company offered him $10,000 to shoot a couple of TV ads. Now at the time he was getting hundreds of thousands of dollars to appear in ads in the US and was so amused by the offer that he actually did it. YT always deletes my comments when I have links in them but if you search for 'crosby outlaw shoes john wayne' you will find them.

Mr. Wayne avoided joining the military during WW2. He declared that he was the sole support of his wife and family however, she was affluent and his income would not effect her financial status alive or dead. The Hollywood studio also arranged a special exemption for him so he would not have to serve his nation and this exemption continued to give him cover from criticism. He was just an actor who played heroic roles and nothing more.

Hands down my favorite John Wayne movie is the The Cowboys, just a fantastic movie, but She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is close.

Love most of his movies how do you choose but I particularly like his films with Maureen o hara why those two didn't get married perfect pair so it's The quiet Man for me...

In all his movies Native Americans are treated with total respect,and the Searchers is based on a true incident.

The first movie I ever saw was True Grit at the Tampa theater in 1968. I’m a police officer in the same city and I consider him to be a great American.

Fifth of liquor a day and 3 packs of camel cigarettes daily for 40 years The Duke could slam the hooch no doubt

John Wayne is my favorite actor. Watch his movies all the time. The likes of Wayne will never come again. RIP!

Duke was the best recruitment tool the US ever had. Nothing he might have done in the military would have been as beneficial to the war effort than his on screen persona.

Fun Fact, John inspired more people world wide in comparison towards America. Guys a legend

Just a note/correction, Wayne developed cancer from a 3-pack/day, 40 year smoking habit. His kids all were chain smokers too. As a doctor, it bothers me that we blame 'radiation' for this. The rates of cancer were exceptionally high in all of hollywood during that period, since nearly everyone was a heavy smoker & drinker. McQueen also was a 3+ pack/day smoker. I think they try to blame a co-carcinogen for his cancer as well, instead of his smoking/drinking. Nearly everyone wayne knew either died of lung/throat cancer or metastases, or died very early of atherosclerotic causes. A rare exception was maureen o'hara, who neither smoke, nor drank, and I believe she lived to her late 90's.

I saw John Wayne at Hastings Race Track in Vancouver in about 1968. I was surprised at how tall he was. he was a very large man.

Let the poor man rest in peace

Mr Wayne was a great man and an legend. He will always be missed. You cannot hold a grudge about somebody speaking their mind or their options. Taking his name off of the John Wayne airport is just a socialist outburst.

A great actor, great movies especially The Quiet Man, let the man Rip.

Here's another fact about the Duke you may not know. While he was working in his early years behind the camera's, he struck up a friendship with Wyatt Earp who had been hired by John Ford as a technical advisor for his Westerns. Wayne began taken lessons from Earp with prop pistols. He imitated Earp's manners, behavior and speech, and soon started acting and sounding like Earp. The lesson's came to an end, however in 1929, when Earp passed away. The famous swagger, speech and tough guy approach were a direct mimic of Earp. Earp's behavior lived on through John Wayne for many decades there after.

There has been a misconception in the black community that he was a racist. If you look at his history he was color blind to a fault. He married a Mexican woman and had blacks in his films at a time when the only roles they were doing were maids and slaves. I think what many modern American blacks don't like about him is he portrayed a big strong ass kicking white man in all his films. For the era in which he lived, he was actually very progressive in terms of race relations. In other respects he was a conservative but didn't take conservative political stances along racial lines.

This program was fair enough so far as it went, but it was all very familiar. There was nothing "untold" in this story. Duke was a great and durable star, and as flawed a human being as most others. I will say that there was nothing mean or pettyabout him.

The native stunt horsemen in the searchers said Wayne was an excellent horseman.

Another case of judging a person by today's standards who was raised in a completely different world. I wonder if these same people who make such judgements have considered that in say 50 to a 100 years time that they too will be judged by a different set of standards. Their views may also not stand up to scrutiny of that future world. Food for thought! To me John Wayne will always be an icon.

My brother has got every film that was made of John Wayne he’s even got a cuckoo type clock where every hour the duke pops out on horseback and gives a neigh,great stuff

John Wayne was a decent human being who took care of his family. Sadly not typical of Hollywood today.

Nobody lives without mistakes.

Soy Español y vivo en España y John Wayne era nuestro héroe y la motivación para ser mejores en lo que hacemos, he visto sus películas 20 veces y espero verlas otras 20 veces mas, Un saludo para todos.

At last!!!!!! A channel that uses a real person to commentate; shows stills and film that match the commentary; maintains a sense of chronology; does not keep repeating itself; sticks to facts not faction; Is non-judgemental. In short Grunge is JOURNALISM. I'm joining the other 1.9 million who know a good thing when they see it. Where have you been hiding???

Did not watch this video. Remember him how I always remembered HIM. Brought distraction and pleasure during the darkest days of WWII.

While most of Hollywood actually went off to fight in WW2, Marion and Reagan hid out in Hollywood.

He was J.B. Books in The Shootist, not Brooks.

John Wayne had bigger balls and more guts than most men theses days. Was he rough and outspoken and make mistakes but he wouldn't sugar coat shit he gave you the brutal honest truth, without John Wayne or Clint Eastwood we wouldn't have some of the great classic western movies we have. I find it funny how Grunge goes after people who aren't here too defend themselves.

Love John Wayne - yesterday, today and tomorrow 👍

I never knew of his political views. Although I will admire him for being a terrific actor and pushing it all the way till the end of his days.

i WORKED WITH HIM IN 1970 the cancer was from smoking 7 packs a day he told us he had a weak stomach his son Patrick told me when we was making Rio Lobo he put milk and bread in a class and ate that .He was a real great actor and every one liked him Just watch his movies Rev Mike Church of the light

That gunfighter quote about how most men hesitate before being willing to take a human life is from Wild Bill Hickock.

I never did realize that my Father and John Wayne were borned the same year, and passed away the same year.

I LIKED EVERY JOHN WAYNE MOVIE, BUT MY FAVOURITE WAS WITH MAUREEN OHARA IN AN IRISH TALE THE QUIET MAN, WE PLAYED IT EVERY YEAR AT CHRISTMAS SO THAT THE YOUNGER GROUP OF FAMILY COULD SEE AND ENJOY. STILL LOVE AND HAVE MY COPY

John Wayne was an actor who became more than he was as a person like many actors did!

John Wayne is the greatest western actor of his time! The world was different at that time and when he spoke to playboy he drew from memory and experience. Just because society is on a crusade to condemn everything from the past that is remotely inappropriate, doesn't mean that his freedom of speech from that time should be considered bigoted or racist. He (John Wayne) wasn't anything of the sort.

John Wayne was his own man he spoke his mind I believe a lot of people didn't like that some people just can't deal with the truth those people that want to change the name of the airport and go fly a kite they should be more people like him

Wayne, like so many people in great pain, was moody, angry and often hostile. One day he blew up at the cameraman, bawling him out for not filming right and not paying enough attention to "lighting." Siegel then angrily told Wayne to leave the cameraman alone and take a look at the dailies (the previous day's footage). John did come in and watch the dailies and he was pleasantly surprised. "That's the best damn film of me I've ever seen. I love you and i hope you'll forgive me,” he said. LOL the duke was a bad dude.

He passed the same year my Father passed..79’ although John didn’t serve I will always have respect for him because he brought us all those wonderful memories and movies that he stared in..! One line of his I so appreciate is off of Roster and the lady with Kat Hepburn , where he Stated “ If they ever give them the Vote …God Help Us”””!!! How Very True that statement was and is today…

Never thought he was a great actor. He was lucky that John Ford took a liking to him. A poster boy for patriotism who dodged serving in WWIi. James Stewart was the real thing. A great actor with an impressive war record.

I'm only here because I was reading a book and there was a quote that read, "Life's hard. It's even harder when you're stupid." by John Wayne. I laughed out loud so much, I had to close the book for a while and share the joke with my friends. So I was just curious to see the face of this Wayne person.

An iconic movie star. I grew up with Clint Eastwood and love his movies. I am older now and really enjoy John Wayne westerns.

In the 1970's I enlisted in the USMC after watching John Wayne in the "Sands of Iwo Jima", I was at Jacksonville, NC in 1979, the USO there sent him a giant 4 foot by 8 foot multi-folded get well card which I & many Marines singed. Then on June 11, 1979 John Wayne passed away. FYI: John Wayne tried hard to enlist, but he was 34 years old at the time of Pearl Harbor and (classified as 3-A - family deferment). John Wayne repeatedly tried to enlist but Republic Pictures threatened to sue him if he did, and intervened in the Selective Service process, requesting Wayne's further deferment.

John Wayne is a badass But Clint Eastwood is more badass

An American and international icon. I grew up watching his movies. The woke fools of today will never change my admiration for him!!

John Wayne is a National treasure 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

The number one movie was the Alamo for John Wayne so if anybody don't know that it's something wrong with you even I know that and I was a kid but be blessful and always be grateful that you know certain things love John Wayne the dude was the dude he walked a certain kind of way he talked a certain way and he moved like he was moving mountains be blessed for in Jesus name love the mother love the babe love sweetness smooches always in Jesus name hey man we pray

John Wayne was a man & an actor. Just that. I liked him in most of his roles cuz I was a kid. Didn't know anything about his political views & at the time it didn't matter to me. But he pretty much represented my father's views which I constantly challenged him about most. I still loved my father, I just disagreed with him about stuff. I still love John Wayne just disagreed with his views. We are a product of our environment & we live & learn. Most back then didn't like minorities because they didn't understand them, so they were afraid of them. They had forgot that that is what this great country is all about.

James Stewart, amongst other big stars, fought in WW2 with the rank of colonel as a bomber pilot in the US Air Force throughout the war! No excuses.........

His dad owned a ranch for a while and Wayne had the horse riding skill of someone who learned young. Maybe he didn't like it but he was excellent at it. Some people hate driving with a clutch but that doesn't mean they aren't good at it.

The man simply spoke the truth ,unfortunatly we now live in times where peoples feelings are more important than reality.

John Wayne never actually served in the Military in any capacity. James Stuart not only served by flying bombers over Germany in World War II which is service served in the front line , he then trained other pilots . He, is a real hero- the real deal.

You have to put his views in the context of the time he lived. The phrase "White Supremacy" didn't mean what it does today. By the way, he really didn't say anything wrong.

wild to think the duke was a surfer lol would be weird to see him with long blond hair and saying dude! and such lol

Years ago when I was a kid, My dad who served in WWII said that Wayne, who toured with the Bob Hope USO show was boo'ed of stage when appeared at some military camps. While movie stars as big as Jimmy Stuart, and Clark Gable were serving in uniform, Wayne was just dressing up in costume uniforms to make movies, while he was banging away with every starlet he could.The troops didn't see him as any kind of military idol.

Love the Duke now, more than ever!