Despite the rocky start, Wayne's career took off in the late 1930s. Fans today are still surprised to discover his real name.

John Wayne had a rule for the characters he played that he ended up breaking for the gritty 1974 Dirty Harry knock-off McQ.

John Wayne once stated that he regrets turning down this iconic role that eventually went to Clint Eastwood instead. He worked with John Ford and Howard Hawks..

As one of Hollywood’s most legendary stars, Wayne achieved that rarest of things: silver screen immortality. It’ll be a long ...

John Wayne had an irrational hatred for two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman: “The worst actor in town. He's awful.” ...

The Searchers featured an appalling mistake by Ward Bond that had to be covered up for years to avoid the "terrible temper" ...

John Wayne was - and, 32 years after his death, still is - one of this country's most popular actors, ranking third just this year in a poll of America's favorite movie stars (after Johnny Depp ...

Wayne and Hathaway’s final two movies together were their least successful ventures with 1957’s Legend of the Lost and 1964’s Circus World. John Wayne was very ‘particular’ about the ...