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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 293344" data-attributes="member: 7">John Wayne is one actor I&#039;ve always been aware of. As far back as I can remember, I watched countless of his Westerns on television with my father. I cannot tell you how many times I saw EL DORADO and McLINTOCK! when I was growing up. It seemed as if those movies were always on TV somewhere. 

The Duke (who was born Marion Robert Morrison in 1907) was one of the biggest and most bankable movie stars the film industry has ever seen. His presence in a film, especially Westerns and war movies, almost guaranteed that a movie would be a hit at the box office. His career spanned from the 1920s into the American New Wave, and he appeared in 179 film and television productions. He was number one in box office popularity a total of four times, and he was listed annually as one of Hollywood&#039;s top ten moneymaking stars a total of 25 times, from 1949 to 1973. 

His movies THE BIG TRAIL (1930) and STAGECOACH (1939) were fundamental in ushering in the Western as a legitimate A-film genre. He later won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in TRUE GRIT (1969). Wayne also appeared in a variety of other film genres, ranging from the war picture, adventure films, and the occasional romantic comedy. He was a frequenter of television after the medium became popular in the early-&#039;50s, appearing on such ratings-winners as I LOVE LUCY, GUNSMOKE, and THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES. 

Any fans of The Duke lurking out there?

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[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 293344, member: 7"] [JUSTIFY]John Wayne is one actor I've always been aware of. As far back as I can remember, I watched countless of his Westerns on television with my father. I cannot tell you how many times I saw EL DORADO and McLINTOCK! when I was growing up. It seemed as if those movies were always on TV somewhere. The Duke (who was born Marion Robert Morrison in 1907) was one of the biggest and most bankable movie stars the film industry has ever seen. His presence in a film, especially Westerns and war movies, almost guaranteed that a movie would be a hit at the box office. His career spanned from the 1920s into the American New Wave, and he appeared in 179 film and television productions. He was number one in box office popularity a total of four times, and he was listed annually as one of Hollywood's top ten moneymaking stars a total of 25 times, from 1949 to 1973. His movies THE BIG TRAIL (1930) and STAGECOACH (1939) were fundamental in ushering in the Western as a legitimate A-film genre. He later won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in TRUE GRIT (1969). Wayne also appeared in a variety of other film genres, ranging from the war picture, adventure films, and the occasional romantic comedy. He was a frequenter of television after the medium became popular in the early-'50s, appearing on such ratings-winners as I LOVE LUCY, GUNSMOKE, and THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES. Any fans of The Duke lurking out there? [/JUSTIFY] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" width="562px"]30565[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]

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