Just a couple of years after the Second World War, John Wayne starred in Sands of Iwo Jima, a movie reenacting it. At 42, the ...

John Wayne was furious when caught using an oxygen mask on the set of The Sons of Katie Elder, but his co-star Dean Martin praised Duke's tenacity on the picture.

“In fact, he asked him a couple of times,” Billy Smith shared, although Elvis was never swayed. There weren’t many people who’d say no to Wayne when he came knocking on their door, leaving Heston, ...

Wayne actually turned down Sands of Iwo Jima at first since he was already 42 and felt he was to old for the part of Sgt John M Stryker. At one point Kirk Douglas was under consideration for the ...

John Wayne and Robert Mitchum were two of the biggest ... This includes outings like Blood on the Moon and The Way West, co-starring Kirk Douglas. Wayne and Mitchum finally united onscreen for ...