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The Duke, one of America's best known actors of the forties, fifties, sixties, and seventies. One of the most famous cowboy-stars in the world, John Wayne appeared in such movies as The Green Berets, They Were Expendable, The Sons of Katie Elder, El Dorodo, True Grit, for which he won an Oscar, The Man who Shot Liberty Valance, The Searchers, and finally, the Shootist. Making a total of one hundred and seventy-one movies, some consider him to be the most iconic figure of the American cowboy. John Wayne died in nineteen hundred and seventy-nine after losing a lung and his stomach and living seventy-two years.
I rember when I was In the movie theater with my kids in 50s once a week we would always check on the coming soon posters to see if he was going to be in another movie thats how much we loved his movies.
john wayne would be 100 years today if he didnt live such a bad life style but I loved his movies the cowboys was a stunning movie he would usualy play the aging cowboy with a heart of stone and a fist full of power thats what was great about his movies he brought joy into the hearts of many americans and thats real american spirit
He is by far my favorite actor. I have never stop enjoying watching his moives. There was never been anyone close to the duke for me.
The first time I ever saw John Wayne was at the age of 5. My grandfather a former sailor in the United States Navy, was watching Duke's film with Patricia Neal, Operation Pacific. It was that day, I fell in love with John Wayne, and the United States Navy. I idolize this man, the man himself and his persona of John Wayne. He was incredible, bigger than life itself and he let nothing stand in his way, Whether it was the "Big C" (Cancer), or gruff, irritating Directors (John Ford comes to mind here), or the women in his life.
Duke began his life as I did mine, dirt poor. He fought his way up to popularity in high school even with a name like Marion. He had an abusive mother, similiarly I had an abusive step mother. The more I found out about his life, and the ways it was similar to mine, the more I admired the man.
Then when i was 12 I heard him sing his song, America, Why I Love Her. The tears fell as I listened to this very patriotic American sing of his love for his country. Goose bumps formed, because I too, felt this way, and still do.
I know it seems sappy and perhaps I was born about 70 years out of time, but I still feel the chill run up my spine when I hear this song, and when I see Duke Wayne on the screen.
One of my favorite quotes of Duke's is as follows:
Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday. John Wayne.
It seems that if I ever had to call any celebrity a parent, as personified on the screen, I would have to say it would John Wayne.
His screen class and demeanor was that of an out and out gentleman. A parent that many adults, myself included, wish they could be at times. The Duke may have disputed my observation, and Patrick, his son, may also give a grumble to the statement, but to me he was a very stern well done on screen character.
I have found that The Duke’s love of life, God and Country was one that I could easily emulate. It was one that I have found to be easy on the soul to carry, his love of country never faltered, regardless of the times. And his faith in God and Family was that which could be seen as steadfast.
It was John Wayne’s love of America and its history that still stands with me today. It was what drove me to learn more out the United States, where we came from, what makes us great and what makes us tick. It was his true patriotism that staands head and shoulders in my personal family.
His acting may have been at times campy, or rough around the edges, but his passion was always there to fill in the gaps.
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