John Wayne News

Hondo is the 1953 western starring John Wayne. He plays the part-Apache, part-white cowboy Hondo.

Screen shot taken from the theatrical trailer for Rio Bravo shows John Wayne, whose birthday is May 26.

Actor Harry Carey, Jr. attends a special 50th anniversary screening of 'The Searchers' at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on June 23, 2006 in Beverly Hills, California.

Depending on what a dictionary, search engine, or person has to say, the term "Locked and Loaded" can, and many times does, mean something different to each one of us.

During the Revolutionary War, Jackson volunteered to fight. He was just 13 years old at the time.

Position: Senior News Reporter. Started with KTAR July 4, 1999. Family: Wife, daughter, grandson Favorite food: Steak and shrimp, and any food on campouts.

One constant in the Friends of the Fox Classic Film Series lineup is the inclusion of a John Wayne movie, and the group offers the Duke in an altogether different role when it screens "Hatari!" at 7 p.m. today at the Bob Hope Theatre.

THE ALCALDE is the official magazine of Texas Exes . The current Centennial Issue is full of interesting historical topics.

Position: Senior News Reporter. Started with KTAR July 4, 1999. Family: Wife, daughter, grandson Favorite food: Steak and shrimp, and any food on campouts.

Position: Senior News Reporter. Started with KTAR July 4, 1999. Family: Wife, daughter, grandson Favorite food: Steak and shrimp, and any food on campouts.

John Wayne Ponsock, 57, of the 4000 block of Gardella Ave. in Reno was sentenced to four months in prison for throwing a puppy off of the third floor balcony where he lived after having a domestic argument with the puppy's owner.

John Wayne starred in the 1956 movie "The Searchers," although his character's name was changed from James to Ethan.

Position: Senior News Reporter. Started with KTAR July 4, 1999. Family: Wife, daughter, grandson Favorite food: Steak and shrimp, and any food on campouts.

As if the film's dodgy dialogue and Dr Seuss suits weren't insult enough - casting John Wayne in the lead role really put the cowboy boot in the Mongol warrior's legacy The Conqueror was written for Marlon Brando , but he dodged it thanks to his contract with another studio.

Ira Hayes, one of the six American troops depicted in the famous Iwo Jima flag-raising photograph, was from Sacaton, which has a population of 1,584 and is the capital of the Gila River Indian Community.

Position: Senior News Reporter. Started with KTAR July 4, 1999. Family: Wife, daughter, grandson Favorite food: Steak and shrimp, and any food on campouts.

Position: Senior News Reporter. Started with KTAR July 4, 1999. Family: Wife, daughter, grandson Favorite food: Steak and shrimp, and any food on campouts.

The Marine Corps War Memorial will host a movie screening on Friday and a ranger-guided history lesson on Sunday.

Devotees of the film True Grit may argue over the superiority of John Wayne's Oscar-winning portrayal of Marshal Rooster Cogburn in 1969 or Jeff Bridges' best-actor-nominated effort in 2011, but one thing they agree is that the hallmark of both performances is the bloody-minded determination of the larger-than-life character at the heart of both ... (more)

HIS name may be synonymous with American westerns, but new research has revealed that John Wayne was once lined up to play the heroic British army officer Lawrence of Arabia in the epic film of the same name.