Despite filming while in poor health — and while recovering from a serious shoulder injury — Wayne powered through production of what would become the final film directed by his longtime collaborator, ...

For decades, John Wayne defined the Western genre. He starred in classics like Stagecoach, The Searchers and Rio Bravo, becoming one of Hollywood's biggest icons along the way. Yet despite his ...

John Wayne was 41 or 42 when he played a cavalry captain nearing retirement in the Western he later named his favorite. The ...