John Wayne died on this day in 1979. Did you have a favorite movie of his?

SLIDESHOW: John Wayne movies

• themadhare ~IJM 2012/06/14 19:06:17 (edited)
  The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

  

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  A great line-up on this one. They worked perfectly together.
  
  
  
  

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• Junior-... to themadh... 2012/06/17 01:07:24
  

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  Such great chemistry there.

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• Foxhound BN0 2012/06/14 18:59:56
  Other

  

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  The Hyphen. My favorite.
  
  

  

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• Junior-... to Foxhoun... 2012/06/17 01:08:14
  

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  Interesting :-)

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• Foxhoun... to Junior-... 2012/06/17 03:36:17
  

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  Thank you.

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• nverumind 2012/06/14 18:15:10
  Other

  

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  McLinTock was my fave.
  

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• Junior-... to nverumind 2012/06/17 01:08:59
  

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  Mom always thought it was funny when he smacked all those people around.

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• goblue1968 2012/06/13 12:11:50
  I liked his war movies

  

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  My first observation of him was in war movies that my WWII veteran father took me with him to watch at the movie theaters before we even had a TV in our home. After my parents finally bought a TV, and we had three channels to watch, one of the channels had a segment called "Million Dollar Movies" which is where I finally saw John in a "western" role.

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• Junior-... to goblue1968 2012/06/14 02:08:24
  

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  Great story, thanks :-)

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• Uranos7 2012/06/12 23:35:39
  I liked his war movies

  

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  Bataan was my favorite.
  

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• Junior-... to Uranos7 2012/06/14 02:09:11
  

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  Is that one of his lesser known movies?

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• Uranos7 to Junior-... 2012/06/18 10:19:18
  

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  I guess so.
  He made so many that some of them got lost in the crowd, but I really liked this one because of the strong character developement.

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• Teresa 2012/06/12 18:10:01
  Rio Bravo

  

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  I liked many, I grew up with old westerns. I used to watch them with my granparent as a kid... every Sunday evening!
  Jinetes del Destino, I don't know how it is in English
  La Diligencia, same problem
  The Long Voyage Home
  The Quiet Man
  The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
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• Junior-... to Teresa 2012/06/14 02:09:34
  

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  All good ones.

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• baboula 2012/06/12 17:40:42 (edited)
  The Quiet Man

  

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  I also liked McLintock- heck I liked all of them

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• Junior-... to baboula 2012/06/14 02:09:59
  

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  He was magical on the big screen.

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• Balladeer-PWCM-POTL 2012/06/12 17:34:14
  Hellfighters

  

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  Helllfighters and true Grit

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• Junior-... to Ballade... 2012/06/14 02:10:29
  

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  Great ones, thanks :-)

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• l 2012/06/12 17:10:17
  The Quiet Man

  

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  I loved John Wayne with Maureen O' Hara in The quiet Man!
  He was "A Ladies Man" and "A Man's Man"! :)

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• Junior-... to l 2012/06/14 02:10:54
  

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  Yes, he was at that.

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• SoCalEx-Dem 2012/06/12 06:36:17
  Other

  

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  I enjoyed every movie he ever made, and watch them at every opportunity now.

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• Junior-... to SoCalEx... 2012/06/14 02:11:48
  

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  There's not very many who can command presence in the movies like him.

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• SoCalEx... to Junior-... 2012/06/14 17:04:08
  

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  That is very true.

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• raschell97 2012/06/12 05:43:17
  Undecided

  

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  love all John Wayne movies don’t have a favorite

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• Junior-... to raschell97 2012/06/14 02:12:23
  

  Yeah, they are all fantastic.

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• raschell97 to Junior-... 2012/06/15 20:39:12
  

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  I've loved John Wayne movies since I was little no matter what age you are even if you only 4 or 5 you can still enjoy them I think I am hooked on John Wayne because of my life style living on a ranch in west Texas loving horses and rodeo and ranch life so yep my life is similar to a Western in it's own way

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• jubil8 BN-0 PON 2012/06/12 04:18:55
  The Quiet Man

  

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  And Donovan's Reef and In Harm's Way.
  
  The Duke was the best.

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• Junior-... to jubil8 ... 2012/06/14 02:17:09
  

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  This is amazing. He died of stomach cancer. I always thought he died of lung cancer, but Wikipedia says that he and some of the cast of The Conquerors were exposed to radiation fallout near St. George, Utah where they were filming.

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• jubil8 ... to Junior-... 2012/06/14 04:21:06
  

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  "The film is sometimes called "An RKO Radioactive Picture." It was filmed near a nuclear test site, and the set was contaminated by nuclear fallout. Photographs exist of John Wayne holding a Geiger counter. After location shooting, contaminated soil was transported back to Hollywood in order to match interior shooting done there. Over the next 20 years, many actors and crew members developed cancer. People Magazine researched the cast and crew's health for an article. By the time it was published, in November 1980, 91 of the 220 cast and crew members had developed cancer. Forty-six had died, including John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendáriz (who shot himself soon after learning he had terminal cancer), Agnes Moorehead, John Hoyt and director Dick Powell. The count did not include several hundred local Native Americans who played extras, or relatives of the cast and crew who visited the set, including John Wayne's son Michael Wayne. The article quoted the reaction of a scientist from the Pentagon's Defense Nuclear Agency to the news, "Please, God, don't let us have killed John Wayne". As of June 2011, the People article is available in their archive online." IMBd.com
  
  I remember reading about the stars in that picture who died before John Wayne did. Pedro Armendariz died in the early 1960's. Agnes Moorhead and Susan Hayward were two of my favorite actresses.

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• beach bum 2012/06/12 03:10:34
  I liked his war movies

  

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  green berets

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• Junior-... to beach bum 2012/06/14 02:17:30
  

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  Nice. Thanks :-)

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• srini 2012/06/12 01:52:10
  Other

  

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  The Conqueror

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• Junior-... to srini 2012/06/14 02:18:55
  

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  That's where he and some of the cast got cancer due to radiation fallout. It was near St. George, Utah where they were filming.

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• cjd 2012/06/12 01:45:53
  Other

  

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  my late Dad's favorite

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• Junior-... to cjd 2012/06/14 02:19:12
  

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  He had excellent taste.

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• JohnT 2012/06/12 01:19:47
  I liked his war movies

  

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  In Harms Way, and the Green Beret's were two of my favorites.

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• Junior-... to JohnT 2012/06/14 02:19:40
  

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  Probably of many.

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• cowgirl1 2012/06/12 00:30:02
  The Quiet Man

  

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  He was a good actor at HIS trade. You either love or hate him.

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• Junior-... to cowgirl1 2012/06/14 02:19:56
  

  So true.

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• luigi1- in god we trust 2012/06/12 00:25:49 (edited)
  Other

  

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  A little known movie. The Three Godfathers. The Duke at his best.
  
  If you are a die hard Duke fan...this movie is a must see.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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