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Dean Smith, Olympic Champion Sprinter and Stuntman for John Wayne, Dies at 91
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Is John Wayne’s The Conqueror To Blame For Its Real Life High Mortality Rates?
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John Wayne Let ‘Liberty Valance’ Director John Ford Bully Him for 1 Reason
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When John Wayne Became a Real-Life Hero: Saving His Young Co-Star from John Ford’s Fury on Fort Apache
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‘The Big Trail’ Director Explained Why John Wayne Became the World’s ‘Greatest’ Movie Star
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John Wayne Held His Breath When Kissing Geraldine Page To Keep From Vomiting
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John Wayne: Gene Autry Realized Westerns Were Dead After Seeing ‘True Grit’
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The Best John Wayne Movies of All Time
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John Wayne on Women Working as a Grip on Movie Sets: ‘It’s Ridiculous’
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John Wayne Shamed Jane Fonda and Her ‘Idiot Husband’ for Protesting Against the Vietnam War
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