Unless you’re of a certain age, you may not know my name, but you can Google it — I was a pretty big movie star in the 1950s. Oh, and another thing: I was — am — gay.
John Wayne: Screen Ladies–Mature Women
August 8, 2015 by
Wayne’s Stronger, Mature Women In the last decade of his career, Wayne was paired with stronger and older actresses, such as Patricia Neal (“In Harm’s Way”), Colleen Dewhurst (“The Cowboys,” “McQ”), Lauren Bacall (“The Shootist”), and Katharine Hepburn (“Rooster Cogburn”). Wayne was much more powerful and convincing as an actor when playing against strong-willed and […]
John Wayne: Screen Ladies–O’Hara, Maureen–Most Favorite and Frequent
August 8, 2015 by
Maureen O’Hara: Wayne’s Favorite Partner The strong chemistry between John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara worked well from the start, on screen and off–they became close friends. Wayne described O’Hara her as his favorite screen lady, “a big, lusty, wonderful gal,” in short “my kind of gal.” For her part, she regarded him as “the softest, […]
John Wayne: Screen Ladies–Marlene Dietrich, Rapport Onscreen, Affair Offscreen
August 8, 2015 by
Marlene Dietrich John Wayne looked extremely good in the three movies he made with the beautiful german actress, Marlene Dietrich, in her post-Josef Von Sternberg’s Hollywood era: “Seven Sinners,” The Spoilers,” and Pittsburgh.” The contrast between Dietrich’s worldly sophisticated women and Wayne’s shyly awkward men was particularly endearing because it brought out the best of their respective […]
John Wayne: Screen Ladies–Trevor, Claire
August 8, 2015 by
Claire Trevor’s was one of John Wayne’s favorite screen ladies, beginning with John Ford’s classic Western, Stagecoah, in 1939.
