Simply put,,, John Wayne was a decent man,, he was imperfect, just like you and me! His movies always portrayed a man striving to ACCOMPLISH something difficult,, NOT to allow ANYTHING to defeat him, or allow him to QUIT! And in life, isn't that exactly what we are all faced with? Death,,, waits for us all, allowing no one escape! Today, we are a bunch of whining, sniveling half-men,,, always complaining, always tearing others down by character assassination! John Wayne,,, American!!!

What so many forget is that John Wayne was a man. Sure he was larger than life, and sure his image outgrew him. In the end though he was a man, with all of the flaws and faults that that comes with. I will continue to admire the man for what he accomplished and for the beliefs that I share with him.

Through his movies John Wayne did more for the American prestige around the world than any past and present American presidents would dream to accomplish. While growing up in France, we could not wait for the Sunday afternoon John Wayne movie on the tub. He made us dream of a far land where everything was possible. I have not counted how many time I have watched his movies but, it never gets hold.

Wayne was a good man who loved his God, his country and his children. He did his craft well, lifted a lot of people up and showed us what we could be, what we should be and do. His body may have died, but those ideals never shall. God Bless his family.

My father was cut from the same cloth. He was a man who made promises on a hand shake and kept that promise as to honor himself! He was a Democrat, Great American. He raised strong sons and me, his daughter how to be equally no fragile flower! Being Irish my father was no stranger to a fair fight but, only if he needed to defend someone or himself and never if he was drunk. John was human but, as such spent his lifetime stepping up to the plate and the image he held for all of us. Generations now are so feminine males and females. They whine, city, lie, cheat, steal! Not many have even the slightest amount of integrity! No other actor in my opinion can hold a candle next to John Wayne! I remember crying with Maureen O'hara I was little but, when she said: "I believe the plaque should say, John, American!" She was absolutely right. He is what this country should be. Sad, that its losing so much now!

John Wayne always a fine an decent man, he wasn't perfect , I'll take him over most of the actors of today.

John Wayne a little bit before my time but I still saw True Grit and then my favourite Brannigan I love that movie. I know some people didn't like it but at my age now at 60 I still love it. I live in the UK and John Wayne himself as Brannigan just stands out so different from anything else. He died when I was in my early twenties he is still very popular on UK TV CHANNELS his films are always being shown somewhere. One thing i forgot his accent it just stands out so much, i love it.

There are some major inaccuracies...he was named Marion after his grandfather; he lost his athletic scholarship due to an injury from body surfing. It's also important to point out the reason The Big Trail flopped was because most cinemas weren't equipped to show widescreen films 1930. BTW it's an excellent movie. It's free on you tube. Check it out...you won't be disappointed.

Many of us were influenced by John Wayne, and it still has an effect to this day.

Damn, Maureen O'Hara is so beautiful. She was a total knockout as a young woman and maintained her beauty even in old age.

John Wayne is a one of a kind. I'm glad to have grown up in the days that I did to remember him and have had exposure to him! I agree with his feeling of discouragement about America in the Jimmy Carter days! Imagine if he were here now!! He's right. People shouldn't label themselves as ' minority". We are all Americans!

I don't give a damn about his personal life. The message he provided for all Americans was pride and that cannot be understated.

Oliver stone criticizing John Wayne for making an "untruthful" movie. Now that is funny. We miss Mr Wayne and we could certainly use you now.

„He stood for something...“ Yeah, je was a straight man. I still love him. I miss him. Greetings from a German Fan!

What a life. Beautiful kids, grand kids, great grand kids, wives, fame, fortune, troops of friends...and it all started as a poor boy from Iowa.

I spent a fair amount of time drinking with a man who was a double for John Wayne in making movies and other situations. He talked a lot of John Wayne, and all of it was positive.

All these critics wish they were half the man John Wayne really was

I loved him as a kid 40 plus years ago and I'll still love him up til I take my last breath....and I have always appreciated what he tried to stand for even with the flaws.....I'm glad he's not here to see what our good ole USA is trying to become.....signed fan 4 life

@ccaammiinniiito2

10 жыл бұрын

Those are beautiful sentiments. Still, I hope that we will discontinue this habit of trying to deify a sinning mortal, of which we are all part of. We are flawed individuals, and so was Wayne. I don't think his views on "white supremacy," for example, should become a standard for human behavior, however powerful a cinematic figure he was!

@headedsomewhere

9 жыл бұрын

indeed those were my words and how I felt about him, also I didn;t say he hung on a cross that was the task for one, who sits on HIS throne in Heaven, and as for the white supremacy thing, being a Black American that was just the time he grew up in no different than my Mother who often says things that reflected that America, that's all

@kim-jf4nk

8 жыл бұрын

I agree; Yet, it seems as though even as far back as the early 1970's, John Wayne saw what was already happening in politics and in hellywood as well and he didn't like what he saw then; So, I don't feel that he would be surprised at how it has turned out. Maybe if he were younger and was still with us; then he would have been a force to reckon with and maybe things wouldn't have gotten so bad in this country. He would have been a powerful and respected activist against the communism being inflicted upon us today; in my humble opinion. We are still allowed our opinions aren't we? lol Well, barely; same as our freedom of speech with the pc ridiculousness and our liberties slowly being erased. America seems to have been seized by our enemies from within.

Abbie Hoffman, the radical of the 1960s, paid tribute to Wayne's singularity, saying, "I like Wayne's wholeness, his style. As for his politics, well-I suppose even cavemen felt a little admiration for the dinosaurs that were trying to gobble them up" Things like when someone like Abbie Hoffman could express admiration for the man or the time Wayne showed up at Harvard to accept the Brass Balls Award and he received a standing ovation tell much more about him than a bunch of individuals speaking 20 years after his death

John Wayne stood for, and was, all things American. He was what America was at one time but is no longer. I, millions of us, grew up in his shadow. We admired and stood for the same things as he. Gone, he remains deep within many of us. Communism has taken firm grasp of his/our America but for those he championed, for whom he existed, remain there beside him. John Wayne, AMERICAN.

@jerico641

7 жыл бұрын

A country where Donald Fucking Trump can get elected as POTUS, and you think communism has taken over America??

@clearspira

7 жыл бұрын

I'm British but I agree wholeheartedly with you as America is easily my favourite foreign country. We didn't start as friends but damn hell have we ended up as one. Unfortunately the same communist s**t has taken root firmly in Britain too. I don't want a return to Empire, but a return to Churchill would be the dream of many.

@ryldurant9732

7 жыл бұрын

how has communisum taken over America? still America last time i looked. and a much better America and will still get better. no one wants to be a hypenated American but it is people who think like a John Wayne who keep you from becoming an educated American citizen then blames you for not becoming one then tells you to stop whining about it. but i still believe America is a Great Country, we just have to wait for all those small minded selfish people to disappear and they will and America can really be Great Again.

I don't understand his "said to be" political views, but I loved the man. He portrayed inner strength in America in his acting & may have been the somewhat deciding factor in putting a halt to thoughts of war from our adversaries. I mean, thoughts of, "if America is anything like that, I don't think so!!! Lol. And our men were influenced by the same in keeping up with the expectations!! Facade or not! Yes, John Wayne WAS a serviceman in giving America HIS own role & probably saved, potentially, a few, if not thousands of lives being in the center ranks, not as in Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Green Berets, and more, but as..." Then there was Marion, or rather, John Wayne, right in the middle! His own branch of Government. I was born in the 50s & I loved him, still do! Oh that part w/ Lucille Ball? I can hear them laughing👖👗lol...

What a wonderful man an American symbol of what we all are about -Freedom love for our county and justice.

God Bless John Wayne ! All America and all our Troops Vets and Patriots ! WAKE UP AMERICA !!

I don't mind Oliver Stone talking about John Wayne. I'd rather hear someone I can disagree with than hear gushing tributes defending a man who didn't need people standing up for him. Wayne accepting an invitation from students to speak at Harvard in 1974 37:07 is amazing. That they made the offer was probably a joke - that he accepted is flat-out incredible. This Red State/Blue State situation we seem to be locked into isn't all that healthy. Despite being a conservative and supporting Nixon in 1960, Wayne had this to say about JFK winning: "I didn't vote for him but he's my president, and I hope he does a good job." It's almost impossible to hear that sort of moderation and fairness, anymore.

John Wayne, or Marion, was an awesome human being. I just love hearing him talk.

John Wayne is the best actor of all time. I hope that his movies will not be remade. I love all of his movies!

My middle name is Wayne. My father was a big John Wayne fan.and so am I.

Being a strong gentleman in today's world seems to be corny. In my life, the women I have met and befriended pretty much say the same thing. They don't want a man to be weak. They like a man who takes charge and is caring. They know he's not perfect but respects and enjoys the position of being the leader of the union. If you'll take notice here. John Wayne also liked his women to be strong too. I would like to think most men would like their wives to be more strong and show more independence. John Wayne felt this way and always wanted to try and produce a good image of what a man should be. Unfortunately in this world today people feel that's outdated. They're wrong and don't ever buy into it. You have a good day mate and thanks for your comment.

@tripods66

8 жыл бұрын

+lonewave1 thank you for getting this right. American men no longer know how to be MEN. I am a marine, starting in Viet Nam stand 6'5" and 283 pounds and live with six very real wolves as housepets. I have stopped dating American women since they are quick to castrate you anyway they can. I prefer the attention I get from my wolves, some are 200 pounds. I met the Duke while I worked on his boat, the Wild Goose. He was the same man you saw on screen. You felt good just to be in his presence.

Love anything John Wayne. A man's man and a great Patriot. Much respect. I modeled a bit of myself out of his "call it like it is" and "shoot from the hip" mantra. He truly was a hero. It was not just a Hollywood act.

@garrylafferty100

10 жыл бұрын

Did you drink like him that was not a act.

@samhouston4326

10 жыл бұрын

Garry Lafferty I said nothing about his drinking or smoking. All great heroes have human frailties. Well, except for the messiah Obama.

@garrylafferty100

10 жыл бұрын

Republicans make them saints there not. Being a movie star don't make you a saint nor patriot.. Just like superman don't make you a hero. Its a movie not real.

@samhouston4326

10 жыл бұрын

Garry Lafferty Maybe you should delve into their back story called their REAL life. All patriots and not because of fame.

@garrylafferty100

10 жыл бұрын

Maybe you should admit Democrats are more patriot then Republicans.

John Wayne was extraordinary! He lived happily a full and good life. His family must be very proud of him. I love his movies!

The Duke was and always be one of my Heroes, he passed two months shy of my nineteenth birthday, it was a great loss, for all, he was the Duke, there'll never be another.🤠

Slamming a guy for being a great actor.............that's how Hollywood liberals speak of a conservative.

It is my understanding that a very young John Wayne knew the real and very old Wyatt Earp, and that through talks with him, John more or less adopted Earp's personality in his cowboy movies.

Interesting to hear Oliver Stone and G. Plimpton passing judgment on Wayne. Hilarious!

As for the not serving in WWII, all I have to say is that he did a hell of a lot more good at home making morale boosting films, then he could ever have done in the military.

I was with him in 1970 i made a jail set for a movie for him rio lobo in Tucson AZ i also pick him up at the air port in Tucson we talked some i liked john when i was young i looked like Montgomery cliff the actor and he would stare at me and i wondered why he did that i found out he said i looked like cliff .

I miss John Wayne's America...

JOHN WAYNE will live forever

You don't hardly see men like that anymore.

John Wayne was a good and decent man and the world would be a better place it he were still here. He totally had both Hollywood and Politics pegged, he said he did not think it a good idea for our government to pander to minorities for votes and that's exactly what has happened. our country is now 19 trillion dollars in debt and we can't balance a budget, one day when we default China will come knocking asking for all of our national parks as payment, China owns the majority of our debt and they are not doing this for friendship they want the upper hand and we have allowed this to happen. our politicians with their complacent greed have undermined the greatest country on earth. John Wayne would be hurt and disgusted with this.

@justinchambers5152

8 жыл бұрын

+Jennifer Gearhart ...I m not American but I grew up with John Wayne movies and as kid, he was my idol. Your absolutely correct when u say that he would be disgusted at the way the U.S has turned out all in the the name of avarice...sheer and utter greed and as a result will pay the price dearly in the near future. I firmly believe that once china has amassed a military fleet not only equal to the U.S but far superior with the man power to match....that we all had better start learning to speak mandarin. It was once asked...Do the Chinese celebrate xmas.........NO, but I hear they have bought it.

John Wayne a good man.

We need many more men like him!!

I don't think most of John Wayne's fans paid a great deal of attention to his politics. They enjoyed him as an actor and the roles he played in movies. He made movies, people went to see him in those movies, and they probably went home and dreamed about what they had seen on the screen when their heads hit the pillow at night. He became a part of the lives of the millions of people who came to love him through his movies. This will always be his greatest legacy.

I miss John Wayne

My first husband loved John Wayne. He quoted him as if he were quoting the Bible. He'd start by saying, "And like the Duke would say..." I only like one movie that John Wayne is in. Who Shot Liberty Valance and that is only because it is a Jimmy Stewart movie and John HAPPENS to be in the movie. There is a good side and a bad side to everyone. I think what a commenter called the 'bad side' should be told as well. The best thing, to me, about John is that he made commercials about lung cancer. I thought making him Ghengis Khan was plain silly.

. John Wayne Man the behind the Legend Sam Houston 1 year ago Love anything John Wayne. A man's man and a great Patriot. Much respect. I modeled a bit of myself out of his "call it like it is" and "shoot from the hip" mantra. He truly was a hero. It was not just a Hollywood act.

I will always love him.

The Duke was king of the ability in discerning trends. And despite the man's weaknesses, the LORD GOD of Heaven blessed him with a patriotism against the tyranny abroad that has strengthened our nation despite the despots of liberal sins that contaminate any civilized society.

Wonderful History of a Wonderful man.. Wish we had more like him !!

I found it interesting they had so many people from far left thinking speak about him. You could definitely tell the difference between his friends and those that thumbed their nose at him

I understood that he had been a very heavy cigarette smoker and had a lung cancer in the past, possibly or probably a cause-effect relationship. Weather the stomach cancer was also causally related to cigarette smoking or due to radiation exposure from filming in a western state close to an A-bomb testing site is uncertain.

One of top ten great Americans.

Thank you for this film. And thank-you ‘John Wayne’ ~M~

John Wayne was,and will forever be,the Best actor in the movies.He was a good man and a great American.There will never be another John Wayne.

My husband was born dirt poor in a coal mining family, served our nation in Vietnam & was spit on when he returned-with his best friend in a body bag. They met in boot camp and shipped out together. They represented those who fought in that war, poor white country boys-my husband-&poor black inner city boys-his best friend. My husband is a conservative Republican, but being nonjudgmental about a person's life style, he is friends with everyone he meets, gay, black, just like the Duke was with Montgomery Cliff & other liberals in Hollywood, My husband truly believes as the Duke did that being born in or legally immigrating to the USA is a gift like no other. He is & my BIL was Duke fans. My BIL, retired cop, received 3 Purple Hearts in Vietnam but couldn't get an appointment at the VA before he died. The DUKE's pride in America made both of them feel better about their horrendous treatment after Vietnam. One person CARED about vets & their sacrifice. And what a person he was, the DUKE!

I find this documentary being quite one sided. John Wayne did a lot of good things in his life but this only showed his weaker side. When you got Oliver Stone and Plimpton being asked about Wayne then you're in trouble for balance. It sure is funny that the things Wayne talked about in politics and our country's culture came very true. Hollywood is runned by liberals. Hollywood has made men look entirely weak and not acceptable unless they are now homosexual. We are hyphenated Americans these days and not just Americans. Say what you want but John Wayne was a positive force for this country. And to that I say thank God. Oh that's right Hollywood doesn't like God either.

@ccaammiinniiito2

10 жыл бұрын

A positive force, the image of which shaped by whom? The jury is still out on whether or not he was a "positive" force. I myself even wondered whether he retooled his thoughts on "white supremacy" once he met Woody Strode, Sidney Poitier, and perhaps even someone in the African American community on the level of General Colin Powell. Or better yet, Dr. Ralph Johnson Bunche, diplomat and humanitarian.

@garrylafferty100

10 жыл бұрын

He played a drunk I don't see that as a positive image . A Republican not a good image in my mind. They vote against middle class and poor.

@lonewave1

10 жыл бұрын

Jay Young If you are saying that Wayne shaped his own image then you are right. However, most people will shape their own image. Why? Because we all have the "greater than what we are" complex. It's what kind of an image that is being presented and is it one that encourages others to be better for themselves [positive] or one that tells them to play the victim roll and blame others for their problems [negative]. There is no jury per se on his being a positive force. My observation was about the documentary and it's bias in it's presentation. Wayne never pushed the idea of white supremacy only people like Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were big on that idea. Poitier, Powell and Bunch were men who had deep passion about their professions. I believe Wayne would've agreed and left it at that. The idea that they were Americans of colour wouldn't have done anything to change that point of view. Also look at his view on the American indian and how they've been treated. Racist? No way. Was he a saint? No! But what he wanted to leave behind was a positive message that individualism is something we all need to seek. Thanks. Have a good day mate.

@elflaco6654

10 жыл бұрын

A Hollywood western now days, Brokeback Mountain which was nominated for best picture Oscar. Give me a break, Hollywood and the motion picture industry has turned into a bunch of crap. Reflecting the downward spiral our country is in. John Wayne reminds me of how great America was. When the Duke died we lost more than a great actor, but a symbol of the greatest country "America" that is the Duke!!!

@garrylafferty100

10 жыл бұрын

Andrew Garrett We lost a Republican no big deal.

I liked his westerns

45:13 what that lady is saying is 100%correct the radiation of the nevada desert in the 50s was very active.

John Wayne...I miss you a lot

John Wayne my hero!

Thank you! I've been searching for this longer than Ethan scoured the West looking for Debbie. :) I had this on VHS from the original airing and in later years, I always ended up missing the repeats. You should've added "BBC Reputations" to the title as many people might be looking for it under that. Thanks again.

just wanted to point out that 2:38 isnt even john wayne but his younger brother Robert Morrison. I recognize the photo. John Wayne is cut out, but in the unedited photo standing to his left.

One thing this documentary doesn't tell you is why the movie "The Big Trail" flopped. It was filmed in the new "Cinemascope" and most of the movie theaters still had square movie screens and the movie ran off the sides of the screen and onto the walls of the theater and it was hard to see.If they had had the correct size movie screens this movie would have been a hit for John Wayne.

I loved John Wayne always respected him.One of the last great men as Katherine Hepburn put it.If there had been no John Wayne we would be a poorer society His influence lives! He's still loved by millions.And the Alamo was a success with the people maybe some critic's didn't like it but he went millions over budget with his money but he made money just took longer . The part about he didn't like the outdoors and the west and horses is a lie!!! He did had s ranch in nogalas az. had auction every year had all the famous Western painting s in his home Zane Grey the originals !! But he was also a intelligent,articulate man of great taste.He had a yacht the Wild Goose went deep sea fishing all the etc,etc.zI know because I'm a stone cold fan. yeah Elijah Skyeagle

Top class, still enjoying John's movies.

Wayne saw what was happening to America and the world and knew that it was wrong. He may not have understood WHY it is the way it is, or even that many of the people he respected were responsible for it, but he saw what is coming, and it bothered him.

R. I. P. john-wayne 1907-1979.

this so called bio.leaves much to be desired

THE MAN,THE LEGEND "JOHN WAYNE"!

One question Oliver Stone...where's Hanoi Jane and her comments?

@blacquesjacques7239

7 жыл бұрын

How is that related to John Wayne ? I like a lot of people felt that she crossed the line but still didn't believe that we should have been involved with Viet Nam. Still , what does that have to do with Wayne ?

@MrShobar

7 жыл бұрын

Oliver went to Vietnam. Marion dodged the draft in WW2.

It's a good thing he isn't alive today. If he thought the country was falling apart then, he would be appalled at what is going on today.

long live the "Duke"

wonderful documentary. nice editing job! but my comment isn't about mr. wayne but about Maureen O'Hara. how can anyone not just love Maureen O'Hara. I think she's great!

THE DUKE IS AWESOME

@marjorielampe8269

7 жыл бұрын

A man of Intellectual supr

@tedtedster8644

7 жыл бұрын

A Man Of Intellectual Supremacy ...MORON

The Myth of America? Not a mythe it's a fact. No where else in the world is such a place

Wayne was great.

he didnt serve in ww2 because he had a football injury. thats why he lost his scholarship.

John wayne was and is a legend and they sure dont have no one the last 40 yrs to fill his boots ,long live the legend john wayne

What I don't understand is why the government did not nduct him during the war. Did his studio intervene? ...did he have some ailment i.e. bad sight, bad knee etc that kept him from serving ? For all his fans out there this is an honest question. Please do not take it negatively

Good documentary but a tad too much venom. So the man was not everything he was as presented on screen, so what ?

Best docummentary ever made ove the life of John Wayne

God bless the Duke!!

GOD Bless John Wayne

I didn't like it at first I watch the whole thing it wasn't bad but he still my HERO

Brilliant!

What ever anyone's says he was the best a good man and great actor ..Rip Amen xx

Too many Oliver Stone comments in this documentary!

The " Duke "..Mr. John Wayne..will always be..an American..to me...RIP...Marion..

To: Garry Lafferty I normally take my time to respond to those that comment on my comments. I try to be polite and hope to have a decent dialogue with that person. However, your response is so poorly written that I really don't want to waste my time. Did you ever graduate 6th grade and go on to get your high school diploma? Your spelling, grammar and structure of your response is ridiculous. Sorry I have better things to do. Even writing this response is really more than I wanted to do. Have a good day mate.

God bless john

We need John today.

My guess is that John Wayne, being a gentleman, probably wouldn't much care for most of the comments posted here.

Maureen you were correct: John Wayne; American!

A Proud American....A good man.....An American treasure.

An American Legend!!!!

An American treasure

Its to bad he chose to stay home a peruse his acting career instead of going to war like so many other actors during WW2. James Arness {Matt Dillon} Mel Brooks, Audie Murphy, Jimmy Stewart,Henry Fonda joined at the peak of his career. Paul Newman , Kirk Douglas . The point of this is I hate it When john wayne is called a American hero played a lot of war movies But the truth was he dodge the war to better his career. The names above are the American hero's john wayne will always be a actor playing a hero .

@thatguyinjapan1

8 жыл бұрын

+Cajun Woodworking He did not dodge the war. This is a myth. If you do your simple research about it you will find out what happened in the war. He begged to get in. Initially he was ineligible and only became fully eligible in 1944. But by that time he was a major star under contract and the studio he was with requested and received a change to his status.

@victorhann4237

8 жыл бұрын

+Cajun Woodworking well said

@williamnewton9232

8 жыл бұрын

+Cajun Woodworking He was 36 years old when WW2 broke out. Com-on-man

@geneparkhurst37

8 жыл бұрын

Check the facts. The axis had a bounty on John Wayne.

@user-gs8mv6ny3k

8 жыл бұрын

He had a tough time in The Longest Day as many of the actors had served in the British/US/German forces, some even involved in D Day itself. Wayne wanting separate billing meant that many of the cast insisted on discussing the real war in front of him.

I love the comment he made about radical liberals, it's just too bad that his statement turned out to be prophetic and we now see a Hollywood full of anti-American rhetoric. We need another John Wayne to kick ass and get the liberals out of the entertainment business.

I liked the old movies from the 30's and 40's the best, when he still had that innocence about him. The later movies had him drinking alcohol like a fish, and smoking like a freight train. They always push that crap on the people to kill them off and bankrupt them as they are doing now with this lock down plandemic. God Bless y'all.

JOHN Wayne YOU ARE GREAT. TRUMP WOULD HAVE YOU IN HIS CABINET RIP.