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by Marc Eliot


  Stanwyck, Barbara, 149

  Star Packer, The, 64n

  Star Wars, 244

  State Fair, 290n

  Steamboat Round the Bend, 71

  Steiger, Rod, 258n

  Steinbeck, John, The Grapes of Wrath, 102

  Steiner, Max, 72

  Stephens, Jess E., 133

  Sterling, Jan, 218

  Sternberg, Josef von, 45, 81, 109–10, 195

  Stevens, George, 87, 187, 228, 243, 294

  Stewart, Donald Ogden, 107

  Stewart, Jimmy, 4, 91, 106, 120, 217, 227, 234, 238, 249, 261, 277, 300n

  in Destry Rides Again, 81, 110

  in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, 286, 288, 289, 290, 291, 333

  in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, 90, 129

  Stoloff, Benjamin, 40

  Story of G.I. Joe, The, 228

  Stout, Archie, 203, 213

  Strayer, Frank, 76

  Streisand, Barbra, 7, 8, 322, 323n

  Strode, Woody, 328

  Strong Boy, 40

  Studio Directors Playhouse, 233

  Sturges, John, 327

  Sun Shines Bright, The, 231–32

  Surtees, Bruce, 332

  Swarthout, Miles Hood, 332

  Tall in the Saddle, 134, 138

  Tall Men, The, 234

  Tashlin, Frank, 243n

  Taurog, Norman, 149

  Taxi Driver, 244

  Taylor, Elizabeth, 5, 8, 192n, 255, 309n, 337

  Taylor, Robert, 142, 149, 234, 249

  Taylor, Rod, 326

  Tearle, Conway, 60

  Technicolor, 118, 199, 233, 288

  Telegraph Trail, 63n

  Temple, Shirley, 160

  Ten Commandments, The, 243

  Tetzlaff, Ted, 248

  Texas Cyclone, 59, 60

  Texas Rangers, The, 79

  Texas Terror, 64n

  “That’ll Be the Day,” 245

  They Made Me a Criminal, 63n

  They Were Expendable, 121, 142–44, 157, 185

  Thomas, August, 57n

  Thomas, Bob, 85n

  Thomas, Danny, 191

  Thomas, Parnell, 190

  Thompson, Charles S., 203

  3 Bad Men, 78

  Three Faces West, 99–100, 104

  Three Girls Lost, 56, 61

  3 Godfathers, 170–71, 172

  Three Leaves of Shamrock, 231

  Three Mesquiteers, The, 97

  Three Musketeers, The, 63n

  3:10 to Yuma, 257–58

  Time, 167, 194, 196, 202, 208, 277, 321

  Tinling, James, 40

  Tin Star, The, 234

  Tiomkin, Dmitri, 149, 204, 205, 218, 278, 307

  Todd, Mike, 255

  Todd, Richard, 180, 181

  To Hell and Back, 229n

  To Kill a Mockingbird, 320

  Toland, Gregg, 91n, 103

  Topol, 303

  Tornado, 33

  Touboff, Alexander, 91n

  Towers, Constance, 261

  Tracy, Spencer, 4, 106, 142, 193n, 217, 228

  Trail Beyond, The, 64n

  Train Robbers, The, 326

  Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The, 161

  Trevor, Claire, 79, 81, 82, 86, 96, 97, 98, 99, 134, 205, 218

  Trouble Along the Way, 209, 211

  True, John, 228n

  True Grit, 1, 2, 4, 6–7, 245, 318–21, 324, 325, 330–31, 333

  Truffaut, François, 89, 343

  Truman, Harry S, 325

  Trumbo, Dalton, 107, 273n

  Turner, Lana, 223

  Twain, Mark, 71

  12 O’Clock High, 180

  20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 284

  Twentieth Century-Fox, 52, 111n, 158, 169, 221n, 231, 249, 250, 274, 279, 293

  Twist, John, 147

  Two-Fisted Law, 63n

  Two Rode Together, 277, 288

  Tycoon, 147–48

  Tyler, Tom, 83, 85

  UFA (Universum Film-Aktien Gesellschaft), 109

  Undefeated, The, 321

  United Artists (UA), 71, 161, 166, 221n, 260, 263, 276, 294, 329

  United States National Film Registry, 168n

  Universal Studios, 30n, 32, 33, 71, 76–77, 110, 125, 221n, 306, 325, 330

  University of Southern California (USC), 25, 27, 28, 29, 35–36, 41

  Uris, Leon, 314

  U.S. Marine Corps, 178–79, 197, 308

  U.S. Navy, 42, 143, 232

  USO tours, 130–31, 307

  U.S. Supreme Court, 153

  Ustinov, Peter, 280

  Valiant Virginians, The, 233–34, 248–49

  Vanderbilt, William, 158n

  Van Enger, Richard L., 180n

  Variety, 32, 56, 76, 77, 87, 134, 150, 167, 177n, 186, 196, 243, 256, 259, 279, 290, 304, 309, 316, 333

  Varno, Roland, 99

  Vaughn, Alberta, 67n

  Vélez, Lupe, 116

  Vertes, Marcel, 203n

  Vertigo, 238

  Vidor, Charles, 229n

  Vidor, King, 28, 30n, 79, 149, 243n

  Vietnam War, 300, 301–2, 304, 307–8, 313–14, 315–17, 323, 325

  Vinton, Bobby, 326

  Virginian, The, 45, 204

  Viva Zapata!, 203n

  Voight, Jon, 1, 7

  von Sydow, Max, 294

  Vorhaus, Bernard, 99–100, 115

  Wadleigh, Michael, 323

  Waggner, George, 177, 196

  Wagner, Robert, 236

  Wagon Master, 197

  Wagon Train, 277, 294

  Wake of the Red Witch, 171, 172, 218

  Waldorf Statement, 153, 154n, 191, 279

  Wallace, George, 325

  Wallace, Richard, 147

  Wallis, Hal, 97, 298, 319–20, 330

  Walsh, Maurice, 188

  Walsh, Raoul, 44–52, 55, 79, 97–98, 180n, 231, 234, 314

  Walters, Charles, 243n

  Wanger, Walter, 82, 85n, 103, 104, 106

  War and Peace, 243

  Warden, Jack, 295

  Warner, Jack L., 120, 196, 213, 222, 257, 262, 313–14, 316

  Warner Bros, 27–28, 52, 61, 63, 97–98, 172, 173, 208–9, 221n, 222–23, 234, 257, 318, 322

  Warner Color, 217, 222

  War Wagon, The, 306–7, 309

  Washington, Ned, 218n

  Washington Merry-Go-Round, 82

  Wasserman, Lew, 232

  Waterbury, Ruth, 126

  Wayne, Aissa (daughter), 4, 245, 252, 255–56, 260, 271, 285, 296, 297, 336, 339

  Wayne, John:

  and Academy Awards, 1–9, 91, 161, 169, 179–80, 181, 185, 203, 247, 278–80, 322, 323, 325, 331–32, 336, 339–40

  and aging, 318, 326, 329, 331, 332, 340

  as American icon, 2–3, 4, 137, 202, 270, 276, 308, 324, 337, 341

  as anti-Communist, see Communism

  birth and early years, see Morrison, Marion Robert

  in B movies, 55, 58, 59, 62–63, 64, 66–67, 70, 75, 77, 78, 87, 91, 145, 172

  and cancer, 221, 298–300, 309, 330, 337

  children of, 4–5, 66, 127, 131, 133, 134, 199, 207, 223–24, 250, 286, 303–4, 326, 330

  Congressional medal to, 337, 341

  death of, 341

  and financial matters, 75, 116–17, 134, 173, 178, 189, 196, 211–12, 215, 216–17, 243, 247–48, 263, 267–68, 274, 280, 310, 318

  health problems of, 298, 300, 329–30, 331, 334–35, 336–37

  movies of, see specific titles

  and MPA, 3, 5, 129, 149–50, 152–54, 169, 172, 173, 204n, 295

  name of, 44, 47

  popularity of, 129, 157, 172–74, 185, 197, 202, 203, 207, 217, 227, 247, 263, 306, 309, 317, 323, 334

  and Republican Party, 295

  unpublished memoir of, 52

  walk of, 7, 48n, 180, 287

  wives of, see Baur, Esperanza; Pallete, Pilar; Saenz, Josephine Alicia

  and World War II, 106, 120, 121–22, 129, 130–31, 134–35, 137, 141, 142–43, 154, 192�
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  Wayne, John Ethan (son), 4–5, 286, 304, 315, 324

  Wayne, Marisa Carmela (daughter), 5n, 303–4, 315

  Wayne, Mary Antonia “Toni” (daughter), 5n, 69, 80, 127, 133, 199, 224, 250, 310n

  Wayne, Melinda (daughter), 5n, 80, 127, 133, 199, 224

  Wayne, Michael (son), 5n, 66, 80, 127, 133, 199, 218, 269, 308, 313, 324, 326, 329, 336, 337

  Wayne, Patrick (son), 5n, 80, 127, 133, 189, 199, 224, 234, 248, 271, 285, 324, 336

  Wayne-Fellows, 145, 177–78, 208–9, 212–13, 217–18

  Wead, Frank “Spig,” 142, 143, 251–52, 253

  Webb, Millard, 30n

  Webster, Andy, 167

  Webster, Fred Francis, 278

  Wedemeyer, Albert Coady, 337

  Weiler, A. H., 290, 304

  Weissmuller, Johnny, 74, 116, 170

  Weldy, Richard, 210, 211, 212

  Welles, Orson, 89, 103, 291

  Wellman, William, 63n, 179n, 180n, 212, 217, 218n, 227, 228

  West of the Divide, 64n

  What Price Glory?, 231

  Wheeler, Lyle, 91n

  White, Pearl, 57

  White, W. L., 141

  White Heat, 180n

  White Native, 170

  Whitman, Philip, 63n

  Whitman, Stuart, 285

  Whitney, Cornelius Vanderbilt “Sonny,” 233–34, 235, 248

  Whitney, John Hay, 233

  Widmark, Richard, 258n, 270, 277, 288

  Wilder, Billy, 3, 186, 229n, 280, 283

  Wild Goose, The (yacht), 295, 297, 302, 305, 327, 336

  Williams, Dick, 278

  Williams, Don, 28–29

  Wills, Chill, 278–79, 280

  Wills, Garry, 121

  Wilmington, Michael, 244

  Winchell, Walter, 179

  Winds of the Wasteland, 64n

  Wings of Eagles, The, 193n, 251–53, 269

  Winners of the West, 23

  Winston, Arthur, 88

  Wise, Robert, 322

  Withers, Grant, 79, 277

  Wizard of Oz, The, 87, 90, 238

  Wood, Lana, 237, 240n

  Wood, Natalie, 6, 237, 240n, 244

  Wood, Sam, 3, 87, 90, 106, 107, 129, 162

  Woodstock, 323

  Words and Music, 40–41, 44

  World War II:

  D-Day, 129, 142

  end of, 134–35

  films of, 3, 99, 103, 104, 105, 124–25, 130, 135, 137, 143–44, 178, 180, 196–97, 223, 231, 273, 293, 297–98, 324

  impending onset of, 73, 98–99, 100, 113

  Pearl Harbor, 100, 119, 120, 125, 196, 297

  USO shows, 130–31

  Wray, Fay, 57n

  Wright, Harold Bell, 118

  Wright, Mack V., 63

  Wright, Tenny, 63n

  Written on the Wind, 243n

  Wurtzel, Harry, 71

  Wurtzel, Sol, 49, 55

  Wuthering Heights, 87, 90, 91n

  Wyler, William, 87, 90, 103, 107, 144, 157, 180n, 186, 187, 234

  Wyman, Jane, 161, 227

  Yale Foundation, 272

  Yates, Herbert, 66–67, 98n, 115, 153

  and Academy Awards, 180n

  and Ford, 188, 190, 198–99, 201, 231–32

  and Ralston, 137, 177

  and Republic, see Republic Pictures

  and Wayne’s contracts, 74, 75n, 96–97, 129, 134, 144, 145, 177–78, 190, 262

  and Wayne’s relationships, 128, 132, 138

  and World War II, 122, 125, 129, 130

  Young, Felix, 219

  Young, Loretta, 56, 61, 63, 250

  Young Cassidy, 295

  Young Land, The, 248

  Young Mr. Lincoln, 67, 102

  Zanuck, Darryl F., 52, 111n, 158, 165n, 193, 237, 279, 281, 293

  Zinnemann, Fred, 186, 203n, 204n, 206, 229n, 259

  Zolotow, Maurice, 55, 85n, 86, 99, 105, 112n, 117, 121, 225

  About the Author

  MARC ELIOT is the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen books on popular culture, among them the highly acclaimed Cary Grant, the award-winning Walt Disney: Hollywood’s Dark Prince, and American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood. He writes for a number of publications and frequently speaks about film to universities and film groups, and often appears on radio and television. He lives in New York City and upstate near Woodstock.

  Discover great authors, exclusive offers, and more at hc.com.

  Filmography

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  The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself—Presenter: Best Picture]

  The Barbara Walters Summer Special: Episode dated January 10, 1979 (1979) TV Episode [Actor . . . . Himself] a.k.a. The Barbara Walters Special: (1979-01-10)”—USA (original title)

  Early American Christmas (1978) (TV) [Self] a.k.a. “Perry Como’s Early American Christmas”—USA (complete title)

  General Electric’s All-Star Anniversary (1978) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself/Host]

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  AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (1978) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself] a.k.a. The American Film Institute Salute to Henry Fonda—USA (original title)

  ABC’s Silver Anniversary Celebration (1978) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself]

  An All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (1977) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself]

  The 3rd Annual People’s Choice Awards (1977) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself—Winner: Favorite Movie Actor]

  Jimmy Carter’s Inaugural Gala (1977) (TV) a.k.a. Inaugural Concert for President Jimmy Carter—USA [Actor . . . . Himself]

  America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself]

  CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself]

  An All-Star Tribute to John Wayne (1976) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself—Guest of Honor]

  The Mike Douglas Show: Episode dated September 21, 1976 (1976) TV Episode [Actor . . . . Himself]

  The Shootist (1976) [Actor, Soundtrack performer: “Willow, Tit Willow”]

  Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend (1976) a.k.a. Chesty [Actor . . . . Narrator]

  Backlot USA a.k.a.—USA (complete title) a.k.a. Dick Cavett’s Backlot USA (1976) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself]

  The 2nd Annual People’s Choice Awards (1976) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself—Winner: Favorite Movie Actor]

  The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson January (1976) [Actor . . . . Himself]

  V.I.P.-Schaukel: Episode #5.4 (1975) TV Episode [Actor . . . . Himself]

  Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television (1975) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself] a.k.a. A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television—USA (short title)

  Rooster Cogburn (1975) [Actor . . . . Rooster Cogburn]

  a.k.a. Rooster Cogburn ( . . . and the Lady)—USA (promotional title)

  The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Episode dated October 15, 1975 (1975) TV Episode [Actor . . . . Himself]

  Backstage in Hollywood: Episode dated July 24, 1975 (1975) TV Episode [Actor . . . . Himself]

  Bob Hope on Campus (1975) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself]

  The 47th Annual Academy Awards (1975) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself—Presenter: Honorary Award to Howard Hawks]

  Brannigan (1975) [Actor . . . . Lt. Brannigan]

  The 17th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1975) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself]

  The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Bob Hope (1974) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself]

  Maude: “Maude Meets the Duke (#3.1) (1974) TV Episode [Actor . . . . Himself]

  John Wayne and Glen Campbell & the Musical West (1974) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself]

  AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney a.k.a. The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney (1974) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself] (uncredited)

  Parkinson: Episode #3.19 (1974) TV Episode [Actor
. . . . Himself]

  McQ (1974) [Actor . . . . McQ]

  RCA’s Opening Night (1973) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself]

  Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) [Actor . . . . J.D. Cahill] [executive producer] (uncredited)

  AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Ford (1973) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself] a.k.a. The American Film Institute Salute to John Ford—USA (original title)

  Cavalcade of Champions (1973) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself—Presenter]

  The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Episode dated March 22, 1973 (1973) TV Episode [Actor . . . . Himself]

  Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In Episode #6.20 (1973) TV Episode [Actor . . . . Himself]

  The Train Robbers (1973) [Actor . . . . Lane] [executive producer] (uncredited)

  The Wayne Train (1973) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself]

  Cancel My Reservation (1972) [Actor . . . . Himself, John Wayne] (uncredited)

  Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In Episode #6.1” (1972) TV Episode [Actor . . . . Himself—Guest Performer]

  The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Episode dated 7 June 1972 (1972) TV Episode [Actor . . . . Himself]

  The David Frost Show Episode #4.185 (1972) TV Episode [Actor . . . . Himself]

  The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself- Presenter]

  Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In Episode #5.23 (1972) TV Episode [Actor . . . . Himself]

  Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In Episode #5.18 (1972) TV Episode [Actor . . . . Himself]

  The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Episode dated 14 January 1972 (1972) TV Episode [Actor . . . . Himself]

  The Cowboys (1972) [Actor . . . . Wil Andersen]

  The Breaking of Boys and the Making of Men in ‘The Cowboys’ (1972) [Actor . . . . Himself]

  The American West of John Ford (1971) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself—Narrator]

  The Bob Hope Show Episode dated 7 November 1971 (1971) TV Episode [Actor . . . . Himself] (uncredited)

  Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In Episode #5.8 (1971) TV Episode [Actor . . . . Himself—Guest Performer]

  Directed by John Ford (1971) [Actor . . . . Himself] (uncredited)

  The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour Episode #4.1 (1971) TV Episode [Actor . . . . Himself]

  V.I.P.-Schaukel Episode #1.2 (1971) TV Episode [Actor . . . . Himself]

  Big Jake (1971) [Actor . . . . Jacob McCandles] [executive producer] (uncredited) [Director] (uncredited)

  Sehnsucht nach dem wilden (1971) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself]

  Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Jack Benny But Were Afraid to Ask (1971) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself]

  The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Episode dated 7 February 1971” (1971) TV Episode [Actor . . . . Himself]

  Rio Lobo (1970) [Actor . . . . Col. Cord McNally]

  Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo (1970) (TV) [Actor . . . . Himself]

 

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