John Wayne News

Any fan of old westerns would probably say that the 1976 movie, 'The Shootist,' was John Wayne's last film.

"I won't be wronged," says John Wayne's dying gunfighter in The Shootist . "I won't be insulted.

Things are forgotten. Other things get manufactured. Memory is an unreliable narrator.

Stars Luke Perry, Lou Diamond Phillips Star join Wayne to discuss why westerns endure July 2, 2009 - Thirty years after John Wayne - the face the of the American Western - rode off into the sunset for the last time, his grandson, Brendan Wayne, dusts off his grandfather's cowboy hat for a role in 'Angel and the Badman,' a remake of 'The Duke's' ...

What actor wouldn't want to star in a movie? Brendan Wayne. He was content to take a supporting role in "Angel and the Badman," a remake of the 1947 western scheduled to run on the Hallmark Channel on Sunday night.

Two years ago, as I made my way through the Southwest on Road Trip 2007 , I traveled through Bryce and Zion National Parks in Utah, as well as the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, and Grand Canyon West, and Canyon de Chelly in Arizona.

Dr. Walter Davis loves being a dentist and says at age 64 he has no desire to retire.

The Searchers is all the way up at number 12 on the top-100 2007 AFI list. Alas, I am not a fan of westerns at all.

The Pony Express Trading Post, which has been a part of the Idyllwild community for the past five years, found a second home in downtown Palm Springs in September 2008.

Survived by: Two daughters, Jamie Shahan Rains of Brackenridge; Tulisha Shahan Wardlaw of Brackettville; a son, James Tullis Shahan II of Brackettville; eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Brackettville.

"I wish I could be just like Ray!" This is a Father's Day piece, but I didn't want to post it on the actual date, because I was afraid that if my father saw me actually pay attention to the calendar, it might give him heart attack.

Saddle up, pilgrim, and head out Sunday to Community Baptist Church, 15905 Missouri 64, for the best John Wayne impressionist this side of Rooster Cogburn.

A collection of 130 letters and short notes written by the late German actress Marlene Dietrich sold Wednesday for euro3,000 , an auction house said.

The 28th Plymouth High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Award was presented at the Plymouth High School Alumni Banquet held on Friday, June 19th.

The Gilmer Main Street program will present three classic films free to the public on the downtown square this summer, announced Main Street Director Bridget Fowler.

Hal Friedrichs was turning in his barber shears for a fishing pole. On June 19, 1984, after 20 years as a barber at the Tucson airport, Friedrichs was retiring and heading off to Michigan to see if the fish were biting.

Who was John Martin a oeJacka Feeney? Answer The son of Irish immigrants is better known as film director John Ford .

Yesterday, June 11th, was the 30th anniversary of the death of John Wayne. Talk about a clear moral vision.

Ten Deep 6.18.09: 50 Great Westerns - #11-#1! Posted by Lucas Huddleston on 06.18.2009 In his final column, 411's Lucas Huddleston reaches the end of his Great Westerns undertaking.

A tip of the stetson to Radley Balko for reminding me that today is the thirtieth anniversary of John Wayne's death.