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Happy 100th birthday, John Wayne!
The Orange County Register ^ | May 24, 2007 | NIYAZ PIRANI

Posted on 05/25/2007 6:44:54 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

If there's one thing I've learned from asking readers to send in stories about John Wayne, it's this: people really loved the guy.

Even if they didn't know him personally, many speak of brief encounters with his gentle ways and humorous personality as if they're talking about somebody they've known for years.

The Duke turns 100 years old Saturday, so we thought we'd celebrate with our very own birthday card.

(Excerpt) Read more at ocregister.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: birthday; hero; hollywood; howdypilgrim; johnwayne; movies; wayne
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

“It’s gettin’ to be re-goddamn-diculous.”
John Wayne


141 posted on 05/26/2007 7:55:20 AM PDT by Vision ("Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him." Jeremiah 17:7)
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To: My Favorite Headache

Here’ where the Duke becomes a Rock n’ Roll trivia question:

Question: What John Wayne line became the title of a number one hit?

Answer: “That’ll be the day!” [from “The SEARCHERS” - which also gave its name to one of Britain’s greatest bands (’Needles and Pins’, ‘Love Potion #9, etc)].


142 posted on 05/26/2007 8:00:27 AM PDT by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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To: P-40

Tom Mix attended Audie Murphy’s funeral and bawled like a baby in absolute respect to Murphy.


143 posted on 05/26/2007 8:08:23 AM PDT by advertising guy (If computer skills named us, I'd be back-space delete.)
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To: advertising guy

just a bump to keep the thread going.........


144 posted on 05/26/2007 8:33:49 AM PDT by advertising guy (If computer skills named us, I'd be back-space delete.)
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To: Bommer

What If John Wayne Was Alive Today?


To paraphrase the movie “Hannah & Her Sisters”: he’d never stop throwing up.


145 posted on 05/26/2007 8:58:18 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: devolve

Wayne! , devolve wrote:
Don’t you recall John Wayne calling some in his films “Pilgrim”?


Only one: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. But impressionists picked it up and it came to seem he said it in every movie!


146 posted on 05/26/2007 9:00:39 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Been enjoying the AMC channel Duke Centennial special this weekend.

Today has been especially good.

Two Maureen O'Hara's bracketed by North to Alaska with the spectacularly beautiful, deliciously sophisticated Capucine (all too tragic too).

I'll take Maureen. The Quiet Man's up next.

147 posted on 05/26/2007 3:53:12 PM PDT by David_G_Burnet
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Been enjoying the AMC channel's Duke Centennial special this weekend.

Today's especially good.

Two Maureen O'Hara's bracketed by North to Alaska with the spectacularly beautiful, deliciously sophisticated Capucine (all too tragic too).

I'll take Maureen, porcelain dolls are nice to look at, but I go for the feisty type.

The Quiet Man's up next.

Guess I'm a homebody tonight.

148 posted on 05/26/2007 3:58:24 PM PDT by David_G_Burnet
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To: Frank Fencepost
It's been a wonderful month long birthday celebration on Turner Classic Movies. I remember watching "True Grit" in a small community hall in Point Basrrow Alaska. The Eskimo's "got it" immediately and clapped when he charged across the field with guns blazing!

Since this movie was property of the Air Force we had a late night viewing and I must've seen it four times more before it was packed up and sent back to Fairbanks!

149 posted on 05/26/2007 5:18:51 PM PDT by Young Werther ( and Julius Ceasar said, "quae cum ita sunt." (or since these things are so!))
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To: BerryDingle
How about another for Bob Hope and Roy Rogers.

Here's another: William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy). He was a great moral compass for young boys. He cared about kids, presented ideals for living in his films, and had the best series of B-Westerns ever filmed.

John Wayne, 'Hoppy', Roy, Gene Autry, Col. Tim McCoy, Joel McCrea and Randolph Scott will always be my "Action Heroes".

150 posted on 05/27/2007 2:59:28 PM PDT by bcsco
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To: jazusamo

Ah, there you go. In my mind, his best film.

In “The Searchers”, John Wayne delved into the dark side of the human spirit. And its wonderful ending stated the belief that there’s no room for such in human development.


151 posted on 05/27/2007 3:17:45 PM PDT by bcsco
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To: advertising guy
Tom Mix attended Audie Murphy’s funeral and bawled like a baby in absolute respect to Murphy.

Sorry, but nowhere near true. Tom Mix was a silent screen star. Speaking movies began in 1927. I'm 63, and Tom Mix was my dad's favorite Western hero (my dad being born in 1905). Tom Mix died in 1940 (Look up his IMDB bio). Audie Murphy was a 2nd World War hero, and died in 1971.

I don't know where you got this from, but it's not true.

152 posted on 05/27/2007 3:33:40 PM PDT by bcsco
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To: festus
Given your username, I'd assume it's named after the character that Ken Curtis played on 'Gunsmoke'. I'll assume you know that Ken Curtis was also John Ford's son-in-law, and was in a number of John Wayne's movies, most notably 'Rio Grande' and 'The Searchers'. In 'Rio Grande' he was the lead singer for the 'Sons of the Pioneers', taking the lead in 'I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen'. In 'The Searchers' he played the guitar playing mail carrier and sometimes law-man Charlie McCorry, who was slated to wed Laurie Jorgensen (Vera Miles) until Martin Pawley, played by Jeffrey Hunter, returned home.

By all accounts, Ken Curtis was a fine man; friendly, gentle, and good to know. These traits could also be said about the real John Wayne.

153 posted on 05/27/2007 3:45:02 PM PDT by bcsco
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To: bcsco

Actually Festus was himself named after someone and thats where I got mine. When my first kid was on the way and the family asked what I’d name it I said, “Either Festus or Crispus” depending.

Both are New Testament names.

Naturally I didn’t name my kids after either but I did purloin one for a screen name.


154 posted on 05/27/2007 4:48:11 PM PDT by festus (The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
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To: festus

Ah, yes. Acts: 25-26. Thanks for the reminder.


155 posted on 05/27/2007 5:13:32 PM PDT by bcsco
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Thanks for posting!

My Dad stopped by this morning to pick up tomato, pepper and basil plants for his garden. (I grow them for him.)

He went on and on and on about all the great John Wayne movies that are on this weekend for this very reason. Between “The Duke” and Ronald Reagan, I don’t know who he loves more. :)


156 posted on 05/27/2007 5:16:31 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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To: united1000

Wow—i had no idea how many he made.....


157 posted on 05/27/2007 5:21:54 PM PDT by Fawn (If it wasn't for FR, I'd be having an Existential MELTDOWN..............right now)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

You are welcome. AMC has been running them, with ads I think.


158 posted on 05/27/2007 6:16:18 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: bcsco
In “The Searchers”, John Wayne delved into the dark side of the human spirit.

Yes, he did and did an excellent job in the part. I also consider it his best film and other than "Red River" don't remember him playing a character similar to that but he was much more accomplished in "The Searchers."

159 posted on 05/27/2007 7:43:31 PM PDT by jazusamo (http://warchronicle.com/TheyAreNotKillers/DefendOurMarines.htm)
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To: BipolarBob

I was so cool back then. Your right no cussing,sex,nudity,all the nasty stuff. And my absolute hatred is the way hollyweird uses our merciful,and holy name of the Lord our God. They truly have no fear of the Lord!


160 posted on 05/27/2007 7:44:59 PM PDT by red irish (Gods Children in the womb are to be loved too!)
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