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My 'granddaddy' John Wayne, actor and Catholic convert
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| October 1, 2011
| David Kerr
Posted on 10/02/2011 12:12:54 PM PDT by NYer
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10/02/2011 12:12:57 PM PDT
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NYer
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The Duke
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posted on
10/02/2011 12:15:18 PM PDT
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NYer
("Be kind to every person you meet. For every person is fighting a great battle." St. Ephraim)
To: NYer
Thanks for posting. I was recently at the New York auction house that is showcasing some of the Duke's costumes and personal items. Got to meet his son, Patrick Wayne.
There are several freepers who do not like John Wayne. I hope this post reaches some of them.
To the doubters: he was one of America's finest film actors. Don't believe me? Watch “The Searchers,” in particular the scene in which he watches the women who have been driven mad after being rescued from the Comanches.
To: NYer
I have a family member who is related to the Morrison's. He has compiled a huge amount of data and photo's on Ancestry.com
Wedding pictures, children etc.are all magnificent! Wish that I could share, but I'm only allowed to edit.
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posted on
10/02/2011 12:49:24 PM PDT
by
Coldwater Creek
(He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty Psalm 91:)
To: NYer
Darn it, I still mourn the man...GREAT AMERICAN!!
To: NYer
The Duke was and continues to be one of my heroes. He finally won an Oscar late in his career for True Grit. I don't remember him winning three.
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posted on
10/02/2011 12:53:39 PM PDT
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animal172
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10/02/2011 1:01:17 PM PDT
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An inspiring article. I wonder if John Wayne's letters to God are published anywhere? They sound interesting.
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posted on
10/02/2011 1:04:43 PM PDT
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little jeremiah
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To: miss marmelstein
Why would anyone not like John Wayne?
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posted on
10/02/2011 1:07:14 PM PDT
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little jeremiah
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posted on
10/02/2011 1:24:08 PM PDT
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narses
("Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions." Chesterton)
To: miss marmelstein
...he was one of America's finest film actors... hehe
I guess you've never seen The Conqueror! 
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posted on
10/02/2011 1:24:39 PM PDT
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jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
To: little jeremiah
Probably because he became a Catholic. LoL!
To: jjotto
I’m seriously not in the mood to listen to your dumb remarks about the art of acting. Seriously.
To: narses
To: little jeremiah
Some freepers have told me he’s a commie (yes, indeed!), a chicken hawk, a thrice married man - eeevvvvill!, and worst of all, a bad actor who said “Pilgrim” alot. I’ve been dealing with these stupid freepers for years.
My husband teaches film acting in New York City and he always shows “Stagecoach” and “The Searchers” to his kiddies to try and get them to see the Duke’s greatness. It often works!
To: NYer
John Wayne had a great career playing John Wayne. Nothing wrong with that — I enjoyed most of his movies, including those noted by his defenders above, The Searchers and Stagecoach. Let’s just not waste people’s time about how he was a great “actor”. He also wasn’t the first man to “convert” in order achieve a secular goal so that doesn’t make him particularly unique, either.
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posted on
10/02/2011 2:01:16 PM PDT
by
T-Bird45
(It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
To: miss marmelstein
His worst trait was the womanizing. He constantly cheated. His ex-wives still remained fond of him though. Great American and great legacy of films.
To: T-Bird45
Acting is such a subjective art. While one person questions someones “acting” another awards them an Oscar. I like John Wayne, like other’s more, but to each their own.
To: miss marmelstein
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posted on
10/02/2011 2:28:17 PM PDT
by
Evil Slayer
(Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war)
To: NYer
Great story. I was unaware he converted.
Gotta go rent “The Quiet Man” again.
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