Newt's John Wayne Site Newsletter

Howdy Pilgrims,

• Even though the California State Assembly rejected John Wayne Day on May 26, 2016 Turner Classic Movies has not. Click the link for the John Wayne films showing this month on TCM.
  

• A new biography of film star Gail Russell has been recently published, Fallen Star: A Biography of Gail Russell written by Steven Glenn Ochoa. The unforgettable story of Gail Russell (1924-1961), Hollywood�s Forgotten Legend, who rose from high school obscurity to become one of Paramount Studios major stars during the 1940�s. It is a unique and vivid tale of a young girl who possessed the beauty of a movie star, but tragically, not the temperament.
  

• I hope you will visit the John Wayne Store and check out all of the interesting items that we offer. Scroll down the main store page for many specials that are of interest to John Wayne fans and classic movie fans as well. The store has been updated and lots of new items have been added. Check out the DVDs On Demand page for items I produce that may be of interest to some of you. If you are not shopping at the John Wayne Store soon, you're burnin' daylight!
  

• Here are a few interesting links to pages of interest around the Internet.
  
  • The California State Assembly has rejected a resolution to make May 26, 2016 John Wayne Day. The resolution was presented my Assemblyman Matthew Harper who represents the 74th District, which includes John Wayne Airport and John Wayne�s longtime home in Newport Beach. Of the 52 Democrats in the Assembly, seven voted in favor of the resolution and 24 abstained. The final vote was 35 to 20.
    

    ABC News article titled Racist Statements Lead Lawmakers to Reject John Wayne Day.
    

    The Washington Post article �John Wayne Day� in Calif. rejected because of actor�s statements about minority groups.
    

    American Thinker website article So John Wayne is a racist now?.
    

    And finally the Facebook post from Ethan Wayne, John Wayne's youngest son.
    

    And for my two cents worth, John Wayne would be apalled by political correctness and the 'ME GENERATION' that it has spawned. So many want handouts from the government instead of working and holding their head up. This PC attitude of being offended and needing a safe space so that can't hear what they deem offensive, has made this a country of wimps. It is sad day for America.
    

    Enough of this downer talk, let's get back to the good stuff: John Wayne, Amercia, Mothers and apple pie.
    

  • The most popular film actor of the 20th century, John Wayne, is once again in the top five on The Harris Poll's annual list of "America's Favorite Movie Stars," this year landing the fourth spot. More than 38 years after his death, Wayne is the only late actor in the top 10 and has never fallen out in over two decades.
    

  • Tough-guy journeyman actor George Kennedy dies at 91. An article about the passing of film and TV actor George Kennedy on February 28, 2016. He appeared in three films with John Wayne, In Harm's Way (1965), The Son's of Katie Elder (1965), and Cahill - United States Marshal (1973).
    

  • This article from 2012 is by Cliff Aliperti of Immortal Ephemera movie blog. John Wayne on Football and Movies from a 1933 newspaper interview. This was long before he was to become a star. Source: The Laredo Times, March 26, 1933.
    

  • From Orange Coast Magazine - How far back does John Wayne's connection to Orange County California go?
    

  • From the Arkansas Times - Thoughts on Mortality: Upon watching �The Shootist� 40 years later. Some deep thoughts upon watching The Shootist.
    

  • From the Los Angeles Times - Celebrate John Wayne's 109th birthday with a cruise aboard The Wild Goose.
    

  • From Mashable.com - 1930 - Introducing John Wayne. Some nice photos of the Duke from The Big Trail (1930).
    

  • And then there was the time that the "Atlanta Falcons picked John Wayne in the NFL draft. Speaking of football, the line attributed to Vince Lombardi, ""Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing" originated in the 1953 John Wayne film TROUBLE ALONG THE WAY.
  
  

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  Later Pilgrim,
  Paul Newton
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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