Today is John Wayne's centennial birthday. It's hard for me to turn down a John Wayne movie on TV, no matter how many times I've seen them.
While he didn't play many men of what we would call "godly character", and he wasn't a believer in "organized religion", he did represent to the world the American male - strong, loyal and ready to defend what he stood for. Whether it was as a Marine in WWII, a cowboy or retired shootist, he was a man's man.
We miss his kind of masculinity for the most part in today's cinema.
And that he lived at The Wedge in Newport Beach, CA makes him an even greater icon.
Happy Birthday Duke.
While he didn't play many men of what we would call "godly character", and he wasn't a believer in "organized religion", he did represent to the world the American male - strong, loyal and ready to defend what he stood for. Whether it was as a Marine in WWII, a cowboy or retired shootist, he was a man's man.
We miss his kind of masculinity for the most part in today's cinema.
And that he lived at The Wedge in Newport Beach, CA makes him an even greater icon.
Happy Birthday Duke.
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