John Wayne won an Academy Award for which movie?
Correct answer: True Grit
AnonymousDog10027
He was and always. will be my favorite actor
penawareof
He should have got an award for "North to Alaska".
Taranchalanche
famously quoted "If I'd of known that's what it takes I'd have put on an eyepatch a long time ago" sic
CAGranny
Cool Cat Lady, He was no draft dodger. He did not apply to any of the Academies, but he did try to register. The services would not take him (not even John Ford's special unit), because (1) he had a hearing problem and (2) he was a maaried man with a large family. So he tried to make it up by doing many war movies.
Player #11338491
One movie JW did that doesn't get talked about much but was funny was Donovan's Reef with Lee Marvin and Jack Warden.
WaldoLydeker
Wayne died in 1979, my son born a month later and to this day, his nickname is "The Duke".
:(Nancy E):
My brother died of cancer in San Diego, California in the 1970’s. He was treated at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla. They had a John Wayne cancer center there. My brother got to meet John Wayne and it was nice to be treated like someone cared about the ordeal our family went through. Medicine has sure changed since those days in the treatment of cancer.
ChoctawCharli
gamehappy0728, Wish I could upvote your answer more than once. The Quiet Man was and is our family's favorite John Wayne movie! Second is True Grit.
Player buddybear
true grit is another example of a movie that did not need to be remade. the Dukes version was just fine
Cool Cat Lady
Player #5575613, Nope....get your facts straight. A draft dodger does not apply to the military. He applied for the Naval Academy but was rejected.
Mars V
Player buddybear, The remake is so much better!
Debi
ChoctawCharli, McLintlock
Debi
CAGranny, he also had polio as a child with caused him to limp his famous walk!
jewels
dang, missed it because they were all great movies! 🤩
Player #120374466
His later movies were not my favorites. In fact most of them I never watched.
Player #83434346
favorite Western movies 🎥
Top Cat
:(Nancy E):, there's actually the John Wayne Cancer foundation. They do research.
Gunnar Gunderson
Sandyberry, That's my favorite quote from 'True Grit', thanks for reminding me!
chaparrita
Player #67613911, I also name my son after him I love him
Player #67613911
patbat1952, I name my son after him
Dave
Lauren,
Sunshine, time to find a new provider that actually listens to you, otherwise, keep shopping around, cause that last one was mentally elsewhere...
Angela Golden
He should of had several awards
Player #43223203
I loved Rio Grande and since I live in Texas I named my favorite horse after him
Lauren
Wouldn't he have made a great president? I would have voted for him.
Lauren
:(Nancy E):, I'm dealing with cancer and my dr talks above my head no matter how many times I tell her to explain better. She's also cold and demeaning toward me, yes I tried to change.
Player Glamingo60
When I worked at “Fashion Island” in Newport Beach we saw him often. There was a pub there he liked. He was a sweet man if you said hello he said it back to you.
TJ SISTER
That's a great movie. "The Duke an his cat also". Good combination.
slomogeo
Player buddybear, best john wayne impression ever: kurt russell.in big trouble in little china
T-Bone
CAGranny, He actually wanted to go but the U.S. government said no he was too important as a role model and they wanted him to stay and make war movies.
Player #13023389
Didn't know the answer but loved John Wayne as did my mom.
Player #15356356
I remember reading the book when I was in prison. Great book!
Player #12177380
biscuits and mustard made John Wayne
Player Tystyx
He played a great role in that movie
patbat1952
Island in the Sky