Charles Glass

John Wayne, accidental cowboy

A review of John Wayne: The Life and Legend, by Scott Eyman. It borders on hagiography but for Wayne fans that’s no flaw

A boy named Marion: John Wayne pictured on the set of Stagecoach (1939) [Getty Images]
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  • John Wayne: The Life and Legend

    Scott Eyman

    Simon & Schuster, pp. 512

I’m not making a picture [The Green Berets] about Vietnam, I’m making a picture about good against bad. I happen to think that’s true about Vietnam, but even if it isn’t as clear as all that, that’s what you have to do to make a picture. It’s all right, because we’re in the business of selling tickets.

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