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John Wayne’s The Quiet Man co-star Maureen O’Hara suffered a broken hand thanks to Duke. Meanwhile, the actress wouldn’t put up with director John Ford’s appalling behaviour towards her when making the Oscar-winning 1952 classic. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed

A John Wayne classic film is one of just 45 films on the Vatican’s list of films recommended by the Pope. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed

A John Wayne Western classic’s ending was changed after a tragic death during filming left director John Ford “completely devastated”. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed

John Wayne filmed a classic Western with Maureen O’Hara in which cast members were killed and their bodies were never recovered, according to his co-star. But there may be more to the claim than meets the eye. Daily Express :: Films Feed

John Wayne was almost killed with seconds left to get to safety on one of his classic movie sets. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed

John Wayne adored The Searchers, but confessed in a private letter to director John Ford the one problem he had with it. Daily Express :: Films Feed

John Wayne suffered from ill-health for the last 15 years of his life, being hospitalised for two weeks on his last movie, The Shootist, with influenza. At one point, doctors were even unsure if they would allow Duke to complete his final picture, in which he played an old gunslinger with cancer opposite James Stewart. Daily Express :: Films Feed

John Wayne’s The Quiet Man, which hit British cinemas 73 years ago today, featured Duke’s genuine shock at Maureen O’Hara’s whispered unscripted lines in a scene that made the final cut. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed

John Wayne knew he was “on borrowed time” as he pushed through the Cahill US Marshal shoot, despite his declining health. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed

The killer cop was given the ‘non emergency procedure’ after repeatedly moaning about backpain. Daily Express :: News Feed