John Wayne’s Breakout Role: How Stagecoach Launched a Hollywood Icon
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When John Wayne’s career began, he was a bit player in B-movies. But he ended up rising to the top of the A-list and becoming one of Hollywood’s biggest stars for a good few decades. With movies like Red River and Rio Bravo, Wayne defined a particular on-screen persona — the clean-cut, traditional western hero […]