How John Wayne Lost All His Friends & Money

John Wayne is a true legend of the Hollywood Golden Age. He was the leading man that made every performance his own.

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Originally named Marion Michael Morrison but known around the world as John Wayne, the American actor and filmmaker became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood’s Golden Age. In particular, when someone thinks of a Western or war movie, John Wayne will no doubt come to mind. His career spanned from the silent era of the 1920s through the American New Wave. Wayne appeared in an astonishing total of 179 film and television productions. He was even among the top box office draws for three decades, and appeared with many other important Hollywood stars of his era.

Wayne played leading roles in numerous B movies during the 1930s, most of them Westerns, but he hadn’t quite yet become a major name. That all changed with John Ford's 1939 movie, Stagecoach. The Western classic made Wayne a mainstream star. Wayne starred in fourteen of Ford’s productions. A celebrated collaboration unlike any other in Hollywood history. Wayne has played a wide range of roles in Westerns that include a cattleman in Red River, a Civil War veteran in The Searchers, a troubled rancher in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and a cantankerous one-eyed marshal in True Grit. His performance in True Grit earned Wayne an Academy Award for Best Actor.

Owning a career filled with way over a hundred film and television productions, it’s hard to imagine an actor at the very peak of the industry, ever having to deal with money worries ever again. But, sadly and strangely, that’s exactly what John Wayne had to overcome. In Fact, Wayne almost wound up flat broke at one point in his career. This wasn’t early in his career either but after more than 25 years in the business. So how did Wayne lose vast quantities of his fortune? And what was the passion project that proved an absolute nightmare for the star?

Join us as we take a look at the side of John Wayne’s career that most people have never heard about before.

How John Wayne Lost All His Friends & Money

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