John Wayne
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
|
"When America found itself having a hard time facing the future, they looked for people like John Wayne. But since John Wayne was no longer available, they settled for Ronald Reagan."--"B-movie" (1981) by Gil Scott-Heron |
|
Related e |
|
Featured:  |
John Wayne (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979) was an American film actor. He epitomized ruggedly individualistic masculinity, and has become an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive voice, walk and enormous physical presence. He was also known for his conservative political views and his support in the 1950s for anti-communist positions.
Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "John Wayne" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.
