Rooster Cogburn

Katharine Hepburn lambasted John Wayne at their Rooster Cogburn wrap party | Films | Entertainment

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Back in 1969, John Wayne starred in True Grit as one-eyed US Marshal Rooster Cogburn, winning him the Best Actor Oscar the following year. A few years later, Duke would star in the sequel opposite Katharine Hepburn – but it was far from an easy shoot. Wayne had been seriously ill at the beginning of … Read more

Injured John Wayne struggled to breathe with oxygen mask on Rooster Cogburn set | Films | Entertainment

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After winning the Best Actor Oscar for 1969’s True Grit, John Wayne returned for a sequel with 1975’s Rooster Cogburn – which is on ITV4 today – alongside Katharine Hepburn. However, Duke had serious health issues going back to when he had a cancerous lung removed a decade prior. Earlier in 1974, Wayne headed to … Read more