Following his Oscar-winning role in True Grit, John Wayne returned as his one-eyed US Marshal in 1975’s Rooster Cogburn. This time around his co-star would be fellow Hollywood legend Katharine Hepburn, who did not share the same political views as Duke. At times Wayne would have furious outbursts on set due to his serious health … Read more
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
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
