John Wayne gave Bruce Dern ‘carte blanche’ to ‘treat Duke like turd’ on set | Films | Entertainment
Bruce Dern struggled to find acting jobs after co-starring opposite John Wayne in The Cowboys. His troubles began even before filming on the 1972 Western began. Duke had just given an incredibly controversial Playboy interview sharing his views on civil rights and the treatment of Native Americans. In fact, Laura Dern remembers at the time some of her … Read more