He didn't have enough money to join the service since his film career and the war really took off at the same time...
John Wayne's Mother always disliked him...
That's strange, when the service drafted my grandfather, he was only 17 and didn't have a dime to his name. lol In fact, the Army waited with bated breath for him to turn 18 before they swooped in (the day after he graduated from high school) and scooped him up with little ceremony. Poor guy had to anticipate his service before he was even eligible. lol
I've also heard quite a bit about the Duke's mom not liking him. As I said, an old friend of mine lived in Winterset and their family was charged with various "John Wayne" duties while cleaning up the orginal birth house for public showing. At one point, my friend's father had to clean out the back of the house and found a significant mountain of empty whiskey bottles stashed away (under the house, I believe?) from the Duke's mother. I won't attempt to rewrite history or anything, but I understand from local residents that were familiar with the family she wasn't the nicest person to anyone and a bit of a drinker.
Stick to your guns and give it a few years. Your daughters friends will ultimately admire her for her strength of character. If not, they are not worth it.
First hand experience.
It seems to me that, increasingly, it has become the norm for A list Hollywood actors to play themselves - or, at least, a version of their public persona - in all their films. It seems to me, though, that this is not necessarily the fault of the performer him or herself. Tom Cruise, for instance, is one of whom I am no particular fan, but when he gets cast against type or in something otherwise interesting - Interview with the Vampire, Valkyrie, Vanilla Sky - he shows himself to be a talented actor. I feel that much of the blame for this must fall to the Hollywood business machine, hiring say tom Cruise or Brad Pitt to make a 'Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt' film. Not all those who play themselves in everything are so limited in their range; it may well be the case that that is all they get hired to do.
Ha! So we've a lot in common - family in Lancs and a love of Rocky!
I truly love Rocky - both the film and the character. His love for Adrian is a masterclass in romance.
On John Wayne, I have always hated all his films, except 'Brannigan' which is one of the funniest films I have ever seen.
Katherine Hepburn in all of her neurotic movies
Bette Davis in 90% of her movies, save one or two of the very early ones
most recent, Diane Keaton, in all of her Woody Allen movies.
There are more but those are the ones i recall at the moment.
:cheers1:all good ones. I can agree with. :eusa_clap
Buster Keaton's talkies didn't all stink.
The Marx Brothers' MGM pictures all did. *Including* Night At The Opera.
Harry Langdon's "Three's A Crowd" is one of the most memorable comedy features of the twenties. And not for the wrong reasons.
Ricardo Cortez was the best Sam Spade.
I'm attempting to watch "Night At The Opera" right now. I wonder if annoying is what they were going for here. EEESH.
On John Wayne, I have always hated all his films, except 'Brannigan' which is one of the funniest films I have ever seen.