It's been nearly half a century since he died in 1979, and yet no actor has wholly embodied the role of cinematic cowboy ...

John Wayne defined the Western genre. Thanks to his fringe shirt, cowboy hat, and loping walk, one can't picture a Western hero without imagining his seismic imprint on the genre. However, even ...

The partnership between John Wayne and Ward Bond was more than just a professional collaboration, it was a friendship. Appearing in a whopping 23 movies ... faces of the Western genre and Ford's ...

Violence and the Western genre often go hand-in-hand, but not every horse opera is an excessive mess of blood, guts, and gore. In general, John Wayne pictures are pretty lax when it comes to violence.