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Happy 100th birthday, John Wayne!
The Orange County Register ^ | May 24, 2007 | NIYAZ PIRANI

Posted on 05/25/2007 6:44:54 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

If there's one thing I've learned from asking readers to send in stories about John Wayne, it's this: people really loved the guy.

Even if they didn't know him personally, many speak of brief encounters with his gentle ways and humorous personality as if they're talking about somebody they've known for years.

The Duke turns 100 years old Saturday, so we thought we'd celebrate with our very own birthday card.

(Excerpt) Read more at ocregister.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: birthday; hero; hollywood; howdypilgrim; johnwayne; movies; wayne
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

I’ve read many times that whenever his movies appear on TCM or AMC, their ratings shoot through the roof. Been gone 30 years and he’s still a top draw.

IIRC, he was a top ten box office draw for something like 25 years in a row. No one else has come close.

Unbelievable.


121 posted on 05/25/2007 10:21:22 PM PDT by Cousin Eddie
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To: devolve; ntnychik; PhilDragoo; dixiechick2000; MassRepublicanFlyersFan

122 posted on 05/25/2007 10:24:46 PM PDT by potlatch (MIZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MIKAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_))
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To: potlatch

Thanks Pilgrim!

When I saw his big scene in True Grit it brought back an early memory

Horseback with my carbine as a teenager running down two armed men after I had first warned them

The Duke will never die!


123 posted on 05/25/2007 10:29:17 PM PDT by devolve ( _ignore_tax_the_illegal_alien_way?_ _SELLING_OUT_AMERICA?_)
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To: united1000

BTTT


124 posted on 05/25/2007 10:29:50 PM PDT by AmericaOne
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To: devolve

Who is pilgrim?


125 posted on 05/25/2007 10:36:21 PM PDT by potlatch (MIZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MIKAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_))
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To: potlatch

Don’t you recall John Wayne calling some in his films “Pilgrim”?


126 posted on 05/25/2007 10:38:50 PM PDT by devolve ( _ignore_tax_the_illegal_alien_way?_ _SELLING_OUT_AMERICA?_)
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To: devolve

Obviously I don’t. I was not a big John Wayne fan but thought you would like the thread.


127 posted on 05/25/2007 10:42:13 PM PDT by potlatch (MIZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MIKAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_))
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To: P-40

Father Mulcahy, in one M*A*S*H episode, mentioned he carried a Tom Mix pocket knife.


128 posted on 05/25/2007 10:43:33 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: imahawk; Fiji Hill
Well, I just watched The War Wagon. The most memorable lines went something like this:

After two ruffians were shot, Kirk Douglas looked at John Wayne and said "Mine hit the ground first." Wayne then responded "Mine was taller."

Beautiful!

129 posted on 05/25/2007 10:49:39 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

My mom was a big John Wayne fan, and she passed it on to me. We watched a lot of his films together. For a few months after her death, I couldn’t bear to watch any of his movies, because I associated them with her. But I couldn’t stay away from the Duke, and before long I was adding his movies to my Netflix queue, and taping them when they aired on TCM. I’ll always be grateful to my mom for getting me hooked on John Wayne, and I’ll always remember the special times we had watching his movies.


130 posted on 05/25/2007 11:22:48 PM PDT by Rainbow Rising (Happy birthday, John Wayne!)
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To: SevenofNine
they saying probably reason why John marry Latina women

Maybe he married them because they are beautiful women!

131 posted on 05/25/2007 11:35:12 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (We must beat the Democrats or the country will be ruined! -Abe Lincoln)
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To: Cousin Eddie

He has sold the most movie tickets of any actor ever..STILL. Even with Samuel L Jackson making like 12 films a year..LOL.


132 posted on 05/25/2007 11:39:48 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache (Liberals : So open-minded....their brains have all fallen out)
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To: SevenofNine

Wayne had colon cancer.

Man ....I grew up with Duke....we were stunned when that asshat Dern killed him.


133 posted on 05/25/2007 11:40:29 PM PDT by wardaddy (on parole)
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To: Cousin Eddie

Has been named to Quigley Publications’ annual Top 10 Poll of Money-Making Stars 12 times, tying him for 10th place with Harrison Ford. John Wayne is #1 on the all-time list, with 25 appearances in the Top 10.


134 posted on 05/25/2007 11:43:32 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache (Liberals : So open-minded....their brains have all fallen out)
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To: My Favorite Headache

Burt Reynolds Has been named to Quigley Publications’ annual Top 10 Poll of Money-Making Stars 12 times, tying him for 10th place with Harrison Ford. John Wayne is #1 on the all-time list, with 25 appearances in the Top 10.


135 posted on 05/25/2007 11:44:04 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache (Liberals : So open-minded....their brains have all fallen out)
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To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Do Not Let This Happen!

USS William Jefferson Clinton CVS1
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1510710/posts

The Next Carrier:

CVN 78
USS JOHN WAYNE

The DUKE! For when we really mean business!

Call & write Now. Lets make in happen!

America, Why I Love Her
http://members.aol.com/cyberdenis/duke/america.htm


136 posted on 05/26/2007 12:20:01 AM PDT by quietolong
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To: BipolarBob

You’re not too old, we’ve just kind got used to losing sight of our own values, one point at a time. The values aren’t gone, their just hidden under mountains of lawyers and special interest groups. Our hearts never lie. Our tears don’t either.


137 posted on 05/26/2007 7:35:51 AM PDT by BerryDingle
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To: SevenofNine

My favorite line was; “Somebody ought to hit [belt?] you, Pilgrim, but I ain’t gonna do it. The hell I ain’t!” to Leo V. Gordon]


138 posted on 05/26/2007 7:40:06 AM PDT by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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To: My Favorite Headache

“Never apologize. It’s a sign of weakness” [Cpt. Nathan Brittles]


139 posted on 05/26/2007 7:41:12 AM PDT by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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To: Screamname
The Quiet man, one of my favorite movies.

Think ya got lotsa company on that one......

140 posted on 05/26/2007 7:48:54 AM PDT by litehaus (A memory tooooo long)
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