Posts from dukefan1 in thread „How Did You Become A John Wayne Fan?“

  • How Did You Become A John Wayne Fan?

    That is a fantastic picture, chickiverson! I would have loved to have seen Duke climb in and out of that wagon! Tight fit, I would say. lol Thank you ever so much for sharing this with us. Share more, if you so desire. No one here would mind.


    Mark

  • How Did You Become A John Wayne Fan?

    Hello and welcome to the forum, Chickiverson! We're glad you found your way here.


    Please feel free to share any story you might have or share a picture or two of your interactions with Duke and his family. We all would love to learn a little about Duke's life off screen that we haven't read in a book already.


    Mark

  • How Did You Become A John Wayne Fan?

    I can't even begin to imagine the tragedy you went through. God bless you.


    I am glad that Duke has become a type kind of therapy for you. He does have a presence that demands your attention. And even though I have about all of his films on tape or DVD, I still stop when I come across a Duke film on tv. We fans are allot alike in that fashion. :D


    Mark

  • How Did You Become A John Wayne Fan?

    Quote from JamesMace

    First JW movie I ever saw at the theater was in 1950. I think. But I first really started noticing him in "Sons of Katie Elder." Met Wayne in 1975 at Universal Pictures when he was making "Rooster Cogburn," and got his autograph in his 1925 Glendale High yearbook. (My aunt knew him in high school.)


    That is so cool! Lucky you.


    Mark

  • How Did You Become A John Wayne Fan?

    Hello and welcome to the forum, truegrit1969. Make yourself at home. Thanks for sharing your story about the autographs you possess. That Shootist script is an awesome find. If your going to pass those items down through your family, I'm going over to Ancestry.com and seeing if I can trace my family tree and tie it into yours. We could be distant cousins. :))):


    Mark

  • How Did You Become A John Wayne Fan?

    I didn't grow up watching Duke on TV. If he was on, I didn't pay attention. None of my friends were fans, so he was never a topic of conversation. When I was 15, some friends and I were bored so we decided to go to the drive-in. We wanted to see a movie I know forget the title to but The Shootist was playing on the double bill. Well, seeing Duke up on that screen...dominating it...I was hooked. Whenever I came across him on TV, I started paying attention. Wow. I couldn't believe the enjoyment I got out of his movies. I am one to learn all I can when I get to wanting to know more, so I bought a book about him. Then another and so on. If you read his life story and all about his beliefs and what he stood for, you can't help but admire the man. I Started buying his movies after aquiring my first VCR. Then came the pics and statues and mugs. It never ends...nor do I want it to. I still have no other fans in my family so thank s to the internet, us fans finally have others to talk to about it. I am just sad that I came into being a fan after he made his last film. I would have loved seeing more of him on the big screen. dukefan1