Posts from ethanedwards in thread „walk“

Hi Arthur,

Your post got me to thinking,
was it Paul or Yak, and I remember reading it
somewhere.
This morning, I picked up my copy of
John Wayne: American
and there on Page 136, was this:-

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Wayne particularly disliked the way his walk looked on screen.
Fix told him to point his toes into the ground as he walked,
an action that made his shoulders and hips swing,
in a distinctive manner.

The walk Harry Carey Jr. later said
was not unlike Marilyn Monroe's.

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Harry Carey Jr.
gives a more expansive account of this in
the Chapter

Paul Fix, the OSS, and Merry Christmas

in his book,
Company of Heroes:- Harry Carey Jr.

Hope this helps!

Hi fatdutchmn,
First of all,

WELCOME to the Forum.

As Jay said, the onus is probably on Paul Fix.

Here is a post made on our dedicated thread for Paul Fix.

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Paul Fix, along with Ward and Yak, was one of Duke's early friends,
and, indeed, became a lifelong friend.
It is said in many quarters, that Duke learned how to talk and walk from Paul!

He was a former stage director and playwright tuned actor.
Paul would often stand behind the camera, when Duke was working, and offer suggestions, between takes.
Duke learned how to deliver lines from Paul, and under his guidance helped
Duke to develop that unusual, delivery of lines

Harry Carey Jr. who married Pauls daughter quoted,

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