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stopbush

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8. John Wayne was a great actor in more than a few movies - The Searchers,

Reply to sandensea (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2020, 08:00 PM

Jun 2020

The Quiet Man, Rio Bravo, Fort Apache, for example.

Yes, he played himself - so does Jack Nicholson. So what?

I can separate his personal life from his movies, just like I can separate the music from the personal life of composers like Wagner.

That said, as a resident of OC, I’d be OK with the airport being renamed and his statue taken down.

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California Democrats pass resolution calling for John Wayne Airport to be renamed [View all] sandensea Jun 2020 OP

Aside from his racism, Mr.Bill Jun 2020 #1

True. He always sounded inebriated in his movies. sandensea Jun 2020 #2

One-note actor and that note was pretty sour. John Fante Jun 2020 #3

He essentially played the same character Mr.Bill Jun 2020 #5

+1 sandensea Jun 2020 #7

He liked playing heroes Chainfire Jun 2020 #15

That's not true. stopbush Jun 2020 #17

I never liked that asshat since my youth TexasProgresive Jun 2020 #4

A legendary chauvinist - and one of Joe McCarthy's biggest apologists. sandensea Jun 2020 #6

John Wayne was a great actor in more than a few movies - The Searchers, stopbush Jun 2020 #8

He would've been better as a spoof actor - not unlike Leslie Nielsen sandensea Jun 2020 #9

John Wayne had a thing for Latin women ItsjustMe Jun 2020 #10

Let's rename all airports currently named after two-bit actors. cos dem Jun 2020 #11

Yup: Reagan National. sandensea Jun 2020 #13

I've been thinking of this during all the toppling of monuments Merlot Jun 2020 #12

Orange County? BigmanPigman Jun 2020 #14

I agree. sandensea Jun 2020 #16