John Wayne Copied Clint Eastwood With These '70s Cop Thrillers
John Wayne’s move to the cop thriller genre in the 1970s was inspired by his rivalry with Clint Eastwood.
John Wayne won his first and only Academy Award for his memorable performance as cantankerous lawman Rooster Cogburn in True Grit. The 1969 Western marked Wayne’s last triumph within the genre, which he had virtually dominated since his star-making role in the 1939 Western film Stagecoach.
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