Team John Wayne at the OC Marathon…and Beyond
Runners make their mark, lacing up on behalf of the JWCF.
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The Journal
The John Wayne Journal is a collection of stories that celebrate the legacy of John Wayne through art, events, special collaborations, and more.
True West
Texas painter Jon Flaming reimagines the western art genre with a new series of modern interpretations of classic Americana on canvas
Legend in a Bottle
As a child in Northern Ireland, Desmond Campbell would sit on the floor of his grandparents’ house and soak up John Wayne movies. “It was the highlight of my life,” the fragrance pro says of those days in the 1960s and ‘70s.
Old West, New Weave
Few have done more than John Wayne to prove that an American classic never goes out of style.
Calling the Shots, Duke and The Alamo
Good thing the man with the reins to The Alamo was John Wayne.
Young Duke Morrison Becomes John Wayne Riding The Big Trail
In August of 1927, a little-known USC football player named Marion Morrison—nicknamed “Duke” by his friends—announced to his disappointed father that he was dropping out of college.
New Life for Duke Spirits
When John Wayne’s youngest son Ethan became manager of his father’s estate, he discovered about 30 wooden vaults that had been sealed by executors after his father’s 1979 passing.
The Man and the Method, on the Way to Red River
Red River is, like its star John Wayne, an American classic. Released in 1948, this landmark addition to the Western canon is so iconic that director Peter Bogdanovich picked the name of the movie to appear on the marquee of the small Texas town in The Last Picture Show.
Runaway June: True, Modern Grit
Years ago, John Wayne’s granddaughter Jennifer Wayne set out from California for Nashville to fulfill her musical dreams.
