tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843634353855656183.post5300590935903255119..comments2023-07-27T04:47:43.897-07:00Comments on Fleapit of the Mind: JOHN WAYNEWeavermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09833233577048591427noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6843634353855656183.post-34547522491541340612009-01-29T11:20:00.000-08:002009-01-29T11:20:00.000-08:00Unlike you, I can remember when I wasn't a John Wa...Unlike you, I can remember when I wasn't a John Wayne fan: up until about 5 years ago. I never had any desire to see a John Wayne film and, consequently, hadn't. I also wasn't a Western fan as well, as you can imagine. However, in the last 5 years or so I've gotten to appreciate Westerns AND John Wayne. As you say, he could in fact act. Of course, he didn't have an immensely wide range but many well-known actors don't. He does, however, have much more than a narrow range. Compare the roles Wayne nailed in THE SEARCHERS, THE QUIET MAN, STAGECOACH, DONOVAN'S REEF and SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON; all required quite different acting challenges and Wayne delivered on each one. And, of course, my beloved Katharine Hepburn was always a John Wayne defender and admirer (even though the two were politcally diametrically opposed!) so what more proof do you need?!?Cerptshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788317865445255338noreply@blogger.com