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BYBlake Stilwell

Dec 21, 2021


How John Wayne got rid of the KGB agents hired to kill him

It seems like so many dictators just love movies. We all do, but absolute power takes it to a whole new level. Gaddafi had a channel set up just to play his favorite movie – his one favorite movie. Kim Jong-Il kidnapped his favorite actors and act…

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BYBlake Stilwell

Dec 21, 2021

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Jan 22, 2021


That one time Stalin tried to kill John Wayne

Hollywood legend John Wayne never served in World War II, partially due to the machinations of Republic Pictures. He tried, though. He put in an

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BYHarold C. Hutchison

Jan 22, 2021

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020


This is what happened when a newspaper called John Wayne a ‘fraud’

John Wayne never was able to join the military — when the draft first started in 1939, the then-unknown actor had a…

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BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

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