Scott Eyman, the author of a biography of John Wayne, is sharing what the actor was like in real life Wayne was known for bringing to life characters with a tough demeanor and rugged image in his many ...

"John Wayne: The Life and Legend" (Simon & Schuster), by Scott Eyman Who's that on the cover of Scott Eyman's splendid biography of Hollywood's most enduring movie star? Surely that wavy-haired young ...

'The guy I spent ninety minutes with and the guy I watched make The Shootist was not the guy I'd read about in any of the books. Wasn't even close' Biographer Scott Eyman met John Wayne only once. It ...

John Wayne did not like being called John Wayne. If you knew him well enough and he liked you, you called him Duke or Duke Morrison, or maybe Mr. Morrison. But you never called him John Wayne because ...

Almost every great movie doubles as an allegory for its own creation. Think of Francis Ford Coppola going up the river and around the bend to make “Apocalypse Now.” Or Dalton Trumbo having Kirk ...

Who’s that on the cover of Scott Eyman’s splendid biography of Hollywood’s most enduring movie star? Surely that wavy-haired young fellow in the suit and tie isn’t John Wayne. Where’s the Stetson, the ...