John Wayne's co-star in 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,' Lee Marvin, thought the movie would be the end of Wayne's career before it became a classic.

John Wayne may have been the king of westerns but he still wondered what was in a name. When he asked producer A.C. Lyles, the answer he got back surprised even the Duke.

Marion Morrison became John Wayne and made movie history. It was director John Ford who chose Wayne's stage name, but it was based on Wayne's personal hero.

John Wayne's mentor and longtime friend showed up on the set of 'The Alamo' without an invitation to micromanage his directing style.

Even John Wayne was the victim of bullying, but there was one man who could get away with it. The new 'Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' 4K UHD reveals why John Ford got a pass.

'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' is a John Wayne Classic. It's based on a Dorothy M. Johnson story in which Wayne's role would have been larger had it been adapted faithfully.

According to John Ford, Western actor John Wayne needed to be 'bullied' for him to get the performance he wanted out of him.

John Ford biographer Scott Eyman tells a story about John Wayne thinking quickly to avoid a potentially embarrassing situation for the director.

Western actor John Wayne didn't understand the reasons behind celebrating gay rights and compared it to celebrating 'tuberculosis victims' in a controversial interview.

The genesis of John Wayne's 'The Green Berets' started with when he stood up for a young marine on the USC campus against its students.

John Wayne's mom didn't connect with the iconic Western movie star, which really showed when she negatively responded to an around-the-world trip that he paid for.

Oscar-winning actor John Wayne once shouted a gay slur about a piece of Kirk Douglas' costume in 'The War Wagon.'

Iconic film actors John Wayne and Steve McQueen once had to go to the bathroom so bad at the Golden Globes, they peed on a 'wall or curtain' together.

Oscar-winning actor John Wayne spent a lot of his time on the Wild Goose houseboat. Here's a look inside of the famous WWII boat.

Oscar-winning actor John Wayne once explained why he always thought of himself as a liberal, despite what others considered him to be.

Long before Mark Harmon became known for playing Leroy Jethro Gibbs on ‘NCIS,’ he was an award-winning quarterback at UCLA.

Oscar-winning actor John Wayne and R. Lee Ermey co-starred in a Coors Light beer commercial that referenced 2 of their iconic war movie roles.

Oscar-winning actor Michael Caine's first meeting with John Wayne involved hilarious movie career and shoe advice to keep fans from peeing on his feet.

'The Sons of Katie Elder' star John Wayne once unleashed a fit of rage onto a photographer who caught him using his oxygen mask on the set.

Western movie star John Wayne served as a major inspiration for bringing Guillermo del Toro's 'Pacific Rim' Jaeger to life on the silver screen.