JOHN WAYNE AMERICAN LEGEND (1998)

This installment in AampEs Biography series follows the life of John Wayne from his troubled childhood to his peak as Americas biggest boxoffice draw to his later years as a controversial conservative icon Examined closely Waynes life is a startling series of contradictions He was a member of his high schools Shakespeare club who began his career by acting in scores of Bgrade Westerns and though he avoided military service he was considered an American hero Filled with wellchosen archival stills as well as seldomseen early clips this video also features interviews with fellow actors Charlton Heston and Ron Howard as well as writer and scholar Garry Wills author of a brilliant intellectual study of Waynes work and life John Waynes America