John Wayne won his only Oscar for True Grit, but he should won for a classic John Ford Western instead. Over the course of his 50-year acting career, Wayne fronted everything from romantic dramas to war epics and comedies. Of course, Wayne’s starring in 80 Westerns left him fairly typecast in that genre – something he never seemed to mind. He starred in his share of forgettable “Oaters” like Cahill U.S. Marshal, but he fronted many classics too. These include Quentin Tarantino and John Carpenter’s favorite film Rio Bravo, while 1939’s Stagecoach gave Wayne his breakout role.

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