Inside Maureen O’Hara’s love-hate relationship with The Quiet Man director who reportedly punched her
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John Wayne: Here’s Why ‘The Quiet Man’ Final Dialogue Was Kept Secret
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Inside The Real Friendship of Western Star John Wayne and Lucille Ball
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John Wayne Once Accidentally Shot a Western Star in the Behind on a Hunting Trip
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This Classic Is the Closing Chapter in the Golden Age of Westerns
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This John Wayne Western Rom-Com Was Based on a Shakespeare Play
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The Western Genre’s Real-Life Showdown: Clint Eastwood & John Wayne’s Feud Explained
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John Wayne Was America’s Favorite Cinematic Soldier, But He Didn’t Serve In WWII
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‘The Quiet Man’: Maureen O’Hara Broke Her Wrist After Trying to ‘Sock’ John Wayne in the Jaw
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‘Don’t put cowboys on the couch’: why John Wayne reckoned Clint Eastwood ruined the Western
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