Why John Wayne's 'True Grit' remains the defining Western film 57 years later

Fifty-seven years ago, True Grit reached theaters and changed the story of John Wayne's career. Released in 1969, the western ...
The Roanoke Times

'True Grit' movie turns 50: Oklahoma author revisits 'real' Rooster Cogburn

There was a real-life Rooster. The discovery was shared in 2012 by Oklahoma author Brett Cogburn, a Western novelist whose only nonfiction book is titled “Rooster: The Life and Times of the Real ...
Men's Journal

1969 John Wayne Western Named Among the Best Ever — And It Won Him His Only Oscar

John Wayne finally earned Hollywood’s highest honor with his unforgettable performance as Rooster Cogburn, one of his most notorious roles. More than 50 years later, the Western continues to stand the ...
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This 15-Year-Old Western Remake Was Closer to the Book Than the Original

1969's Western True Grit was an iconic role for long-time on-screen gunslinger John Wayne. He played a character largely ...
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John Wayne Completely Ignored the ‘True Grit’ Novel for Its Sequel

It's rare that an iconic Western such as True Grit would find itself with a sequel. Most classics in the genre didn't get a traditional sequel, least of all with John Wayne reprising his role from the ...
The Gazette

Colorado town has plenty of “true grit”

Location of the cemetery at Mattie’s Ranch. You can see the fence outlining the family graveyard where Mattie tells Rooster he has a plot. (Marianne Mogon) In June of 1969, Paramount Pictures released ...