Film Bookazine John Wayne: The Utimate Collector's Edition First Edition Back Issue

When you’re a boy named Marion growing up in the state of Iowa, you toughen up fast. Yet few boys go from riding a horse to school to sitting astride a galloping steed on the set of a big budget blockbuster movie that will be beamed across the globe. Marion Robert Morrison did, and he achieved global stardom with nothing more than grit, determination and no small amount of hard work and bravery. In time he would come to be known as John Wayne, one of the most iconic titles in the history of cinema. This is the story of how he rose from a quiet rural upbringing to become a Hollywood hero and the most famous cowboy the big screen has ever seen. From his early days lugging props around movie sets to his first big break, early flops and biggest hits, to the women who won his heart (however briefly), his pioneering methods and his legacy today, this is the tale of the man who made the Western his own, spoke as he found, and, above all, embodied what it was to be an American patriot in a world of ever-changing fortunes.