Iain Johnstone interviews John Wayne about his life and his films while on location filming Chisum (1970) in Durango, Mexico in 1969. John Wayne reveals his real name, discusses his name change, and tells the story behind the origin of his nickname “Duke.” Video courtesy of the BBC Archive, sent to us by our friends at @truckstopchic The Little Duke Series is a children’s book series inspired by the Grammy-nominated spoken word album America, Why I Love Her recorded by The Duke in 1973. Now you

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