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John Wayne read the poem "from an unspecified source" on December 29, 1977, at the memorial service for film director Howard Hawks. [11] After hearing John Wayne's reading, script writer John Carpenter featured the poem in the 1979 television film Better Late Than Never. [1]: 426 [12] [13]
Marie Noël, born Marie-Mélanie Rouget (Auxerre, 16 February 1883 – 23 December 1967) was a French poet, a devout Catholic laywoman and officer of the Légion d'honneur. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She was affectionately called "the Warbler of Auxerre".
America, Why I Love Her is an album of poetry recited by John Wayne. It was released on the RCA Victor label (LSP-4828) on March 1, 1973. It consists of patriotic poems written by actor John Mitchum , the brother of Robert Mitchum .
The John Wayne Cancer Foundation was founded in 1985 in honor of John Wayne, after his family granted the use of his name (and limited funding) for the continued fight against cancer. [184] The foundation's mission is to "bring courage, strength, and grit to the fight against cancer". [ 184 ]
Our culture is obsessed with John Wayne Gacy. Years ago I was at the Haunted Hayride in Griffith Park in L.A. We turn a corner, and there’s a banner that says, “Macy’s Day Parade.” But the ...
During filming, John Mitchum, brother of Robert, introduced John Wayne to his patriotic poetry. Seeing that Wayne was greatly moved by Mitchum's words, Forrest Tucker suggested Mitchum and Wayne should collaborate to record some of the poetry, which eventually resulted in the Grammy-nominated spoken-word album, America, Why I Love Her (1973).
Marie Osmond is paying tribute to her older brother Wayne Osmond. Days after Wayne died on Jan. 1 in Salt Lake City , Marie returned to social media to share a lengthy and heartfelt statement ...
Film authority Farran Nehme. She mentioned Wounded Knee, the South Dakota town occupied at that moment by Native activists marking the massacre of 300 Lakota by the U.S. Army at that site in 1890.