Frank Sinatra and Kirk Douglas' Sweet Kindness to John Wayne Weeks Before Death

Frank Sinatra and Kirk Douglas' sweet kindness to John Wayne weeks before death

John Wayne was honoured by Hollywood stars Frank Sinatra, Kirk Douglas and US Presidents in an incredibly touching way during his final days when he was dying from cancer.

An Acting Lesson: John Wayne and the “Reality of the Doing”

An old piece, re-posted for John Wayne’s birthday: In one lengthy scene in Hondo, filmed in one almost unbroken take, Wayne makes horseshoes in the little outdoor smith in the yard. Geraldine Page hovers nearby. He talks to her about the Apaches, and what they are up to. She argues back, resisting him, standing up for herself. The thing I want to talk about, though, because it’s instructive and a perfect example of what I want to talk about: Th…