In June of 1969, Paramount Pictures released the film, “True Grit”, staring John Wayne as US Marshall, Rooster Cogburn, Glen Campbell as Texas Ranger La Boeuf, and Kim Darby as Mattie Ross, the ...
From "True Grit" to "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," 1969 was a stand-out year for the western film genre. And these five movies prove it.
A film that John Wayne used as a vehicle to win his only Academy Award, “True Grit” was released June 11, 1969. Wayne, who starred as Rooster Cogburn in the movie, died exactly 10 years later — June ...