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Wayne's final film, The Shootist (1976), in which he portrays an aging gunfighter who is dying of cancer, was praised by many as his best western since Rio Bravo. This role was a poignant screen farewell for an actor who himself would succumb to cancer three years later.
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In his final screen performance, he starred as an aging gunfighter battling cancer in The Shootist (1976). Wayne made his last public appearance at the Academy ...
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Wayne starred in his final film, The Shootist in 1976, ending his acting career of 50 years, 169 feature length films, and various other television ...
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8 days ago · John Wayne was a legend of the Western genre and his final film, The Shootist, holds great significance to cinema and Westerns.
Nov 24, 2009 · Wayne's last film was The Shootist (1976), in which he played a legendary gunslinger dying of cancer. The role had particular meaning, as ...
In his final film “The Shootist” (1976), Wayne reunited one last time with a few of his former costars including Jimmy Stewart, with whom he starred 14 years ...
May 13, 2024 · John Wayne's final film, The Shootist, serves as a reflection on his career and a study of the cyclical nature of violence in Westerns.