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John Wayne Tribute

Gerry Grant — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:39:15 +0000

"A Salute to the Duke! posted on the 30th anniversary of his passing. 11th June 2009 Still sadly missed but the legend lives on! Music is a 1930’s recording of "Carry me back to the Lone Prairie" …

This says it all. I was lucky enought to have known him when I was a boy.

John Wayne Stories by A C Lyles

Gerry Grant — Wed, 30 May 2007 23:08:33 +0000

Paramount Producer A. C. Lyles tells stories about John Wayne and John Ford at a celebration for John Wayne’s 100^th birthday. In this video A. C. Lyles talks about his seventy nine years with Paramount Pictures and working with John Wayne.

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John Wayne’s Birthday Celebration

Gerry Grant — Sun, 27 May 2007 23:32:47 +0000

John Wayne’s birthday celebration in Winterset gets rained on but still a lot of fun. Over thirty John Wayne family members flew n from all over to help celebrate the Dukes birthday.

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Jennifer Wayne | Singer Songwriter | John Wayne Granddaughter

Gerry Grant — Wed, 23 May 2007 01:02:25 +0000

Jennifer Wayne is introduced by her uncle Patrick Wayne. She talks about her singing and songwriting career and how she has moved to Nashville and is backed by Merv Griffin. Jennifer Wayne is John Waynes granddaughter and has written a song about him called "God Bless John Wayne" for his 100 birthday.

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“God Bless John Wayne” written and sung by Jennifer Wayne

Gerry Grant — Wed, 23 May 2007 00:56:25 +0000

Jennifer Wayne sings "God Bless John Wayne" for John Wayne fans at the Newport Beach Film Festival celebration of John Wayne’s birthday.

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John Wayne’s 100th Birthday Celebration Part 2 News

Gerry Grant — Mon, 14 May 2007 16:51:24 +0000

John Wayne’s birthday was celebrated at the Newport Beach Film Festival with a big party at the Island hotel in Newport Beach. Great food and an open bar was the perfect setting for his friends and family to get together and share stories. My Entertainment News was on hand to talk to them and record their comments and birthday wishes.

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In this installment of the news story about John Wayne’s birthday we talk with Pilar Wayne, Patrick Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. Future news stories will include interviews with actress Kim Darby, producer A. C. Lyes, Andrew V. McLaglen, Dan Ford and John’ Wayne’s granddaughter singer songwriter Jennifer Wayne with her song “God Bless John Wayne.”

This is part of a series on John Wayne’s 100^th birthday.

Newport Beach Film Festival Showcasing over 400 Films

Gerry Grant — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:20:02 +0000

The Newport Beach Film Festival is about to have its best year ever. One reason this year is going to be special is the celebration of John Wayne’s one hundredth birthday. John Wayne moved to California from Iowa around 1915 when he was just a young boy. It was while he lived in Iowa that he picked up the name Duke which was his dog’s name. He preferred it over his real first name Marion. He lived in the Mojave Desert with his family in poverty until they finally gave up trying to be farmers and moved to Glendale. Fortunately for Wayne his father taught him football which earned him a scholarship to the University of Southern California playing tackle.

At the recent press briefing on his former boat, the Wild Goose, (see My Entertainment News video) his son Patrick Wayne, shared the story of how his famous father damaged his shoulder body surfing one summer. The shoulder kept Wayne from playing football and he dropped out of USC and started working at the studio full time. That is where he met John Ford who started using him on films. Good thing for all of us because John Wayne had planned to be a lawyer.

For most of his life John Wayne lived in Newport Beach and moored his boat there when he was not cruising on it. This year the Newport Beach Film Festival will show a number of his films and have a special awards night. Along with the films a number of filmmakers, co-stars, friends and family will be circulating and sharing John Wayne stories.

Co-founder of the Newport Beach Film Festival, Gregg Schwenk, told us that this year will also be the biggest turnout of celebrities. One of them that should be on the red carpet for opening night will be Chad Lowe who directed “Beautiful Ohio.” Another big star from the hit TV show “Heroes” that is supposed to come down from Los Angeles is Hayden Panettiere for the screening of her new film “Shanghai Kiss.” More on these in later news stories.

Gregg Schwenk shared the hot tip with us that the best night is opening night. Stars, a red carpet, the premiere of a big film and then a huge party to launch the Newport Beach Film Festival that will have fifteen Orange County restaurants, a hosted bar and a lot of glamour.

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John Wayne’s 100th Birthday Celebration at the Newport Beach Film Festival

Gerry Grant — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:47:10 +0000

John Wayne’s 100^th birthday is being celebrated in Newport Beach, California at the 8^th Newport Beach Film Festival. A press briefing was held on John Wayne’s former boat, the Wild Goose, to announce the launch of the official John Wayne web site JohnWayne.com. The press conference also was used for the announcement of the Newport Beach Film Festival’s retrospective of John Wayne’s works.

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John Wayne News Video On 100th Birthday Celebration

The attendance of four generations of John Wayne’s family made the event extra special. During the press conference the speakers included a short tribute by Pilar Wayne, John Wayne’s wife for many years. Ethan Wayne and Patrick Wayne also shared stories growing up and working in films with their famous father. On hand was the former captain of the Wild Goose, Bert Minshall, who shared some very colorful sea stories in private on the bridge of the 136 foot converted minesweeper.

This is the first of a number of stories on the John Wayne birthday celebration and the 8^th Newport Beach Film Festival. The festival starts April 19 with the film “Beautiful Ohio” starring William Hurt and Rita Wilson. The film is the directorial debut of Chad Lowe who is expected to attend the premier night.