John Wayne is a true standout of the Western genre and took part in some classic shootouts. These have to be the best among ...

John Wayne won an Academy Award for his portrayal of lawman Rooster Cogburn in 1969's "True Grit." There was a real-life Rooster Cogburn who was on the opposite side of ...

John Wayne also played the titular character in the 1969 film, reclaiming the character in the 1975 sequel alongside Katherine Hepburn. While Rooster Cogburn appears to be the end of Wayne’s portrayal ...

Whatever the shortcomings of John Wayne’s take on Rooster Cogburn, the Duke excelled at playing the broken-down Civil War vet Ethan Edwards in The Searchers, directed by John Ford.

Owner Clark Brewster of Tulsa, Okla., wanted to name his superstar sprinter Rooster Cogburn because of actor John Wayne's eye patch in his portrayal of that character in the movies.

John Wayne is best known for the Western genre, but surprisingly, some of his least-known Westerns best highlight his depth & versatility as an actor.

"We're the real Cogburns, John Wayne just made the name famous," Danna Cogburn-Barrett explained. She's the second of the three generation family business, running a 600 acre roadside petting zoo.