John T. Chance (John Wayne) and Feathers (Angie Dickinson) stand in a hotel room of a saloon in 'Rio Bravo' (1959) Image via Warner Bros. No Western star commands the screen like John Wayne, with his ...
Rio Bravo was the highest-grossing Western of 1959, raking in over $10.5 million. That might have had to do with the stand-out cast — John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson and Angie Dickinson all ...
Stacker reports John Wayne, originally Marion Morrison, transitioned from football to iconic Western star, earning accolades like Best Actor for "True Grit." ...