Actor John Wayne is remembered as one of the greatest Western stars of all time, and one of his final performances also ...

The Shootist marked the final movie for screen legend John Wayne and worked as a perfect celebration of his legacy in the Western genre.

The Shootist follows an older gunfighter named J.B. Books (Wayne) in 20th Century Nevada. He goes to see a local doctor, who gives him the bad news that he has cancer and not much longer to live ...

Pushing on to make a string of movies over the next decade, including his Oscar win for True Grit, the Western legend's final film, The Shootist, hit cinemas in 1976, just three years before he died.

John Wayne suffered from ill health for the last 15 years of his life, being hospitalised for two weeks on his last movie The Shootist with influenza. At one point, doctors were even unsure if ...

Mike Frankovich, the producer of films like ”Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice” and ”The Shootist,” died Wednesday in Los Angeles at the age of 82. He died of pneumonia and had Alzheimer`s ...

The John Wayne Cancer Foundation has announced the film lineup for the fourth annual John Wayne Film Festival, which will be held Sept. 24-27 at Highland Park ...

According to IMDb, Wayne convinced Stewart to join The Shootist for a small cameo role as Dr. Hostetler. The 1976 Western movie follows the notorious shootist named J.B. Books (Wayne), who arrives ...

The old adage “less is more” proves as true as ever in the DVD version of The Shootist, both in the lead performance and on the disc. John Wayne, already one lung down from cancer, turned in ...

Movies that tell a good story and have engaging characters provide that all-important re-watch value necessary for a great film. Arts editor Andrew… ...