A rumor that circulated online in January 2026 claimed actor John Wayne, nicknamed "The Duke," once penned an inspiring letter to — and later visited — a rural Montana school, sending the classroom a ...

“I won’t be wronged. I won’t be insulted. I won’t be laid a-hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” — John Wayne “The Shootist” Jeanie Beeman, an elderly ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 21, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. An aerial view of Grant Park looking ...

Auto-Ordnance, in partnership with the artists at Altered Arsenal, has announced the release of a special-edition M1 carbine in commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. The ...

EXCLUSIVE: Teton Ridge Entertainment, the TWG Global-owned film and TV studio, has pacted with John Wayne Enterprises for the exclusive life rights of the Oscar-winning Hollywood star across film and ...

Was it a movie he made? Was it his addictions? It could have been a combination of reasons why John Wayne died of cancer but it concluded a successful Hollywood career that spanned about 50 years.

John Wayne's towering influence over American film and culture is once again in the spotlight, as the 46th anniversary of his death prompts renewed reflection on the actor's extraordinary legacy – and ...

John Wayne certainly had a rough exterior, but his final words were tragically tender. The actor's last declaration of love is truly a tearjerker. This company says it has produced the Holy Grail of ...

Serial killer John Wayne Gacy’s crimes are being documented in the new Peacock true crime series Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy. In light of the show’s premiere, Life & Style breaks down ...

John Wayne Gacy and his victims’ stories are being told in a new series, “Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy.” The 8-episode Peacock show, now streaming, takes a different approach than most true ...

Kim Byers will never forget the strange contractor who walked into her job and later murdered her childhood friend. On Dec. 11, 1978, John Wayne Gacy walked into Nisson Pharmacy in Des Plaines, ...