During the filming of "The Train Robbers" John Wayne loaned his airplane to his friend Ben Johnson, when Johnson was nominated for (and won) the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Sam the Lion in "The Last Picture Show" (1971).
I think the Oscar may be in the John Wayne Museum with other memorabilia of his long career and life.
Yes. On April 7, 1970, Wayne was presented the 1969 Best Actor award by Barbra Streisand. Wayne won his only Oscar for his performance as one-eyed U.S. Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn in "True Grit." At the awards ceremony, Wayne declared that if he had known the role would win him an Oscar, "I would have put that patch on 35 years earlier."
If I remember correctly Wayne disapproved strongly at Brando's 'snub' of the academy.
John Wayne won Best Actor for his portrayal of Marshall Rooster Cogburn.
John Wayne won the Academy Award (Oscar)for Best Actor in a Leading Role for: True Grit (1969)The other nominees wereDustin Hoffman - Midnight CowboyJon Voight - Midnight CowboyRichard Burton - Anne of the Thousand DaysPeter O'Toole - Goodbye Mr. Chips
I think the Oscar may be in the John Wayne Museum with other memorabilia of his long career and life.
Oscar Presents The War Movies and John Wayne - 1977 was released on: USA: 27 November 1977
True Grit (1969).
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Yes. On April 7, 1970, Wayne was presented the 1969 Best Actor award by Barbra Streisand. Wayne won his only Oscar for his performance as one-eyed U.S. Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn in "True Grit." At the awards ceremony, Wayne declared that if he had known the role would win him an Oscar, "I would have put that patch on 35 years earlier."
John Wayne won for Best Actor.
If I remember correctly Wayne disapproved strongly at Brando's 'snub' of the academy.
John Wayne won Best Actor for his portrayal of Marshall Rooster Cogburn.
John Wayne won his only Oscar for his portrayal of Rooster Cogburn in the 1969 movie "True Grit"
John Wayne won the Oscar for Best Actor in True Grit(1969) for the role of Rooster Cogburn.
John Wayne, he was also nominated for his role in Sands of Iwo Jima.
John Wayne won his only Oscar for his portrayal of U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn in the 1969 movie "True Grit"