Tag: The Shootist

  • John Wayne’s Career Ended With a Bang Thanks to His Last Western Role

    John Wayne’s Career Ended With a Bang Thanks to His Last Western Role

    John Wayne has earned his status as the King of Hollywood Westerns with his nearly unbelievable quantity of outlaw stories. Wayne’s filmography is essentially a catalog of how the genre evolved; 1939’s Stagecoach launched many of the archetypes that would last for generations, 1956’s The Searchers represented a growing maturation that reflected more serious ethical…

  • Anna Gross, Film Executive and Producer, Dies at 68

    Anna Gross, Film Executive and Producer, Dies at 68

    Anna Gross, a film executive and producer who worked on films such as “The NeverEnding Story” and “Tootsie,” died on July 23. She was 68.Gross’ cousin, Mikie Heilbrun, confirmed her death to Variety. “Everyone’s life she touched she enriched,” Heilbrun wrote in an email. “She made them better more full beings and forever changed them.”Gross…