Tuesday, we're talking about the life and career of one of Hollywood's biggest legends, John Wayne. Of course, any time you're talking Westerns, the landscape of Utah plays a role as well. Wayne starred in many movies filmed here like The Searchers, El Dorado and Rio Grande. Wayne was also in the St. George area in 1956 filming The Conqueror – downwind from nuclear weapons tests. Doug is joined by biographer Scott Eyman and BYU film historian James D'Arc to talk about The Duke on and off screen. (Rebroadcast)
Scott Eyman is the author of John Wayne: The Life and Legend[Amazon|Indiebound]
James D'Arc is curator of BYU's Motion Picture Archive and author of When Hollywood Came to Town: The History of Moviemaking in Utah [Amazon|Indiebound]