JUST IN: The Duke John Wayne suffered from ill health"I did not admire him. But he seduced me mercilessly. 'I promise you I will do the best job I possibly can,' he said. 'Let's not talk about anything but acting.
Not politics or religion, just acting. ' He completely won me over and I agreed he should play the part. "On this occasion, Wayne managed to change the perception of himself to others, but when it came to The Duke harbouring his own opinions he was less than forgiving.
Among those Wayne reportedly despised was Gone with the Wind star Clark Gable, and double-Academy Award winner Gene Hackman.
Aissa Wayne, one of the Hollywood legend's children, described his ill-feeling towards the stars in her 1991 book John Wayne: My Father.
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