John Wayne Highlands, fierce fighters against communism, bestowed on Wayne a brass bracelet that he wore in the film and all subsequent films. Wayne finally won a Best Actor Oscar for "True Grit" (1969), two decades after his only other nomination. Wayne took on the role of the eponymous detective in the crime drama "McQ" (1974). His last film was "The Shootist" (1976), whose main character, J. B. Books, was dying of cancer—which Wayne himself succumbed to three years later. "The Shootist" (1976) contains numerous plot similarities to "The Gunfighter" of nearly thirty years before, a role which Wayne had wanted but
John Gabriel (actor) Falls, New York. Gabriel has, throughout his career as an actor and singer, worked steadily in a wide variety of capacities. He has appeared on stage in two Broadway productions, "The Happy Time" and "Applause" (musical) as well as Off-Broadway in "Fighting International Fat" at the Playwrights Horizons. Gabriel played numerous character roles in film and television over a period of five decades. He portrayed Pedro in the John Wayne movie "El Dorado", also writing its title song in collaboration with Nelson Riddle. He has starred in "Days of Our Lives," "General Hospital", and "Ryan's Hope". From 1973-75, he had