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 Eldredge (actor) City till he made a hit on Broadway and it was a role opposite Lillian Gish that won him a Warners film contract. Eldredge's Broadway credits include "Three-Cornered Moon" (1932), "The Good Fairy" (1932), "Katerina" (1928), "The Cherry Orchard" (1928), and "The Would-be Gentleman" (1928). In 1954–1955, Aldredge played Harry Archer, father of the title character, in the CBS Television situation comedy "Meet Corliss Archer". He died September 23, 1961 of a heart attack at Laguna Beach, California, United States. John Eldredge (actor) John Eldredge (August 30, 1904 – September 23, 1961) was an American actor from San Francisco. He