True Grit (1969 film) Their adaptation focuses more on Mattie's point of view, as in the novel, and is more faithful to its Oklahoma setting. Hailee Steinfeld portrays Mattie Ross, Jeff Bridges plays Rooster Cogburn, and the cast also includes Matt Damon as La Boeuf and Josh Brolin as Tom Chaney. True Grit (1969 film) True Grit is a 1969 American western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Kim Darby as Mattie Ross and John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn. It is the first film adaptation of Charles Portis' 1968 novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Marguerite Roberts.
Charles Portis for his performance as Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit", one of the top box office hits of 1969. "True Grit" was released on June 11, 1969, earning USD$14.25 million at the box office. A second film version, written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, debuted in December 2010. Portis published several short pieces in "The Atlantic Monthly", including the memoir "Combinations of Jacksons" and the story "I Don't Talk Service No More". As of 2010, Portis lived in Little Rock, Arkansas. Novels Nonfiction Short fiction, articles, etc. Charles Portis Charles McColl Portis (born December 28, 1933) is an American