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The time John Wayne thwarted an assassination attempt by the KGB
Posted on 9/12/23 at 9:05 am
Posted on 9/12/23 at 9:05 am
The story goes that Stalin saw Wayne as a threat to the spread of communism, and directed the KGB to assassinate him.
The Guardian
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"Yakima told me that the FBI had discovered there were agents sent to Hollywood to kill John Wayne," said Mr Munn. "He said the FBI had come to tell John about the plot. John told the FBI to let the men show up and he would deal with them."
Wayne then apparently hatched a plot with his scriptwriter at the time, Jimmy Grant, to abduct the assassins, drive to a beach and stage a mock execution to frighten them. Mr Munn said he did not know what transpired, but heard the two men stayed in the US to work for the FBI.
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A further attempt to kill Wayne was made in Mexico on the set of the film Hondo (which was released in 1953), led by a communist cell, according to Mr Munn.
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Wayne also told Mr Munn about an attempt to kill him by an enemy sniper while he was visiting the troops in Vietnam in 1966. "One of the snipers was captured," said Mr Munn, "and said there was a price on John's head, put there by [China's communist leader] Mao Tse Tung."
The Guardian
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Posted on 9/12/23 at 9:09 am to boxcarbarney
98% chance this story is bullshite
This post was edited on 9/12/23 at 9:10 am
Posted on 9/12/23 at 9:11 am to GetCocky11
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98% chance this story is bullshite
That low?
Posted on 9/12/23 at 9:14 am to TigerDeacon
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That low?
true
Posted on 9/12/23 at 9:25 am to boxcarbarney
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Wayne then apparently hatched a plot with his scriptwriter at the time, Jimmy Grant, to abduct the assassins, drive to a beach and stage a mock execution to frighten them. Mr Munn said he did not know what transpired, but heard the two men stayed in the US to work for the FBI.
Posted on 9/12/23 at 9:33 am to boxcarbarney
Bruce Dern killed John Wayne. Everyone knows that.
Posted on 9/12/23 at 9:51 am to boxcarbarney
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Wayne then apparently hatched a plot with his scriptwriter at the time, Jimmy Grant, to abduct the assassins, drive to a beach and stage a mock execution to frighten them. Mr Munn said he did not know what transpired, but heard the two men stayed in the US to work for the FBI.
Did someone leave an old unused screenplay laying around?
Posted on 9/12/23 at 9:55 am to GetCocky11
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98% chance this story is bullshite
You calling Orson Welles a liar?
Posted on 9/12/23 at 9:55 am to boxcarbarney
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an attempt to kill him by an enemy sniper while he was visiting the troops in Vietnam in 1966
Lazily misread that as enemy 'STRIPPER' at first.
Gotta watch where they point those things!
Posted on 9/12/23 at 10:42 am to boxcarbarney
This would make a great movie, if there was anyone who could pull off playing John Wayne.
Posted on 9/12/23 at 11:32 am to boxcarbarney
all an act, it's what actors do
Posted on 9/12/23 at 11:47 am to boxcarbarney
Wasn’t Stalin a fan?
Posted on 9/12/23 at 2:23 pm to Master of Sinanju
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This would make a great movie, if there was anyone who could pull off playing John Wayne.
sounds like something that Tarantino could make into an incredibly entertaining film
This post was edited on 9/12/23 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 9/12/23 at 4:15 pm to Master of Sinanju
quote:What actor would make the best John Wayne? I'm in no way saying I think he'd be great, but Vince Vaughn is the best I can think of.
if there was anyone who could pull off playing John Wayne.
Posted on 9/12/23 at 4:32 pm to boxcarbarney
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The story goes that Stalin saw Wayne as a threat to the spread of communism, and directed the KGB to assassinate him.
I believe it.
"To the people of the world, John Wayne is not just an actor, John Wayne is the United States of America."
- Maureen O'Hara
This post was edited on 9/12/23 at 4:33 pm
Posted on 9/12/23 at 6:29 pm to StrongOffer
quote:The guy that played Reacher.
What actor would make the best John Wayne?
ETA: A Reacher Season 2 pic of Alan Ritchson in sort of a Ranch jacket.
quote:Sad. Didn't Brad Pitt say he looked like a plumber?
Vince Vaughn is the best I can think of
This post was edited on 9/14/23 at 7:17 pm
Posted on 9/12/23 at 6:42 pm to boxcarbarney
John Wayne could’ve been elected president.
Posted on 9/14/23 at 12:51 pm to boxcarbarney
If the Duke, who smoked like a smokestack, but still kicked cancer's arse twice,then he could easily deal with a few piss ant Commie Bastards!
Posted on 9/14/23 at 6:39 pm to StrongOffer
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What actor would make the best John Wayne
I bet Josh Brolin could pull it off.
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