Tag: Kim Darby
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Why “The Searchers” Should Have Earned John Wayne an Oscar Decades Earlier?
John Wayne has become synonymous with the Western genre and the archetype of a traditional cowboy as far as the American consciousness is concerned. He wasn’t considered a very good actor as much as he was recognized for having an undeniable screen presence. Tall, broad-shouldered, and stoic, he often portrayed quiet, principled men who could…
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A True Actress Unlike Any Other – Kim Darby, A Genuine Star from the Days of John Wayne’s “True Grit”!
“There wasn’t any one single horrendous event,” Kim Darby was saying, thinking aloud. “And I never said to myself, all right, I’m going to drop out. It just sort of happened more naturally. I decided to stop running from here to there, and sit down with myself and do a little thinking. You know what…