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American actor (1907–1979)

Also known as: Duke, Marion Mitchell Morrison, Marion Morrison, Marion Robert Morrison, The Duke, Джон Уэйн

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Louis L'Amour1908–1988
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Frontier Westerns of self-reliant loners and rugged landscapes, including the source story for Hondo. (AI reason)
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Charles Portis1933–2020
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True Grit pairs Western adventure with a gruff, humorous marshal and wry dialogue. (AI reason)
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Glendon Swarthout1918–1992
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The Shootist is an elegiac Western about an aging gunfighter facing the end of an era. (AI reason)
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Alan Le May1899–1964
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The Searchers is an epic, morally tough frontier quest narrative. (AI reason)
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James Warner Bellah1899–1976
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His U.S. Cavalry stories depict duty, honor and frontier soldiering in the classic Western mode. (AI reason)
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Zane Grey1872–1939
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Classic romantic Westerns of gunmen, ranchers and the open range. (AI reason)
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Jack Schaefer1907–1991
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Shane distills the mythic lone-hero Western into a spare, iconic tale. (AI reason)
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Elmore Leonard1925–2013
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His lean, tough Western stories feature terse heroes and sharp, laconic dialogue. (AI reason)
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Larry McMurtry1936–2021
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Lonesome Dove offers sweeping cattle-drive adventure with humor and frontier camaraderie. (AI reason)
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Owen Wister1860–1938
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The Virginian established the archetype of the honorable, plain-spoken cowboy hero. (AI reason)
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