This website is dedicated to the filming sites and movie locations of John Wayne. Use the Menu to get directions to the places in the US, in Europe, to hotels and restaurants John Wayne privately frequented, and to more locations associated with the Duke.
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This new book follows John Wayne's trail, from his humble beginnings on the Fox backlot to his final filming site in Lone Pine. The American icon worked on film sets around the globe. Locations in Mexico, Normandy, Ireland, Libya, Africa, Rome, Madrid, London are covered, along with his favorite vacation spots in Hawaii, Acapulco, Greece, Monaco, as well as the Hollywood hotspots he frequented. Anectodes revisit his famous scenes, from the meadow where Rooster charged in True Grit to the exact spot where Sean Mercer chased the rhino in Hatari! Production details describe how San Diego stood in for Iwo Jima, how Old Tucson was turned into El Dorado, and how Genghis Kahn ruled the deserts of Utah. Never before published photos present then-and-now views in this first of its kind guided tour for film location hunters and Wayne aficionados.
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If you like this site, you'll like the book: the first comprehensive guide to the John Wayne Locations, with hundreds of then-and-now photos, unpublished behind-the-scenes-pictures and detailed tour descriptions
Find directions to locations and anecdotes from the Duke's movie sets in this new publication from McFarland, available at bookstores and online shops
For all locations mentioned on this website, the book offers behind-the-scenes stories, making-of anecdotes and never before published photos