A Legacy of Grit: An Interview with Patrick Wayne

About this episode

Shannon Allen interviews Patrick Wayne about his acting career and his legendary father, John Wayne.

Patrick Wayne is an actor and former chairman of the John Wayne Cancer Foundation. His more than four decade-long acting career includes roles in over 40 films, several of which paired Patrick with his legendary father, John Wayne. Whether starring alongside his dad in such classics as McLintock! (1963) and Big Jake (1971), or swashbuckling his way through cult classics like 1977’s Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, Patrick proved himself a captivating leading man with Old Hollywood class and charm. Listen as Shannon and Patrick discuss his impressive acting career and legendary father.

People in this episode

Host: Shannon Allen

Guest: Patrick Wayne

Topics covered

• acting career
• John Wayne
• Hollywood history
• film classics
• interview

Keywords

• Patrick Wayne
• John Wayne
• acting
• Hollywood
• film history
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: McLintock!, Big Jake, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

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