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True Grit

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…best known for the novel True Grit (1968), which inspired two popular film adaptations (1969 and 2010).
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In True Grit
…an adaptation of Charles Portis’s novel (1968), was directed by Henry Hathaway, who made a number of films with Wayne. This was arguably their finest collaboration, especially noted for the performance by Wayne, who played against type as the boozy and self-centred Cogburn. However, Campbell and Darby also earned praise,…
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