John Wayne

The 89-year-old movie star has lived the fullest of lives, appeared in a number of great films, and snatched up two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor — ...

A friendship ensued, which led to the American movie icon giving his newfound pal from across the pond a strangely specific bit of advice: It was around this time that the actor, in Los Angeles for the shooting of Ronald Neame's superb "Gambit," found himself routinely kicking around the lobby of the Beverly Hills Hotel for a bit of celebrity spotting. Wayne seemed to have made all the friends he'd ever need by the time he'd become a star.