Did Joseph Stalin Really Send KGB Agents to Kill John Wayne?

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John Wayne is a name synonymous with the Western genre, partly due to his fruitful cinematic partnership with John Ford and partly simply due to his own personal charisma and the way that he so naturally embodied the iconic image of grit, determination, and endurance that became the hallmarks of the protagonists of the Western genre. His acting persona was in many ways a testament to the actions of his personal life, as well. After a swimming accident derailed a promising college football career at USC, he shifted gears, turned to acting, and ended up becoming one of the most influential and recognizable actors of the 20th century. He ultimately became so emblematic of the American way of life, in fact, that none other than Joseph Stalin himself tried to get Wayne assassinated. 

 

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