John Wayne Missed His Best Opportunity To Play Wyatt Earp In This Classic John Ford Western Movie
Despite John Wayne being a huge admirer of Wyatt Earp, he was bizarrely overlooked for the role in Western classicMy Darling Clementine. There have been many, many movie and TV retellings of the Wyatt Earp story. From James Garner’sHour of the Gunto the famousTombstonevsWyatt Earpbox-office rivalryof the 1990s, the lawman’s story has been recounted often.DespiteJohn Wayne fronting 80 Westernsthroughout his career, it’s odd in hindsight that he never got own Wyatt Earp movieoff the ground....