Thirteen Californians inducted into the California Hall of Fame
Patrick Wayne and wife Misha, walk the red carpet before, Wayne father, John Wayne is inducted into the California Hall of Fame, with 12 other Californians during a ceremony, at the California Museum for History, Women and the Arts, in Sacramento, California, on December 5, 2007. (UPI Photo/Ken James)
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. actors Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are in talks to star in the Coen brothers' upcoming remake of the classic western, "True Grit," sources told Variety.
WORLAND, Wyo., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Police in Wyoming said an armed man reported outside of a woman's home turned out to be a cardboard cutout of John Wayne set up by her daughter.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Tawny Kitaen, who appeared in the reality show "Celebrity Rehab," has been arrested for driving while intoxicated, police say.
MARIETTA, Ga., July 16 (UPI) -- An 83-year-old man in Mableton, Ga., has earned the nickname John Wayne after foiling a home invasion during a gunfight with an assailant, his son-in-law says.
WASHINGTON, June 11 (UPI) -- A woman who was once married to accused killer James von Brunn said Thursday she believes he went to the Holocaust Museum in Washington hoping to die there.
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LOS ANGELES, March 23 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning fraternal filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen are planning a remake of the Hollywood classic "True Grit," Variety.com said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Gen. James L. Jones, the national security adviser in President Barack Obama's administration, sees it as "a dress rehearsal for a Palestinian state." The experiment he engineered in the West Bank city of Jenin is what Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sees as "the place where the Palestinian state will spring up." Hope springs eternal.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- From 1927 to 1951, some of Hollywood's top stars made up to an extra $5,000 per year -- $75,000 in today's dollars -- endorsing tobacco, researchers say.
SANTA ANA, Calif., June 15 (UPI) -- At least 100 people were evacuated from a Southwest Airlines jetliner at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., after the pilot said he smelled smoke.
