Ethan Wayne was just 17 years old when he lost his father, the iconic American actor and filmmaker John Wayne. Now at age 59, he has spearheaded an extraordi
gave nearly 15 years ago cause his name to be removed from an airport? that question has raised about the john wayne airport in santa ann ana, california, south of los angeles. in 1985, it was dedicated to the macho american icon, a local resident and had died of cancer. wayne starred in more than 150 films, more than half westerns, nominated for three oscars. he finally won for 1969 s true grit. but in this awoke era, new attention is being paid to inflammatory quotes from his interview in playboy magazine, like this one, i believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility. that led to this proposal in the l.a. times, it s time to take john wayne s name off of the orange county airport. also here to respond is ethan
family entertainment in a way that s still appreciated today and when he saw people coming in and trying to add a little bit more to sell more tickets, it was distressing to him. he felt it was bad for the film industry. i thought he thought it was bad for the country clipping away in general to nudity, sex and violence. here s my recommendation. i am putting in my twitter feed as we speak. the totality of the interview as it was published by playboy in 1971, i am encouraging people to read all of it and judge for themselves, thank you, ethan. i appreciate your time? thank you very much. let s check in on your tweets and facebook comments. what do we have, katherine? it s a complicated case. to look at those quotes in a
michael, thank you. joining me now to respond is ethan wayne. not only john wayne s son, also president of the john wayne enterprises and director of the john wayne cancer foundation. ethan, this is some real tough stuff. i don t know that you will try to defend the words. let s at least let folks see what they were relative to gays. can we start with that? your father quoted in playboy magazine, if we can put that on the screen saying the following.
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