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Wayne and Ford: The Films, the Friendship and the Forging of an American Hero

John Ford and John Wayne, two titans of classic film, defined a genre — the Western — that endures to this day.

Despite the decline of the Western in contemporary cinema, its cultural legacy, particularly the type of hero codified by Ford and Wayne — tough, self-reliant and unafraid to fight but also honorable, trustworthy and kind — resonates in the modern landscape. Drawing on previously untapped caches of letters and personal documents, Nancy Schoenberger dramatically narrates a complicated, poignant and iconic friendship, and the lasting legacy of that friendship on American culture.











When: Mon., Oct. 30, 2017 at 12:00 pm
Where: The 92nd Street Y, New York
1395 Lexington Ave.
212-415-5500
Price: $25
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John Ford and John Wayne, two titans of classic film, defined a genre — the Western — that endures to this day.

Despite the decline of the Western in contemporary cinema, its cultural legacy, particularly the type of hero codified by Ford and Wayne — tough, self-reliant and unafraid to fight but also honorable, trustworthy and kind — resonates in the modern landscape. Drawing on previously untapped caches of letters and personal documents, Nancy Schoenberger dramatically narrates a complicated, poignant and iconic friendship, and the lasting legacy of that friendship on American culture.

Buy tickets/get more info now