Rooster Cogburn (character)
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Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn is a fictional character introduced in the 1968 Charles Portis novel True Grit.
Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn in True Grit
John Wayne with Kim Darby in the original 1969 True Grit adaptation.
True Grit (1969 film)
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True Grit is a 1969 American Western film directed by Henry Hathaway and produced by Hal B. Wallis. Starring John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, with Glen Campbell and Kim Darby, the film is a
Rooster Cogburn (character)
…likewise grows to admire Cogburn's flawed heroism, and years later accepts him for burial in her family cemetery. John Wayne played Cogburn in the 1969 adaptation of True Grit, which won him the Academy Award for Best Actor. He reprised the role in the 1975 sequel Rooster Cogburn. A 1978 made-for television sequel…
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Ouray County Courthouse, constructed in 1888
John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn
John Wayne still portrait