John Wayne & Wyatt Earp

The Wild West Extravaganza

Wild West Josh

Education, History

4.8 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Did John Wayne learn his iconic onscreen persona from the legendary Wyatt Earp? Let’s discuss! We'll also examine Earp’s life after Tombstone! Check out the website! https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wildwest David Lambert Art Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/davidlambertart David Lambert Original Thread on Wyatt & Hollywood - https://twitter.com/davidlambertart/status/1440606380860186629 David Lambert archives on the Wrong Reel Podcast - https://wrongreel.com/tag/david-lambert/ Wyatt on the Set by Allen Barra - https://truewestmagazine.com/article/wyatt-on-the-set/ The Fix by Garner A. Palenske - https://truewestmagazine.com/article/the-fix/ William S. Hart & Wyatt Earp Correspondence - https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/hart-earpletters.htm Scurrilous LA Times article from 1922 - https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/hart-earpletters.htm Alan Dwan & The Rise & Decline of the Hollywood Studios - https://www.amazon.com/Allan-Dwan-Decline-Hollywood-Studios-ebook/dp/B00C7C2EDK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28EADZ4B8LD93&keywords=allan+dwan+and+the+rise+and+decline+of+the+hollywood+studios&qid=1672673971&sprefix=allan+dwan+and+the+ris%2Caps%2C158&sr=8-1 Helldorado – Bringing the Law to the Mesquite by William M. Breakenridge - https://www.amazon.com/Helldorado-Bringing-Mesquite-William-Breakenridge/dp/0803261004 Wyatt Earp Frontier Marshal by Stuart Lake - https://www.amazon.com/Wyatt-Earp-Frontier-Stuart-Lake/dp/0671885375 Law and Order (1932) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRFPBVG65LU The Half Breed (1916) - https://www.cinematheque.fr/henri/film/32090-the-half-breed-allan-dwan-1916/ Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/ Join Patreon for bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/wildwestextra Become a YouTube Paid Member for bonus content! https://www.youtube.com/c/WildWestExtravaganza Listen to Texas History Lessons for Texas History! https://www.texashistorylessons.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Autopilot Order.
0:01.6	Noun, informal.
0:02.9	The strong urge felt at the ordering kiosk or drive-through
0:05.6	that takes over the entire body and mind
0:07.7	and results in a person ordering a Big Mac without even having to think.
0:11.5	Related phrases.
0:12.5	Looks like I've ordered a Big Mac again.
0:14.6	The Autopilot Order at McDonald's.
0:17.7	Serves from 11am, subject to availability.
0:20.2	Legend as it, John Wayne developed his unique walk, mannerisms, and even his way of talking from Wyatt Earp.
0:26.6	Yeah, that Wyatt Earp.
0:28.1	Same lawman who made his bones on the rough streets of Dodge and Tombstone.
0:32.1	And apparently, just 21-year-old Wayne got to know the elderly Earp as he was making his rounds through Hollywood.
0:37.8	Now, I don't know where I first learned this little bit of trivia, but it's something I've always
0:41.1	found fascinating. You know, just the idea of watching a John Wayne movie and knowing that you're
0:45.8	also kind of sort of seeing the real white Earp in action. Hell, it's a story that I have
0:50.3	personally repeated more than once, and it's a topic that listeners have asked me about on
0:54.5	multiple occasions, so I thought I'd go ahead and do a little digging. Find out just how true the
0:59.4	connection between Wayne and Earp really is. Now, believe it or not, before the Duke became an actor,
1:04.6	he was an offensive tackle for the University of Southern California. He ended up breaking his
1:08.9	collarbone, allegedly, during a body surfing accident.
1:12.2	And without being able to play football, he lost his athletic scholarship and was forced to drop out.
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