What 10-year old all-American boy didn't look up to John Wayne (1907-79) – whether as a stalwart cowboy or the stalwart co-pilot in THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY (1954) trying to keep the pilot, passengers and transatlantic airliner from cracking up. Recently, I watched that film for the first time since it first landed in theaters (complete with a towering music score that still thrills), and though it creaks a bit from old age, I realized I still want to be co-pilot Dan Roman (now there’s a hero’s name for you!).
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What 10-year old all-American boy didn't look up to John Wayne (1907-79) – whether as a stalwart cowboy or the stalwart co-pilot in THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY (1954) trying to keep the pilot, passengers and transatlantic airliner from cracking up. Recently, I watched that film for the first time since it first landed in theaters (complete with a towering music score that still thrills), and though it creaks a bit from old age, I realized I still want to be co-pilot Dan Roman (now there’s a hero’s name for you!).
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