OT Trivia on The Duke

[Rusty]

I was looking for something else and ran into this as well:


He and his drinking buddy, actor Ward Bond, frequently played practical jokes on each other. In one incident, Bond bet Wayne that they could stand on opposite sides of a newspaper and Wayne wouldn't be able to hit him. Bond set a sheet of newspaper down in a doorway, Wayne stood on one end, and Bond slammed the door in his face, shouting "Try and hit me now!" Wayne responded by sending his fist through the door, flooring Bond (and winning the bet).

[Duff L Bagg]

Now that is funny!

[Doc Hudson]

I don't remember the details, and I'm pretty sure and large amounts of bourbon played a part, but once upon a time, while on a hunting trip, the Duke managed to pepper Ward Bond with birdshot. IIRC, it happened around the campfire in the evening.

The Duke hauled Ward to an emergency room to get the shot picked out and as they entered, Ward was giving the Duke hell about how this was going to ruin his gunslinger reputation since his wounds were so minor.

And though Bond and the Duke became fast friends, when they first met, Duke went to great lengths to keep Bond from getting a job on a movie. The Duke was trying to get another extra gig for one of his Sigma Chi Fraternity Brothers. When the director said, "I'll take the big ugly guy over there," (meaning Bond) Duke repliec "I've got some buddies even bigger and uglier back at the frat house." The director, I think it was John Ford, stuck with Bond, and their chilly beginning quickly grew into a close friendship that lasted the remainder of Bond's life.

[RIHMFIRE]

yeah i heard about that....
that kills me....

[Ysabel Kid]

[gamekeeper]

I read somewhere their favorite tipple was "Wild Turkey".