The Shootist follows an older gunfighter named J.B. Books (Wayne) in 20th Century Nevada. He goes to see a local doctor, who gives him the bad news that he has cancer and not much longer to live.

According to IMDb, Wayne convinced Stewart to join The Shootist for a small cameo role as Dr. Hostetler. The 1976 Western movie follows the notorious shootist named J.B. Books (Wayne), who arrives in ...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) - Investigators say a gun range and store in Englewood is a complete loss after being destroyed by fire early Thursday morning. The fire started at approximately 4 a.m. The ...

John Wayne suffered from ill health for the last 15 years of his life, being hospitalised for two weeks on his last movie The Shootist with influenza. At one point, doctors were even unsure if they ...

John Wayne died of stomach cancer on June 11, 1979 at the age of 72. Just three years later he starred in what many believed to be his final movie, The Shootist. The 1976 Western co-starring Lauren ...

An eternal quest for cinematic gems hidden in the weekly TV listings: John Wayne in 1976's 'The Shootist.' What: "The Shootist," John Wayne's last film, a 1976 Western eulogy about a terminally ill ...

The old adage “less is more” proves as true as ever in the DVD version of The Shootist, both in the lead performance and on the disc. John Wayne, already one lung down from cancer, turned in what many ...

For those who consider The Shootist as one of the best Westerns of its time, The Last Challenge would make for a more-than-worthwhile follow-up. John Wayne had no involvement in The Last Challenge, ...

In this photo released by Warner Bros., actor John Wayne plays Ethan Edwards in the 1956 film The Searchers. The film is among the American Film Institute's best western movies.(DMN file photo) The ...