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Did John Wayne walk a Native American?

Burt Reynolds claims Wayne used a Native-American walk: toe to heel, toe to heel. Another theory says the Duke broke his leg before he hit it big, and that created his off-balance walk. Some state that John Ford, Wayne's favorite director and close friend, taught him the "John Wayne walk." Some simply say he wore his pants too tight.

Why did John Wayne walk with a swagger?

One person described the classic John Wayne walk by saying, "He looked like he needed to change his diapers." Slightly tipsy, slightly off-balance looking, rough, tough, and rugged. Why did the Duke walk with that trademark swagger? Well, Wayne once said that "the women love it" in reference to his famous gait. But he himself never elaborated.

What happened to John Wayne after Stagecoach?

Wayne was so terrified of a life-changing career after Stagecoach that he couldn’t stop his hands from shaking. Wayne became one of the biggest movie stars to ever make their way through the Hollywood machine.

Was John Wayne based on Michelangelo?

Probably the most colorful—and fascinating—theory regarding the Duke's walk states that he based it on Michelangelo's statue of David. John Wayne loved the statue and based his walk, and his famous hand-on-hip stance, on the legendary statue. (At left, John Wayne in his famous pose, rendered in wax at Madame Tussaud's London.