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By Ilya Koyfman On Wednesday, August 17th, 2022
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John Wayne was ‘restrained by six security’ over fears he’d hurt Sacheen Littlefeather

JOHN WAYNE had to be “restrained by six security men” over fears he may hurt Native American civil rights activist Sacheen Littlefeather, who was protesting against the Academy in the early Seventies, More...

By Ilya Koyfman On Wednesday, July 6th, 2022
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John Downing book: Roller-coaster career of journalist shot by the Taliban

IT WAS alchemy. Before my very eyes, an image shot days earlier reappeared like magic on a blank sheet of paper. Slowly but surely in the small, stuffy darkroom I’d been invited into as a 13-year-old kid, More...

By Ilya Koyfman On Friday, June 24th, 2022
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John Wayne insulted classic Clint Eastwood film and rudely rejected offer to work together

JOHN WAYNE rarely minced his words and the Hollywood Westerns icon opened fire with both barrels on Clint Eastwood’s directorial efforts before rudely referring to another project as “a piece of s**t.” Daily More...

By Ilya Koyfman On Friday, June 24th, 2022
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BST Hyde Park Elton John, Rolling Stones, Eagles: Stage times, maps and info

BRITISH SUMMERTIME AT HYDE PARK kicks off this weekend with Elton John, The Eagles and The Rolling Stones. We have all the stage times, maps and transport info. Plus, whether you can bring food and drink – More...

By Ilya Koyfman On Tuesday, June 21st, 2022
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Beach Boys: Brian Wilson 80th birthday celebrated by Elton John, Bob Dylan and more WATCH

THE BEACH BOYS legend Brian Wilson celebrates his 80th birthday today and some huge stars of music and film have paid tribute to him from Sir Elton John, Bob Dylan and Barry Gibb to Carole King, Jeff Bridges and More...

By Ilya Koyfman On Saturday, May 28th, 2022
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Queen’s John Deacon wrote iconic song for his wife but Freddie rejected ‘horrible’ part

QUEEN’S JOHN DEACON wrote classic hits like Another One Bites The Dust but one of his most famous songs was written for his wife. Freddie, however, flatly rejected one “horrible” part. Daily Express More...

By Ilya Koyfman On Thursday, May 19th, 2022
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The Beatles’ John Lennon called one rival band’s song ‘the greatest I’ve heard’

THE BEATLES star John Lennon was, first and foremost, a passionate music fan. And when the star heard a track he fell in love with, he wanted to dissect it and listen to it repeatedly. This exact scenario happened More...

By Ilya Koyfman On Monday, May 16th, 2022
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Paul McCartney: ‘Everyone calls me the ba***rd, but John Lennon was the same’

PAUL MCCARTNEY lashed out at the idea that he was in some ways a worse person than John Lennon because he would sometimes do things on his own. But he pointed out that the Imagine singer did exactly the same thing. More...

By Ilya Koyfman On Tuesday, April 19th, 2022
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‘Pure drivel’ John Wayne’s furious rejection of Steven Spielberg hid his ‘secret shame’

JOHN WAYNE FURIOUSLY REJECTED an offer from Steven Spielberg, branding his film “drivel.” Yet many, including the Western star’s wife Pilar, believe his actions were rooted in a need to “atone” More...

By Ilya Koyfman On Tuesday, April 19th, 2022
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John Lennon thought The Beatles were a ‘fad’ – ‘Won’t last forever’

JOHN LENNON spoke candidly about The Beatles’ longevity in the early 1960s after they made their debut in the USA. Not only did he think the band was a passing “fad”, but he also thought the British More...