John Wayne: The Unquiet American

John Wayne was more than just America's most popular movie actor: his on-screen heroism came to stand for America itself. Off-screen, his bravery in battling the cancer that eventually killed him endorsed his heroic image. But why did this fervent supporter of the war in Vietnam avoid service in the Second World War, support the Hollywood blacklist and attack his country's civil rights movement? Among tonight's contributors are fellow actors