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- Today, Gretchen Wayne, wife of the actor’s late son, Michael Wayne, who managed and owned the company for over 30 years before his death in 2003, is its owner and president.
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Jun 17, 2012 · Gretchen is the owner and president of Batjac Productions Inc. -- the film company Wayne founded in 1951 and which his son Michael, Gretchen's husband, ran for more than 30 years until his death ...
In 1956 the production company became Batjac Productions, the banner under which Wayne would produce nearly 30 more films before his death. Batjac was a misspelling of Batak, a reference from a 1948 film Wayne made at Republic, Wake of the Red Witch, with his recurring leading lady Gail Russell. After Wayne’s death, eldest son Michael would ...
Aug 6, 2021 · Aug 6, 2021. I n the summer of 1956, when a taut, swift little B western called Seven Men from Now snuck into American movie houses, the long-lived film genre had begun to show its age, and its most popular stars were looking none too spry themselves. Gary Cooper, Henry Fonda, and Joel McCrea were all in their fifties; James Stewart and John ...
Sep 30, 2010 · Batjac Productions. Inc. is an independent film production company. founded by John Wayne in the early 1950s as a vehicle. for Wayne to produce as well as star in movies. Its first release was Big Jim McLain with Warner Brothers in 1952, and its final film was also with Warner Brothers, McQ, in 1974.
Nov 16, 2022 · Still, Wayne listened to offers for films developed outside of Batjac (particularly those from his longtime collaborators John Ford and Howard Hawks). This meant Mike couldn't just find any old ...
Jun 13, 2012 · Batjac produced more than 25 films and has retained ownership of such Wayne-starring titles as “McClintock!,” “The High and the Mighty” and “Island in the Sky,” as well as several non-John Wayne features, including “Seven Men From Now,” a 1956 Budd Boetticher-directed Western starring Randolph Scott and Lee Marvin, which made ...
Made by Wayne-Fellows Productions, co-owned by John Wayne (who took over the company at that time, renaming it Batjac), The High and the Mighty was distributed by Warner Bros. The Academy screening will take place on Thursday, May 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
