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Dec 3, 2011 · This “Red River” belt buckle is at least the third to have vanished. Courtesy Mara Alexandru. But the “J W” buckle, owned by Hawks, disappeared, either lost or stolen, according to various ...
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Having worked on five films together, Hawks and Wayne also developed a close friendship. During the filming of Red River, Hawks commissioned a silversmith to craft a handful of commemorative belt buckles as gifts to Wayne, Clift, Brennan, my dad and others. Each sterling silver buckle, embossed in gold, bore the Dunson Ranch brand (a big D with ...
Mar 6, 2022 · John Wayne always wore his ‘D’ belt buckle gift in his movies ever since filming ‘Red River’. The @AmericanFilm Institute called RED RIVER (tonight at 8/7 C on #ThisTV) the 5th greatest ...
In Red River the cattle brand for Wayne’s ranch is a D with two wavy lines representing the banks of the river. Howard Hawks the director of Red River had silver belt buckles with a twisted silver wire rope edge, a D and two wavy lines in solid gold, the words “Red River” in gold wire and various initials and the date 1946 in cut gold ...
Dec 3, 2011 · In 1948, John Wayne commissioned a 12 inch by 14 ½ inch metal plaque of the Red River D belt buckle, with his initials, to be given to director Howard Hawks. It was a one-of-a-kind plaque, engraved on the back with the sentiment, “Howard, wrong initials – or maybe they copied the buckle you’re wearing. Affection, Duke.”.
The actor did this even when he wasn't filming under the direction of Howard Hawks, with one known exception: Apparently John Wayne didn't wear the Red River belt buckle in films of John Ford. In 1981, John Wayne's son Michael sent the buckle to a silversmith in order to have duplicates made for all of Wayne's children.
Nov 4, 2018 · The 1946 buckles were made for John Wayne, Howard Hawks, Montgomery Clift, Walter Brennan and several other members of the cast and crew of "Red River." These buckles had the initials of the recipients included into the lower left hand corner of the buckles. John Wayne and Howard Hawks swapped their buckles out of mutual admiration and respect ...
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