Not surprisingly, Crockett has been brought to life in several movies, and in 1960, John Wayne, one of the screen’s biggest legends, portrayed the folk hero in The Alamo.

L-R: John Wayne as Col. Davy Crockett and Richard Widmark as Col. Jim Bowie | Tom Nebbia/Corbis via Getty Images. Wayne directed, produced, and starred in The Alamo as Col. Davy Crockett.

John Wayne was under incredible pressure directing, producing and starring in The Alamo, which Duke partly financed out of his own pocket, and had to deal with a co-star trying to walk out just ...

Wayne played Col. Davy Crockett to help gain financing and sell the film to audiences. Crockett met his end from a combination of a lance and explosion. ‘The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance’ (1962) ...

John Wayne’s daughter and granddaughter will visit the Fort Worth Stockyards this weekend to visit the exhibit John Wayne: An American Experience and sign copies of two recently published books ...

John Wayne was under incredible pressure directing, producing and starring in The Alamo, a film released 64 years ago this week, which Duke partly financed out of his own pocket, and had to deal ...