Barry Norman interviewed in "Talking pictures" The Sunday Telegraph (November 9, 1997), p. 27
• Television presenter and film critic Barry Norman was for several decades a household name in the UK. In his autobiography he wrote a more extended version of this anecdote (And Why Not: Memoirs of a Film Lover, London: Simon & Schuster, 2002, pp. 150–152)

John Wayne once called him a "goddamn liberal pinko faggot" and Barry [Norman] laughed in his face. "But that just made him even crosser" explains Barry. "He got up out of his chair, clearly intent on doing me physical harm, then a PR person from Paramount came over sat him down and said "I think the interview's over now, don't you?'".

— Barry Norman

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "John Wayne once called him a "goddamn liberal pinko faggot" and Barry [Norman] laughed in his face. "But that just made him even crosser" explains Barry. "He got up out of his chair, clearly intent on doing me physical harm, then a PR person from Paramount came over sat him down and said "I think the interview's over now, don't you?'"." in the context of "Barry Norman interviewed in "Talking pictures" The Sunday Telegraph (November 9, 1997), p. 27
• Television presenter and film critic Barry Norman was for several decades a household name in the UK. In his autobiography he wrote a more extended version of this anecdote (And Why Not: Memoirs of a Film Lover, London: Simon & Schuster, 2002, pp. 150–152)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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John Wayne

About John Wayne

Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison; May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer.