Back in 1962, John Wayne’s push for The Alamo was just part of a famously crude campaign from supporting actor candidate Chill Wills, who took out an ad reading, “We of the Alamo cast are ...

Chill Wills was no Mary Pickford, but he wanted that little 8.5-pound trophy just as badly. Wills was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the John Wayne-directed The Alamo in 1961. Wills, a ...

Chill Wills was no Mary Pickford, but he wanted that little 8.5-pound trophy just as badly. Wills was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the John Wayne-directed The Alamo in 1961.