True Grit is a 1969 American Western film directed by Henry Hathaway, starring John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, Glen Campbell as La Boeuf and Kim Darby as Mattie Ross. It is the first film adaptation of Charles Portis' 1968 novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Marguerite Roberts. Wayne won an Oscar for his performance in the film and reprised his character for the 1975 sequel Rooster Cogburn. Historians believe Cogburn was based on Deputy U.S. Marshal Heck Thomas, who

John Wayne, Kim Darby, and Glen Campbell starred alongside one another in TRUE GRIT ('69), a huge success for all of their careers. 👏 Wayne spoke of the movie calling it, "my first decent role in 20 years - and my first chance to play a character role instead of John Wayne." Watch TRUE GRIT ('69) Friday at 8p ET on FMC! 📺🤠 | FMC