Director: Don Siegel

Writers: Scott Hale; Miles Hood Swarthout

From novel: The Shootist by Glendon Swarthout

Keywords: Western

A notorious but elderly gunfighter is diagnosed with a cancer and takes a room at a local boarding house to finish his days. But rather than suffer a slow and painful death, he must craft an ending suitable to the stature of his legend. This is John Wayne's final film.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lauren Bacall	Actor	16-Sep-1924	12-Aug-2014	Key Largo
Richard Boone	Actor	18-Jun-1917	10-Jan-1981	Have Gun, Will Travel
John Carradine	Actor	5-Feb-1906	27-Nov-1988	In over 200 B movies
Scatman Crothers	Jazz Musician	23-May-1910	22-Nov-1986	Jazz musician and actor
Ron Howard	Actor	1-Mar-1954		Richie Cunningham on Happy Days
Bill McKinney	Actor	12-Sep-1931	1-Dec-2011	Deliverance
Harry Morgan	Actor	10-Apr-1915	7-Dec-2011	Col. Sherman T. Potter on M*A*S*H
Sheree North	Actor	17-Jan-1933	4-Nov-2005	How to Be Very, Very Popular
Hugh O'Brian	Actor	19-Apr-1925	5-Sep-2016	The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Gregg Palmer	Actor	25-Jan-1927	31-Oct-2015	The Rebel Set
Melody Thomas Scott	Actor	18-Apr-1956		The Young and the Restless
Jimmy Stewart	Actor	20-May-1908	2-Jul-1997	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
John Wayne	Actor	26-May-1907	11-Jun-1979	The Duke

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