Rooster Cogburn

Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn is a fictional wild west character who first appears in the Charles Portis novel True Grit. The novel was adapted into a movie (True Grit, 1969) and a 1975 sequel titled Rooster Cogburn was also produced. John Wayne played Cogburn in both films and garnered his only Oscar for his performance in the first movie.

Related Topics:
Wild west - Charles Portis - Novel - True Grit - 1969 - 1975 - John Wayne - Oscar

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Cogburn is described as a "fearless, one-eyed U.S. marshal who never knew a dry day in his life." He is "the toughest marshal" working the Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) on behalf of Judge Parker, U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District of Arkansas (having criminal jurisdiction in the Indian Territory, as the baliff repeatedly announces in both films).

Related Topics:
U.S. marshal - Indian Territory - Oklahoma - District Court - Arkansas

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In the first film, he helps Mattie Ross (played by Kim Darby) to track down Tom Cheney, the man who killed Ross's father.

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In the sequel, he teams up with Eula Goodnight (Katharine Hepburn) and Wolf (Richard Romancito) while on the trail of a desparado, Hawk (Richard Jordan), who has stolen a shipment of nitroglycerin from the U.S. Army.

Related Topics:
Katharine Hepburn - Richard Romancito - Nitroglycerin - U.S. Army

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The movie Rooster Cogburn was filmed in Oregon, in Deschutes County west of the town of Bend (for the mountain scenes), and on the Rogue River, in the counties of Josephine and Curry, west of the town of Grants Pass (for the river scenes).

Related Topics:
Oregon - Deschutes County - Bend - Rogue River - Josephine - Curry - Grants Pass

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Cogburn is noted as an anti-hero, an extremely unusual role for Wayne (who usually played straight-laced heroes).

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