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Encore Westerns features Memorial Day John Wayne Marathon

By April MacIntyre May 23, 2009, 18:50 GMT

This Monday, May 25 is Memorial Day, and Encore Westerns channel has the most patriotic way to end your Memorial Day weekend---a marathon celebration of the life of an American Icon, John Wayne.

This Monday, May 25 is Memorial Day, and Encore Westerns channel has the most patriotic way to end your Memorial Day weekend---a marathon celebration of the life of an American Icon, John Wayne. Courtesy of Encore WesternsCalled "John Wayne's Life and Legacy," the 28-hour marathon of Wayne's films, beginning at 8p E/P, is interspersed with exclusive interviews featuring prominent people from politics and the entertainment industry. Check out a preview of President George H.W. Bush here:

President Jimmy Carter:

Senator John McCain:

Encore Westerns List of movies below: The Undefeated at 8:00 p.m. - (John Wayne, Rock Hudson, Tony Aguilar) Rooster Cogburn at 10:05 p.m. - (John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Zerbe)Blue Steel at 12 a.m. - (John Wayne, Eleanor Hunt, George "Gabby" Hayes) The Man From Utah at 1:00 a.m. - (John Wayne, George "Gabby" Hayes, Polly Ann Young) Randy Rides Alone at 2:00 a.m. - (John Wayne, Alberta Vaughn, George "Gabby" Hayes) The Star Packer at 3:00 a.m. - (John Wayne, Verna Hillie, George "Gabby" Hayes) The Trail Beyond at 4:00 a.m. - (John Wayne, Noah Beery Sr., Noah Berry Jr.) The Lawless Frontier at 5:05 a.m. - (John Wayne, Sheila Terry, George "Gabby" Hayes) 'Neath The Arizona Skies at 6:05 a.m. - (John Wayne, George "Gabby" Hayes, Harry Fraser) Texas Terror at 7:05 a.m. - (John Wayne, Lucile Browne, Leroy Mason) The Desert Trail at 8:05 a.m. - (John Wayne, Mary Kornman, Eddy Chandler) The Dawn Rider at 9:05 a.m. - (John Wayne, Marion Burns, Yakima Canutt) Paradise Canyon at 10:05 a.m. - (John Wayne, Marion Burns, Earle Hodgins) In Old California at 11:05 a.m. - (John Wayne, Binnie Barnes, Albert Dekker) Dakota at 12:40 p.m. - (John Wayne, Vera Hruba Ralston, Walter Brennan) Angel and the Badman at 2:10 p.m. - (John Wayne, Gail Russell, Harry Carey) North To Alaska at 4:00 p.m. - (John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Ernie Kovacs) The Comancheros at 6:05 p.m. - (John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Lee Marvin) Chisum at 8:00 p.m. - (John Wayne, Ben Johnson, Forrest Tucker) The Cowboys at 10:00 p.m. - (John Wayne, Bruce Dern, Robert Carradine)