John Wayne gives living movie stars a fight

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John Wayne hasn’t made a bad movie in a quarter century, a boast few living movie stars could make. That helps explain why he once again finishes in the top 10 in a Harris Poll that asks adults to pick their favorite movie star. Denzel Washington was the new survey’s top pick (as he was in the prior year’s poll), with Tom Hanks the runner-up and Johnny Depp running third. Julia Roberts, the top-ranking female star in the poll, finished fourth.

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