True Grit by Charles Portis/True Grit (1969)

In the first half of the episode, we discuss True Grit by Charles Portis. In the second half of the episode, we discuss the 1969 film adaptation of True Grit, directed by Henry Hathaway.

The following sources were consulted for this episode:

• AFI Catalog
• John Wayne: The Life and Legend
• Charles Portis NYT obituary
• Emo Philips Joke
• The wisdom and ‘True Grit’ of Mattie Ross

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