Not Quite Black Or White: Actors Who’ve Played Race-Bending Roles
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Meghan Williams
John Wayne In The Conqueror
I’m not sure why John Wayne would ever think himself appropriate for the role of Genghis Khan in the 1956 film The Conqueror. Not only was Wayne not Asian, he was also not familiar with the culture and movie genre, having made a name and career for himself in mainly American Westerns.
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