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October 18, 2008
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To settle an argument for two men who phoned me from a pub - the film in which balladeer Glen Campbell appeared with John Wayne in 1969 was True Grit.

The singer himself confirmed this for me when he called to talk about his night at the Waterfront Hall next Friday.

"The Duke asked me to be his sidekick in the movie even though I had never acted before," he confided.

"And every time I see True Grit I ...

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