<P> True Grit is a 1969 American western film . It is the first film adaptation of Charles Portis ' 1968 novel of the same name . The screenplay was written by Marguerite Roberts . The film was directed by Henry Hathaway and starred Kim Darby as Mattie Ross and John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn . Wayne won his only Academy Award for his performance in this film and reprised his role for the 1975 sequel Rooster Cogburn . </P>
<P> True Grit is a 1969 American western film . It is the first film adaptation of Charles Portis ' 1968 novel of the same name . The screenplay was written by Marguerite Roberts . The film was directed by Henry Hathaway and starred Kim Darby as Mattie Ross and John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn . Wayne won his only Academy Award for his performance in this film and reprised his role for the 1975 sequel Rooster Cogburn . </P>
who played the girl in true grit with john wayne
who played the girl in true grit with john wayne
Kim Darby
Kim Darby