She appeared in the episode "Faire Ladies of France" (1967) of the NBC western series The Road West starring Barry Sullivan and a Bonanza episode "A Sure Thing" (1967) as Trudy Loughlin, guest starring Tom Tully as Burt Loughlin, her father. and as Angel in the two-part Gunsmoke episode "Vengeance". ĭarby was cast in an episode of the NBC sitcom The John Forsythe Show ("'Tis Better Have Loved and Lost", 1965). Novak, starring James Franciscus she was cast as Julie Dean in "To Lodge and Dislodge" (1963) and as Judy Wheeler in "The Silent Dissuaders" (1965).ĭarby also appeared about this time on The Eleventh Hour, The Fugitive, The Donna Reed Show, Ironside, and in the first season of Star Trek as the title character in "Miri". Television roles ĭarby's 1960s television roles included two appearances on the NBC series Mr. Īmong her many films are True Grit, in which she played a fourteen-year-old when she was twenty-one years old The Strawberry Statement (1970) Norwood (1970) The One and Only (1978) Better Off Dead (1985) and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995). Her television work included Gunsmoke (1967 episodes "The Lure" and "Vengeance") Bonanza (1967 episode "The Sure Thing") and as a young girl approaching adulthood on an all-child planet in the " Miri" episode of the original Star Trek series. Her first appearance was as a dancer in the film Bye Bye Birdie (1963). Believing that she could not "hope for serious important roles in films with a name like "Derby Zerby", she renamed herself "Kim", because it was the name of a popular girl in her high school that she admired, and "Darby", as a variation of "Derby".
She performed as a singer and dancer under the name "Derby Zerby". Her mother's siblings were comedians who performed as the Wiere Brothers. Her father nicknamed her Derby saying "I thought Derby Zerby would be a great stage name".
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Wayne and Duvall argued, with the legendary western actor threatening to punch Duvall if he didn’t stop fighting with Hathaway.Kim Darby (born Deborah Zerby July 8, 1947) is an American actress best known for her role as Mattie Ross in the film True Grit (1969).ĭarby was born Deborah Zerby in Los Angeles, the daughter of professional dancers Inga (Wiere) and Jon Zerby (the "Dancing Zerbys" or "Dancing Zerbies"). It was a disruption that he didn’t welcome. Wayne grew tired of Duvall and Hathaway’s fighting on the True Grit set. “It’s hard to work under that as a young actor.” “He’d say, ‘When I say, ‘Action!’ tense up, Goddam you,'” Duvall said. One particular direction from Hathaway started a heated argument. However, Hathaway’s direction and Duvall’s acting preferences didn’t align. “Henry Hathaway … we won’t talk about him.” “The director and I didn’t get along - I don’t get along with a lot of directors,” Duvall said. As a result, Duvall had intense arguments with Hathaway. He’s a Method actor, who is very particular with the way that things should be done. Duvall allegedly displays quite a temper on sets. John Wayne threatened to punch Robert Duvall over an argument with director Henry HathawayĮxpress reported that Wayne nearly punched Duvall over an argument with Hathaway while filming True Grit. He nearly kills the Marshal but doesn’t quite get the chance. He leads a Gang of Outlaws, whose crimes are widespread. Meanwhile, Duvall plays Ned Pepper, who is a notorious outlaw. He once served the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
Wayne plays the lead, who has an ex-wife and son. However, they aren’t the only ones searching him out. The unlikely duo pursues him to bring justice to the killer. Marshal “Rooster” Cogburn (Wayne) after a hired hand (Jeff Corey) murders her father. The story follows 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Kim Darby), who hires U.S. Hathaway directs a screenplay written by Marguerite Roberts. True Grit is the first film adaptation of Charles Portis’ 1968 novel by the same name. Marshal ‘Rooster’ Cogburn | Paramount/Getty Images John Wayne and Robert Duvall star in ‘True Grit’ John Wayne as U.S. However, Wayne nearly threw punches at co-star Robert Duvall over a heated argument the actor had with True Grit director Henry Hathaway on the set. He brought the 1969 film to life in ways that would influence filmmaking moving forward. True Grit is one of the most iconic western movies of all time starring legendary actor John Wayne, who personified the genre itself.
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