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2 unusual facts about True Grit


True Grit: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Other hymns are also referenced in the score, including "The Glory-Land Way" and "What a Friend We Have in Jesus".

The 1888 hymn "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" is used as Mattie Ross's theme, and about a quarter of the score is based on it.


Lucien Ballard

They would work together on several films, including: Diplomatic Courier (1952), O. Henry's Full House (1952), Prince Valiant (1954), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), Nevada Smith (1966), and True Grit (1969).

Mackenzie Lintz

Lintz first auditioned for the role of Mattie Ross in the remake of True Grit by the Coen brothers.

Popi

He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama but lost to John Wayne in True Grit.


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Charles Portis

Both Norwood and True Grit were adapted as movies starring fellow Arkansan Glen Campbell and Kim Darby, and were commercially successful.