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Originally Posted by Sloniksp
Jesus you really do know everything about him!  |
Heh heh-no, but I am friends with a guy who lives in Illinois who runs the official John Wayne website for Ethan Wayne of Wayne Enterprises. This guy knows enough about Duke to fill an entire encyclopedia about John Wayne.
Also, this friend also has his own private museum full of Duke collectables and knows other collectors who have John Wayne collectables ranging from every movie he was ever in, almost every guest spot on TV shown, commercials, game shows, radio spots, posters, studio release 8x10's, many many lobbycards, several J.W. commemorative guns, collectors cards, autographs, mugs, beltbuckles, a hat Duke wore in Red River, several unpublished photos of Duke, a knife collection, stein collection and the list goes on and on. My friends Duke collection was valued over $1.2 million back in 1995. At today's prices-no telling. Anyway, he has been a life-long fan of Dukes and he even met him when he was a boy, on the set ot: The Searchers.
I know another Gent who was a bit player who was in four of Dukes Westerns including the John Ford Cavalry Trilogy: Fort Apache, Rio Grande and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. This guy had been friends with Duke and even flew him from place to place in his own private plane. This man also purchased several of Duke's rifles and pistols as well as articles of clothing from Dukes sadly, now deceased son-Michael Wayne-who was also in charge of Batjac Production Company-and is now unfortunately-owned and ran by Gretchen Wayne-Michaels spouse.
When he passes away, he is leaving his entire collection of JW memorabilia, to the John Wayne Museum that is going to be built in the hometown of his birth and early years of: Winterset, Iowa.
What I know about Duke, can fit on my thumbnail-compared to the Gents mentioned above ;-)) But thanks for the nice compliment anyway ;-D