60K views · 3.3K reactions | The movie that launched John Wayne in to super stardom 鸞 The hat Duke wore in Stagecoach (1939) was his own & he wore it in many other movies before retiring it after he wore it in Rio Bravo in 1959. | JOHN WAYNE | Facebook

Duke and legendary stuntman, Yakima Canutt, worked together to develop the modern technique of fighting on camera. The two would use camera angles and near-miss swings to give the illusion that the punches were landing. Which John Wayne fight scene is your favorite? 👊🏼 | JOHN WAYNE

201K views · 10K reactions | Shooting lessons with Mississippi "afraid it's useless"  | JOHN WAYNE | Facebook

Duke & his two youngest children, Ethan & Marisa, in a 1977 commercial for Great Western Bank. Two months after the series of commercials began airing, the bank reported a gain in net savings of $21 Million from new accounts! | JOHN WAYNE

Have you seen both versions of True Grit? 🐎 From November 2019 to March 2020, the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum will have an exhibit called Two Grits – A Peek Behind the Eyepatch which will display artifacts from both versions of True Grit. More information can be found on here: http://bit.ly/TwoGritsExhibit | JOHN WAYNE

59K views · 3K reactions | John Wayne's persona defined his career. Here's a clip of behind the scenes footage filming The Big Trail (1930). Learn more about Duke's origins at John Wayne: The Genuine Article. Get tickets at genuinearticle.johnwayne.com | JOHN WAYNE | Facebook