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'The Duke'
John Wayne
1907 ~ 1979
'Best Actor' Oscar: "True Grit"
Why 'The Duke'? As he tells it, when he was but 6 years old he delivered newspapers in the
morning with his trusty Airedale, Duke.  The local firemen called them "Big Duke" and "Little Duke."

Biography
Birth: May 26, 1908   - Winterset, Iowa
Death: June 11, 1979   - Corona Del Mar, California

Links
* 'Unofficial' John Wayne Home Page
* The Old West Gallery (Picture Source)

Contemporaries:
* James ('Jimmy') Stewart - Actor ~  1908-1997
* Roy Rogers - Cowboy Actor ~  1911-1998

Cowboy Actor
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stroll through the Memorial Garden.    How?
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