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John Wayne Memorabilia
John Wayne memorabilia are collectibles remembering a hero for half a century.
John Wayne memorabilia was very popular during his lifetime. Since his death, collecting memorabilia for this great patriot and star of Hollywood, named John Wayne has increased immensely.
John Wayne memorabilia has over fifty years of Hollywood history to pass down to our future generations. Memorabilia has accumulated through more than two hundred films.
John Wayne made the western movie, and collecting memorabilia of the star, a great American national art form. So when the words “western movies” was mentioned everyone automatically thought of “The Duke” as he was called. John Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa on May 26, 1907 and was named Marion Michel Morrison. He was an Actor, Director and a Producer; memorabilia exist for all of these accomplishments.
Many of the older western movies John Wayne stared in went on to become classics like, “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon” 1949, “Red River”1948, “Fort Apache”1948 and many World War II movies that pictured the American fighting man like “Flying Tigers” 1942. Though memorabilia is not easy to find for his older movies there is some still available for today’s collectors. Memorabilia for after John Wayne became an iconic American hero is plentiful and extraordinarily reasonable. One such piece of memorabilia of the late great John Wayne that this collector is extremely found of is the figurine of John with the leather vest, sheriff badge, his revolver, Winchester and that unmatched walk that says “I never look for trouble but I never ran” make this a historical memorabilia model desirable for your collection.
John Wane Memorabilia is abundant for his success as a director in “The Alamo” 1960 nominated for producer of best picture and in “The Green Berets”1968, a drama made during the Vietnam War, both retain loyal fans.
John Wayne was without a doubt the busiest leading man in Hollywood, and unquestionably one of the most popular, with immense appeal to men and women alike, in the same way as his memorabilia.
Original memorabilia for John Wayne’s first real success, as an action adventurer came in the Oscar winning movie as “The Ringo Kid” in “Stagecoach” 1939, is very sought-after and difficult to find.
John Wayne has a place in film history as one of its greatest actors, just to mention his name generates an image of bravery and patriotism. His memorabilia reflects this icon’s image.
John Wayne finally received his well deserved Oscar for the role of a one eyed federal marshal Rooster Cogburn in “True Grit”1969. The climax to his career, his last film “The Shootist”1976 was like an epitaph. In it John Wayne played an aging gunslinger dying of cancer. The disease took his life on June 11, 1979. Other collectible John Wayne memorabilia you may want to consider are reproductions of the “Congressional Gold Medal” awarded to John shortly before his death and the “Presidential Medal of Freedom” awarded to Mr. Wayne posthumously on June 9, 1980, which is the highest of civilian awards.
Start a rewarding collection or add to your present treasured set of John Wayne memorabilia by finding an addition today. They do make unique and affordably treasured gifts.
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