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The Duke takes his place in history. John Wayne, one of America’s greatest actors and directors of all time. His fame and superstardom led to many problems in his career. His image as an icon of American individualism and the frontier spirit has overshadowed his career to such an extent that it is almost impossible for the fans and writers to separate Wayne the legend from Wayne the actor and Wayne the man. Before …

…of movie theaters across America. At a time when this country was bogged down with war and it seemed if war was never going to stop he rose above it and let people see that there was still some good things out there. John Wayne was never cheated out of anything. Except maybe the rest of his life. Dying at age seventy-four from cancer seems to young, but he lived a full and healthy life.