On This Day In History In 1979: American Icon John Wayne Dies

As History.com notes, on this day in 1979 actor John Wayne died from cancer. He was 72.

John Wayne is one of my favorite actors. I love his westerns with director John Ford, such as The Searchers, Fort Apache and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. And I also love John Wayne's war films with John Ford, such as They Were Expendable and The Wings of Eagles.

I also love The Alamo, which John Wayne directed as well as starred in. And I love The Green Berets. Only the Duke had the courage to make a pro-Vietnam War and pro-military film in 1968 when most of the media was against the war. The media hated the film, but the public loved it. 

I also love The Shootist, John Wayne's last film. 

Like many of his fans, I can watch John Wayne films over and over. He was a great actor and a great American.    

You can read about the Duke's life and work and watch a video clip via the below link:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-wayne-dies?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2016-0611-06112016&om_rid=de5e4076c942a595dbda53f758321d197499484f6d117f61b6ac5c08e0d6f0aa&om_mid=56500577&kx_EmailCampaignID=5363&kx_EmailCampaignName=email-hist-tdih-2016-0611-06112016&kx_EmailRecipientID=de5e4076c942a595dbda53f758321d197499484f6d117f61b6ac5c08e0d6f0aa

You can also read an earlier post on a recent book about John Wayne via the below link:

http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2014/04/john-wayne-10-things-you-might-know.html

And you can visit the John Wayne website via the below link:

http://johnwayne.com/