On This Day In History American Icon John Wayne Died

As History.com notes, on this day in 1979 actor/director/producer John Wayne died of cancer.  He was 72.

You can read about John Wayne's life and work via the below link:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-wayne-dies?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2017-0611-06112017&om_rid=de5e4076c942a595dbda53f758321d197499484f6d117f61b6ac5c08e0d6f0aa&om_mid=198880447&kx_EmailCampaignID=13219&kx_EmailCampaignName=email-hist-tdih-2017-0611-06112017&kx_EmailRecipientID=de5e4076c942a595dbda53f758321d197499484f6d117f61b6ac5c08e0d6f0aa

You can also read an earlier post on John Wayne via the below link:

http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2014/04/a-review-of-john-wayne-life-and-legend.html