Wayne made his last public appearance at the Academy Awards ceremony on April 9, 1979, and died of stomach cancer two months later. In 1980, he was posthumously ...
Nov 24, 2009 · On June 11, 1979, John Wayne, an iconic American film actor famous for starring in countless westerns, dies at age 72 after battling cancer ...
Jun 12, 1979 · LOS ANGELES, June 11 (AP) — John Wayne, the veteran Hollywood actor, died today at 5:23 P.M., Pacific daylight time, at U.C.L.A. Medical Center ...
Apr 17, 2024 · His last feature may have been released a full three years before his death in 1979, but 'The Duke' continued harbouring ambitions of making at ...
John Wayne (born May 26, 1907, Winterset, Iowa, U.S.—died June 11, 1979, Los Angeles, California) was a major American motion-picture actor who embodied the ...
Jun 12, 1979 · John Wayne, who fought cancer off and on for 15 years, died late yesterday afternoon at UCLA Medical Center. Doctors were unable to make him ...