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THBJohn Wayne (1907-1979) American, Framed Autographed Photo
About Seller
522 South Pineapple Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236
United States
Sarasota Estate Auction specializes in a wide variety of furniture, antiques, fine art, lighting, sculptures, and collectibles. Andrew Ford, owner and operator of the company, has a passion for finding the best pieces of art and antiques and sharing those finds with the Gulf Coast of Florida.
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About Auction
LiveJan 19, 2025
Over 800 lots will be offered in day 2 of our 2 day weekend. There are multiple lots of important fine art from landscapes and etchings to old masters and portraits. We have a collection of sterling silver, African artifacts, oriental rugs, Asian antiquities, a collection from the Ex Managing Director of the NYC Waldorf Astoria, and more! Sarasota Estate Auction sarasotaestateauction@gmail.com
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John Wayne (1907-1979) American, Framed Autographed Photo. Shows Wayne and co-star Gail Russell on the set of The Wake of the Red Witch in 1948. Autographed upper right.
Overall Size: 16 x 13 in.
Sight Size: 9 x 7 in.
#33 #5375 .
Marion Robert Morrison (professionally known as John Wayne and nicknamed “the Duke”) was born on May 26th, 1907 in Winterset, Iowa. His Presbyterian family was strict and proud of their ancestry as well as their service in the Civil War, and when they moved to Glendale, California in 1916 so his father could work as a pharmacist Wayne performed well in both sports and academics. He took the nickname Duke first from his dog, a huge Airedale Terrier, and at first sought to be either a military man or a professional football player. However, he scored too poorly to be accepted to the US Naval Academy, and while attending the University of Southern California majoring in pre-law he suffered a broken collarbone, which caused him to lose his athletic scholarship. The film director John Ford, who owed Wayne’s coach Howard Jones a favor, hired Wayne as a prop boy and extra. Wayne modeled his entire persona, from the walk to the talk, after Wyatt Earp, who he met on a set before the elderly gunslinger’s death. After obtaining his first starring role in The Big Trail in 1930 the director Raoul Walsh suggested to Fox Studios chief Winfield Sheehan that they change his name to John Wayne, a decision the young actor was not even a part of. Although the movie was a flop he continued to find work throughout the 1930s mainly in low-budget Poverty Row Westerns, and by the end of the decade Ford’s support had led him to become a mainstream star, as well as the de facto face of the “everyman” archetype that dominated Hollywood pictures for years to come. He was 34 at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor and exempted due to age, but begged Ford to help him enlist, only giving up when he was threatened with a lawsuit for trying to break his contract with Republic Pictures. His failure, twice, to be a part of the military became a source of pain all his life, and led to the “superpatriotism” he espoused in his later years. He continued to play heroic characters through the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, although often more tragic and flawed, earning him an enduring status as one of the definitive American icons of the 20th Century. Like Spencer Tracy and Gary Cooper he was lauded not for “trying to act” but rather “being himself,” bringing authenticity, naturalism, and heart to his roles. He was nominated three times for Academy Awards, finally winning in 1969 for True Grit, and won three Golden Globe Awards as well. Despite holding controversial and extremely vocal opinions on race, religion, and politics, two of his wives were from Latin America and the other of Spanish-American descent, leading to seven children over the years that he doted on throughout his near-constant work schedule and two bitter divorces. By the late 1960s his chain-smoking habit forced him to undergo surgery to remove his entire left lung and two ribs, and his frank and open attitude towards cancer was instrumental in leading future generations to take preventative exams seriously. He died of stomach cancer on June 11th, 1979 while enrolled in a cancer vaccine study at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, and his tombstone read “Feo, Fuerte y Formal,” a Spanish epitaph Wayne described as meaning “Ugly, Strong, and Dignified.” By the time of his death he had been awarded both the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contribution to the nation through his films, which totaled an incredible 170 altogether over a fifty-year career.
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16 x 13 in.
