“His public life and private life were a much richer character than he ever portrayed on screen.”- Patrick Wayne
When it comes to westerns one name resonates above all others, John Wayne. On this week’s Explore the West we hear from John Wayne’s family about what it was like to grow up with such a legend and how they are carrying on his legacy with the John Wayne Cancer Foundation.
To find out more information on the John Wayne Cancer Foundation please visit www.johnwayne.org
Images Courtesy of:
Donald C. & Elizabeth M. Dickinson Research Center
Anita La Cava Swift
John Wayne Cancer Foundation
Orange County Archives