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John Wayne memorabilia to be sold off

John Wayne memorabilia to be sold off

The family of John Wayne is to sell-off hundreds of items from the legendary actor’s personal archives.

Wayne died in 1979 and the items to be offered for auction have been in storage since then.

Among the items to be sold is the eye-patch worn by Wayne in his Oscar winning film True Grit (1969). The hat he wore in the film’s sequel, Rooster Cogburn (1975), will also be sold.

More than 400 items have been released by the actor’s family.

These include scripts, costumes and other items linked to his film career.

The auction will take place in Los Angeles in October. Heritage Auctions, which is handling the sale, will also stage public exhibitions of the sale items in Dallas and New York.

To view more information about the auction Click here.

 

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