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Home   •   The Big Trail

John Wayne
Jun 11, 2019

National Treasure

Forty years after the death of John Wayne in 1979, his legacy—and legend—endures.

Young John Wayne
Jan 8, 2019

Young Duke Morrison Becomes John Wayne Riding The Big Trail

In August of 1927, a little-known USC football player named Marion Morrison—nicknamed “Duke” by his friends—announced to his disappointed father that he was dropping out of college.

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