Texas movie set used by John Wayne fading away

BRACKETTVILLE, Texas (AP) — Time and Mother Nature are threatening to dismantle the Alamo. Not the original, but the replica 18th-century Spanish mission and Old West movie set John Wayne built for his Oscar-nominated 1960 movie and that for decades was a tourist mecca and film production site. “It’s not just something that represents history […]

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John Wayne Birthday Celebration, May 27-28 2011

Winterset, Iowa: Legions of John Wayne fans from throughout the United States and Europe will be gathering at Duke’s Iowa birthplace this spring for Winterset’s annual John Wayne Birthday Celebration. This year’s event salutes the epic films best known as director John Ford’s Cavalry Trilogy: Fort Apache, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Rio Grande. […]

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John Wayne Marina

Located on Pitship Point in Sequim Bay (Longitude 123 02’ 18” W/Latitude 48 03’ 43” N), the John Wayne Marina is of course named for “The Duke,” but since opening in 1985, the marina has made a reputation for itself as a full-service facility in a superb location. The marina offers both permanent and guest […]

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