0898_3326 John Wayne's Reno Silver Spurs Award for Outstanding Western Star of 1949. Photographed at Wayne's home, circa 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3334 John Wayne, c. 1977. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3346 John Wayne, Sammy Cahn, Vince Edwards, and Paul Newman, circa 1962. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3251 John Wayne holding his grandson (son of Patrick Wayne) on the set of "The Green Berets," Warner Bros. 1967. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3253 John Wayne and his wife, Pilar, at home, 1970. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3329 John Wayne, 1973. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3226 John Wayne in his trophy room at home, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3248 John Wayne playing chess with his son, Ethan, and skipper, Jack Headley, on his yacht, "Wild Goose," 1971. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3294 John Wayne and his wife, Pilar, at home, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3244 John Wayne on his yacht, "Wild Goose," 1971. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3212 John Wayne, 1973. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3325 John Wayne's Golden Globe Awards from 1970 (Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama) and 1966 (Cecil B. DeMille Award). Photographed at Wayne's home, circa 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3223 John Wayne, 1973. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3235 John Wayne, Ken Reafsnyder, Jack Gordean, and Jim Cunningham on a speedboat between Vancouver and Alaska, 1971. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3200 John Wayne, 1978. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3286 John Wayne and his son, Ethan, at home, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3202 John Wayne, 1978. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3284 John Wayne and his son, Ethan, at home, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3205 John Wayne, 1978. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3274 John Wayne and his wife, Pilar, at a Share Party, 1970. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3278 John Wayne and his wife, Pilar, 1971. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3237 John Wayne playing cards with Ken Reafsnyder, Jack Gordean, and Jim Cunningham on his yacht, "Wild Goose," 1971. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3246 John Wayne on his yacht, "Wild Goose," 1971. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3258 John Wayne and his wife, Pilar, at a Share Party, 1970. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3232 John Wayne's home, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3233 John Waybne in front of his yacht, "Wild Goose," 1971. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3256 John Wayne and his daughter, Aissa, at home, 1970. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3230 John Wayne at home, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3213 John Wayne, 1973. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3147 John Wayne in "The Shootist," Paramount 1976. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3161 John Wayne at home, 1970. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3136 John Wayne and his wife, Pilar, at home, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3201 John Wayne, 1978. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3120 John Wayne in "Chisum," Warner Bros. 1969. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3118 John Wayne and Bob Hope, 1970. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3132 John Wayne, 1978. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3107 John Wayne with his sons, Patrick, Michael, and Ethan, and his grandson, Ian, during a break from filming "Big Jake," Batjac/Cinema Center 1970. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3185 John Wayne at home, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3148 John Wayne in "Rio Lobo," Cinema Center 1970. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3163 John Wayne, 1977. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3150 John Wayne in "The Green Berets," Warner Bros. 1967. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3124 John Wayne and his daughter, Marisa, at home, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3108 John Wayne on his yacht, "Wild Goose," 1971. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3110 John Wayne and his son, Ethan, on the set of "Rio Lobo," Cinema Center 1970. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3131 John Wayne, 1978. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3137 John Wayne at home, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3139 John Wayne signing autographs for fans, circa 1970. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3100 John Wayne, Ed McMahon, and Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show," NBC 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3095 John Wayne and his son, Ethan, during a break from filming "The Cowboys," Warner Bros. 1971. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3096 John Wayne, 1978. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3086 John Wayne playing cards with Ken Reafsnyder, Jack Gordean, and Jim Cunningham on his yacht, "Wild Goose," 1971. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3083 John Wayne, Ken Reafsnyder, Jack Gordean, and Jim Cunningham on a speedboat between Vancouver and Alaska near Wayne's yacht, "Wild Goose," 1971. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3130 John Wayne, 1978. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3123 John Wayne and his daughter, Marisa, at home, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3093 John Wayne and his son, Ethan, during a break from filming "The Cowboys," Warner Bros. 1971. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3087 John Wayne on his yacht, "Wild Goose," 1971. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3068 John Wayne and his daughter, Marisa, at home, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3122 John Wayne and his daughter, Marisa, at home, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3030 John Wayne, 1978. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3055 John Wayne, 1979. © 1979 David Sutton

0898_3061 John Wayne and his wife, Pilar, at home, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3051 John Wayne playing chess with his son, Patrick, during a break from filming "The Green Berets," Warner Bros. 1967. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3041 John Wayne, 1978. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3091 John Wayne in his trailer during a break from filming "The Cowboys," Warner Bros. 1971. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3082 John Wayne on his yacht, "Wild Goose," 1971. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3013 John Wayne in "The Train Robbers," Warner Bros. 1973. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3076 John Wayne, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3053 John Wayne playing chess with his son, Patrick, during a break from filming "Big Jake," Batjac/Cinema Center 1970. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3025 John Wayne at home, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3057 John Wayne in "The Green Berets," Warner Bros. 1967. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_1136 John Wayne in "Chisum," Warner Bros. 1969. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_2028 John Wayne and director, Michael Curtiz, before the filming of "Trouble Along the Way," 1953. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_1127 John Wayne in "Cahill, US Marshal," Warner Bros. 1973. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3069 John Wayne in his trophy room at home, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3052 John Wayne playing chess with William Windom at the Balboa Bay Club, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_1134 John Wayne in "The Cowboys," Warner Bros. 1971 © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3029 John Wayne, 1978. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_1126 John Wayne in "Chisum," Warner Bros. 1969. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_1108 John Wayne in "Rooster Cogburn," Universal 1974. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_1135 John Wayne in "Chisum," Warner Bros. 1969. © 1978 David Sutton

0868_3357 John Wayne at home, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_1101 John Wayne At the 42nd Annual Academy Awards, Best Actor winner for "True Grit," 1970. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_0842 John Wayne, Barbara Marx, and Frank Sinatra at the Scopus Award ceremony honoring John Wayne, December 1977. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_1120 John Wayne on location for "The Cowboys," Warner Bros. 1971. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_1118 John Wayne in "The Green Berets," Warner Bros. 1967. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_1132 John Wayne in "The Green Berets," Warner Bros. 1967. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_1116 John Wayne preparing for a scene in "Rio Lobo," Cinema Center 1970. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_0833 John Wayne betting on USC/UCLA football game, on location for "Chisum," Warner Bros. 1969. © 1978 David Sutton

0815_0404 W. C. Fields in "David Copperfield." 1934 MGM

0898_0978 John Wayne in "Rio Lobo," Cinema Center 1970. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_0907 John, Ethan, Aissa, Marisa, and Pilar Wayne at home, 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_0909 John Wayne, c. 1972. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_0031 John Wayne in "Chisum," Warner Bros. 1969. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_0964 John Wayne, 1977. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_0901 John Wayne, c. 1970. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_0888 John Wayne in "Chisum," Warner Bros. 1969. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_0886 John Wayne in "Chisum," Warner Bros. 1969. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_0882 John Wayne in "The Cowboys," Warner Bros. 1971. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_0831 John Wayne on the day before his 71st birthday, May 25, 1978. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_0836 John Wayne riding a motorcycle on location for "Big Jake," National General 1970. © 1978 David Sutton