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

0898_3162 John Wayne 1977 © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3213 John Wayne, 1973. © 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_3132 John Wayne, 1978. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3201 John Wayne, 1978. © 1978 David Sutton

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

0898_3163 John Wayne, 1977. © 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_3131 John Wayne, 1978. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3130 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_3026 John Wayne 1978 © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3041 John Wayne, 1978. © 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_3030 John Wayne, 1978. © 1978 David Sutton

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

0898_3091 John Wayne in his trailer during a break from filming "The Cowboys," Warner Bros. 1971. © 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_3057 John Wayne in "The Green Berets," Warner Bros. 1967. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3032 John Wayne, 1977 © 1978 David Sutton

0898_3029 John Wayne, 1978. © 1978 David Sutton

0898_0966 John Wayne 1977 © 1978 David Sutton

0898_2004 John Wayne, c. 1963. Photo by Paul Hesse.