John Wayne A Tribute to The Duke 2010

Tribute Collectables Film & Stage Stars 1920 –1940 John Wayne A Tribute to The Duke 2010 John Wayne A Tribute to The Duke 2010 10 - Tribute Collectable cards are notable particularly for the comprehensive biographies on the card backs. Here, we learn John Wayne acquired the nickname ”Duke” when as a child he was inseparable from the family’s huge Airedale “Little Duke”. After a summer job in a studio prop room he began getting small parts in low-budget Westerns, but his career really took off when he featured in John Ford’s “Stagecoach” in 1939. One starring role followed another through the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s, culminating with a Best Actor Oscar for “True Grit”. The black and white photos on these cards show him in a variety of familiar roles. Size 68 x 36mm.

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Issuer: Tribute Collectables Condition: Mint * These are original and NOT reprints Description: Tribute Collectable cards are notable particularly for the comprehensive biographies on the card backs. Here, we learn John Wayne acquired the nickname ”Duke” when as a child he was inseparable from the family’s huge Airedale “Little Duke”. After a summer job in a studio prop room he began getting small parts in low-budget Westerns, but his career really took off when he featured in John Ford’s “Stagecoach” in 1939. One starring role followed another through the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s, culminating with a Best Actor Oscar for “True Grit”. The black and white photos on these cards show him in a variety of familiar roles. Size 68 x 36mm. Number of cards in set: 10

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