John Wayne The Duke Movie T-shirt

John Wayne The Duke Movie T-shirt features a silhouette of the iconic actor and cowboy John Wayne. The artwork was derived from film stills of John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn in the 1969 western True Grit. The film received ten Academy Award nominations, including one for Best Original Screenplay by Marguerite Roberts, Hal Ashby, and Waldo Salt.

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John Wayne’s “Duke” Nickname

Why was John Wayne dubbed “Duke”? Wayne made his acting debut in 1926’s Brown Of Harvard before starring in b-movie Westerns like 1932’s Haunted Gold. Stagecoach helped him become one of the greatest Western cinema stars of all time.

Marion Robert Morrison’s first film credit was as “Duke Morrison” in 1929’s Words and Music. “Duke” became his moniker and the name of a white horse he rode in six ’30s Westerns. Few understood where Wayne’s moniker Duke originated from. Wayne, who only produced one sequel, heard that he was descended from royalty. Duke was his Airedale Terrier dog’s childhood moniker. Wayne walked his enormous dog to school every day. A neighborhood firefighter nicknamed the Terrier “Big Duke,” and Marion became “Little Duke.”

Duke John Wayne T-shirt with his name scrolled underneath. Great gift or souvenir for a fan of Western Actors and Movie Stars.