To millions of filmgoers, John Wayne was heroism personified, and he remains one of the great film stars of all time. Wayne’s career spanned six decades. He was featured in some 160 films, many of which rank with the best ever shown. He was the top box-office draw in 1950, 1951, 1954 and 1971, and stayed among the top ten box-office stars from 1949 to 1973, with the exception of 1958.

Wayne made his last public appearance in April 1979 at the Oscar ceremony and two months later, he lost his battle with cancer. While the final chapter may have closed on a great actor, the unique legacy of the man and what he represented to so many for so long remains very much alive today.

Memorabilia displayed in the John Wayne suite include a movie DVD "True Grit" for which he won an Oscar in 1969, old movie posters and numerous books including one authored by his daughter, Aissa Wayne.