John Wayne’s Birthplace

Winterset IA

John Wayne was born in this house in 1907. His birth name was Marion Robert Morrison. He weighed 13 pounds at birth.
His nickname “Duke” was from his family’s Airedale Duke.
Sculpture outside the museum.
Scenes from some of John Wayne’s movies.
John Wayne by Andy Warhol.
Props and costumes from several of his movies. This is from Fort Apache.
The Horse Soldiers
John Wayne’s favorite place was Monument Valley
The Shootist
Military movies, including The Green Berets.
John Wayne tribute guns.
Comic books about the “Greatest Cowboy of them All”
John Wayne’s leisure clothes.
John Wayne’s 1972 Pontiac Grand Safari
John Wayne’s personal black book, turned to the page with Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s information.