In Memory of John Wayne | Busy Beaver Button Museum

Category:

Entertainment

Additional Images:

Sub Categories:

Photograph

Text on Button:

IN MEMORY OF A GREAT AMERICAN: JOHN WAYNE 1907-1979

Image Description:

Black & white photo of John Wayne in front of a red, white, & blue banner of an American flag. Blue text on upper and lower portions of button, red text on lower portion of button.

Back Style:

Locking pin

The Shape:

Circle

The Size:

2 1/4 inch

Year / Decade Made:

1979

1970s

Additional Information:

John Wayne (real name Marion Mitchell Morrison) was an American film actor, director and producer who epitomized "rugged masculinity" and became an enduring American icon, following his breakout role in the 1939 Western film Stagecoach.