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| The Man from Utah Released May 15, 1934 Starring John Wayne, Polly Ann Young, George "Gabby" Hayes Directed by Robert N. Bradbury Written by Lindsley Parsons John Wayne is rodeo rider John Weston, who hunts for the killers of rodeo riders before they can win at a roving rodeo run by outlaws. |
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| June 24, 1933: Actor John Wayne (1907 - 1979) marries Josephine Saenz Saenz was the first of Wayne's three wives. She was a Panamanian diplomat's daughter. They had four children during their 12-year marriage. Wayne went on to marry two more Latinas: Esperanza (Chata) Baur Diaz and Pilar Weldy. He and Diaz had no children during their eight-year marriage. During their 17-year union, Wayne and Weldy had three children. Wayne's love of all things Latin was such that when he died, he was laid to rest in an unmarked grave overlooking the Pacific Ocean - facing south. A memorial stone placed in the cemetery near his grave had the inscription he’d always wanted written on it. It was in Spanish: “Feo, Fuerte, y Formal” (He was ugly, he was strong, he had dignity.). |
