I hate to be the sceptic here, but since this topic has been pushed back up I thought I had better step up and say something.
People as famous as John Wayne will always have people claiming to have known him or being relatives or whatever, either to make a buck or as I believe here to get some attention.
This is the second time this person posts this story, although a slightly different spin. He has two user names with almost the same information supplied.
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Ok, it might be true, but I for one will have to see some more information before I believe it. It's not nice to say that someone is lying, but anyone can say they are a relative of a famous person. If you really are John Wayne's cousin I'm sure you will understand that it is sometimes necessary to ask question like this.
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