Hi Elly
Yes, I heard that John Wayne had some kind of cosmetic work done on his face. I think it might have been early 1970's. If you look at him in Rio Lobo he looks incredibly young for and man in his sixties.
Mike
You're right Mike, he did look young for a man who was nearly 63 in Rio Lobo (although I did think he looked somewhat ill in that film).
Is it just me, or did Duke look younger in The War Wagon than he had in El Dorado?