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You're going to think I'm being corny, but this is how I really feel: I hope my family and my friends will be able to say that I was an honest, kind and fairly decent man.
John Wayne
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John Wayne
Age: 72 †
Born: 1907
Born: May 26
Died: 1979
Died: June 11
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