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| Above, John Wayne in Monument Valley during the filming of The Searchers. |
The official John Wayne Facebook page posted this little tidbit showing the Duke's generosity.
This happened during the filming of The Searchers (1956):
While filming The Searchers, a Navajo child became seriously ill with pneumonia and needed urgent medical attention. John Wayne lent his plane and pilot to the little girl so she could get to the hospital. For his deed, the Navajos nicknamed him "The Man With The Big Eagle".
The Searchers was mainly filmed in Monument Valley, which is a part of the Navajo Nation.
As a friend said in his comment on this story:
That's who The Duke was. Not the villain the media now portrays him as.
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