Today marks the 60th anniversary of the release of The Sons of Katie Elder (1965). This film marked John Wayne’s return to work after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous lung and two ribs just four months earlier. Duke insisted on doing some of his own stunts to show the world that nothing could slow him down. 💪 Co-star Dean Martin said of John Wayne: "Someone else would have laid around, feeling sorry for himself, for a year. But Duke, he just doesn't know how to be sick. He's two loud speaking guys in one... there's only one John Wayne, and nobody makes any mistakes about that." The last two images are from the John Wayne x John R. Hamilton fine art collection, available for purchase online at jwstockandsupply.com or at our flagship John Wayne Stock & Supply store in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, Texas. #JohnWayne #TheSonsOfKatieElder #WesternMovies #DeanMartin #FilmLegends