John Wayne's eye patch to be auctioned

12 April 2012

Cowboy hats, costumes and saddles from actor John Wayne's estate will go up for auction in Los Angeles next month.

The sale will include more than 700 items, including the eye patch Wayne wore in his Oscar-winning performance in True Grit, right.

There will also be outfits from the Sands of Iwo Jima and the Green Berets and scripts from Stagecoach, Rio Lobo, Hellfighters and The Sons of Katie Elder, many annotated with the star's handwritten notes.

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