The Personal Property of John Wayne Author:Heritage Auctions The family of legendary actor John Wayne will be offering an expansive collection of never-before-released personal and professional memorabilia from the movie star's personal archives for public auction this fall. Among the items in the collection are one of the iconic black eye-patches worn by John Wayne in his 1969 Academy AwardŽ winning role... more » in True Grit, the cowboy hat he wore in the film's 1975 sequel, Rooster Cogburn, and more than 400 other costumes, scripts, personal documents and awards that will be available to fans for the first time.« less