By the 1950s he was Hollywood's most popular actor - destined to become an American icon. Through previously unpublished photographs and revealing family anecdotes, The Young Duke offers an unflinching look at how Marion Morrison became the legend known as John Wayne - from his Iowa boyhood to his days as a college football star, to his box-office success in Westerns and war movies. It uncovers the true stories behind the screen legend's public and private lives.
