"I believe in common decency, without which no society or goodwill can exist." —John Wayne⁣ ⁣ Happy Heavenly Birthday to Althea Gibson. Pictured here with John Wayne and William Holden behind the scenes of The Horse Soldiers (1959). ⁣ Did you know? Althea Neale Gibson was a groundbreaking American tennis player and professional golfer—one of the first Black athletes to break the color barrier in international tennis. In 1956, she became the first African American to win a Grand Slam title. A year later, she won at Wimbledon, where Queen Elizabeth II presented her the trophy. ⁣ #JohnWayne #AltheaGibson #HollywoodLegends #CulturalIcons #SportsHistory