# @johnwayneofficial on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNyma006kNu
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-25T20:00:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** John Wayne "The Duke" (@johnwayneofficial) — https://gondola.cc/johnwayneofficial

## Caption

"I believe in common decency, without which no society or goodwill can exist." —John Wayne⁣
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Happy Heavenly Birthday to Althea Gibson. Pictured here with John Wayne and William Holden behind the scenes of The Horse Soldiers (1959).
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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.
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#JohnWayne #AltheaGibson #HollywoodLegends #CulturalIcons #SportsHistory

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