# @johnwayneofficial on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DKpwanvBQCj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38475696-johnwayneofficial-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-06-08T20:00:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** John Wayne "The Duke" (@johnwayneofficial) — https://gondola.cc/johnwayneofficial

## Caption

Happy National Best Friends Day! John Wayne is pictured here with his close friends John Ford, Ward Bond, and Henry Fonda aboard John Ford’s boat, the Araner, with a marlin they caught during a fishing trip in the Sea of Cortez, circa 1930s. 🎣🐟

These legendary friends are also seen playing a game of cards in a magazine insert, courtesy of the John Wayne Archive.

Tag your best friend and let them know you’re thinking about them today!

Want to see more behind-the-scenes history? Correspondence between John Wayne and John Ford is on display at the John Wayne: An American Experience Museum in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, Texas. Visit johnwayneae.com to purchase tickets or gift a ticket to your best friend!

#JohnWayne #BestFriendsDay #HollywoodLegends #SeaOfCortez #MovieHistory

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johnwayne, seaofcortez, bestfriendsday, hollywoodlegends, moviehistory

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