John Wayne 's towering influence over American film and culture is once again in the spotlight, as the 46th anniversary of his death prompts renewed reflection on the actor's extraordinary legacy – and RadarOnline.com can now reveal how his seven children helped carry it forward into modern Hollywood .

The swaggering "Duke," killed in 1979 aged 72 by stomach cancer, was one of the defining stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, hailed for his roles in Western and war epics and for cultivating a screen persona inseparable from the mythology of the all-American hero. Article continues below advertisement

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