John Wayne Highlands, fierce fighters against communism, bestowed on Wayne a brass bracelet that he wore in the film and all subsequent films. Wayne finally won a Best Actor Oscar for "True Grit" (1969), two decades after his only other nomination. Wayne took on the role of the eponymous detective in the crime drama "McQ" (1974). His last film was "The Shootist" (1976), whose main character, J. B. Books, was dying of cancer—which Wayne himself succumbed to three years later. "The Shootist" (1976) contains numerous plot similarities to "The Gunfighter" of nearly thirty years before, a role which Wayne had wanted but
John Wayne Delehant Senate on February 9, 1942, and received his commission on February 13, 1942. He served as chief judge from 1956 to 1957, assuming senior status on April 30, 1957. Delehant served in that capacity until his death, in Omaha, Nebraska. John Wayne Delehant John Wayne Delehant (September 3, 1890 – April 20, 1972) was a United States federal judge. Born in Goodland, Kansas, Delehant received an A.B. from Creighton University in 1910, an A.M. from Creighton University in 1911, and an LL.B. from Creighton University School of Law in 1913. He was in private practice in Beatrice, Nebraska from 1913