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American Legend Gallery

The tough-as-nails, big-screen image of John Wayne belied the private family time he enjoyed aboard his beloved yacht Wild Goose.On May 26, 1907, pharmacist Clyde Morrison and his wife, Mary Brown, welcomed a happy, healthy baby boy into their modest, four-room Winterset, Iowa, home. They named him Marion Michael Morrison.
  • By Mike Smith
  • November 1, 2005

That wheel you see (lower right) is the former Navy minesweeper’s original one.

Duke was an avid fisherman (left).

Lynda Bird Johnson and Sammy Davis, Jr. were among Wild Goose’s high-profile guests.

Trading Playboy for fresh lobster in Mexico.

Onboard, Duke was mostly a quiet family man.

Capt. Bert Minshall (left) and a crew member used to break off chunks of ice from an Alaskan glacier to use in cocktails aboard Wild Goose.

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