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Sell or Auction Your John Wayne True Grit Cast Crew Mug for up to Nearly $5,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions

ByNate D Sanders September 15, 2021September 15, 2021

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Sell Your John Wayne True Grit Cast Crew Mug

True Grit is a 1969 American Western film starring John Wayne as U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, Glen Campbell as La Boeuf and Kim Darby as Mattie Ross. It is the first film adaptation of Charles Portis’ 1968 novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Marguerite Roberts. Wayne won his only Oscar for his performance in the film and reprised his role for the 1975 sequel Rooster Cogburn.

Below is a recent realized price for a John Wayne True Grit cast crew mug. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to these amounts or more for you:

John Wayne True Grit Cast Crew Mug. Sold for nearly $5,000.

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John Wayne Coffee Mug That He Gave to Crew of The Alamo

The Alamo is a 1960 American epic historical war film about the 1836 Battle of the Alamo produced and directed by John Wayne and starring Wayne as Davy Crockett. The picture also stars Richard Widmark as Jim Bowie and Laurence Harvey as William B. Travis, and the supporting cast features Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Joan O’Brien, Chill Wills, Joseph Calleia, Ken Curtis, Ruben Padilla as Santa Anna, and Richard Boone as Sam Houston. The motion picture was photographed in 70 mm Todd-AO by William H. Clothier and released by United Artists.

Coffee mug given by John Wayne to a crew member on “The Alamo”. Starting in the early 1950s, Wayne famously started giving custom-made coffee mugs to the cast and crew of his movies. Although their design differed with each movie, they all had the signature gold handle. This mug reads “Bill From Duke” on one side and “The Alamo” on the other. With the “Wallace China U.S.A.” stamp on the underside, the china company used for Wayne’s mugs, as well as a stamp from Bob Williams of Tustin, CA, who owned The Mug Shop, the retail store that sold the mugs to Wayne. Substantial mug weighs 1 lb., 2 oz. Measures 4″ tall and 3.25″ wide, not including handle. Light wear, otherwise near fine. Sold for $2,557.

 John Wayne True Grit cast crew mug
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance John Wayne Coffee Mug

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (/ˈvæləns/) is a 1962 American dramatic Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and James Stewart. The screenplay by James Warner Bellah and Willis Goldbeck was adapted from a 1953 short story written by Dorothy M. Johnson. In 2007, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”

Coffee mug given by John Wayne to a crew member on “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance”. Starting in the early 1950s, Wayne famously started giving custom-made coffee mugs to the cast and crew of his movies. Although their design differed with each movie, they all had the signature gold handle. This mug reads “Bill From Duke” on one side and “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” on the other. With the “Wallace China U.S.A.” stamp on the underside, the china company used for Wayne’s mugs, as well as a stamp from Bob Williams of Tustin, CA, who owned The Mug Shop, the retail store that sold the mugs to Wayne. Substantial mug weighs 1 lb., 5 oz. Measures 4″ tall and 3.5″ wide, not including handle. Light wear, otherwise near fine. Sold for $1,716.

John Wayne Man Who Shot Liberty Valance coffee mug
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John Wayne Mug From “Rooster Cogburn” — One of Wayne’s Famous Mugs Gifted to the Cast and Crew on His Films

John Wayne mug from “Rooster Cogburn”, customized and gifted to a member of the crew for the 1975 feature film, the sequel to “True Grit”. Wayne famously had mugs (all featuring a gold handle) custom made for each member of the cast and crew on his films, and would give them out after shooting wrapped. Ceramic mug features a printed illustration of Wayne and Katharine Hepburn in character from “Rooster Cogburn”, with custom print to verso reading: “MARVIN from Duke”, given to Marvin Weldon, the script supervisor. Underside is stamped “KETCHUM originals” in Long Beach, California. Measures 3.5″ in height and 3″ in diameter, not including handle. Some loss of finish to inside of handle, overall very good plus condition. Sold for $900.

John Wayne coffee mug
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John Wayne “True Grit” Costume

John Wayne’s costume from Paramount’s 1969 film, “True Grit.” Worn by Wayne in the role of frontier marshall Rooster Cogburn. Wine colored cotton long sleeve shirt with fabric-backed, lined suede vest, with collars, and embroidery. Label reads, “Western Costume Co / Hollywood / No. 2249-3 / Name John Wayne / Chest 49 Sleeve 36 / Collar 18 1/2.” Together with a Certificate of Authenticity from a respected movie memorabilia auction house and letter regarding subsequent sale. Some soiling to vest, else very good condition. Sold for $10,200.

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Screen-Worn Shirt Worn by John Wayne as the Iconic Gunslinger, Cole Thornton, in the Classic 1966 Film ”El Dorado” — With COA From His Son Ethan Wayne

One-of-a-kind shirt worn by Hollywood legend John Wayne in the 1966 Paramount Pictures western, ”El Dorado.” The second film in a trilogy of westerns directed by Howard Hawks, ”El Dorado” features Wayne as the infamous gun-toting Cole Thornton, hired by a wealthy rancher to range war against another family. Tomato-red long-sleeve button-down shirt is made of cotton with two front pockets and a tuck-in tab on placket. Original label from legendary Hollywood costumer reads ”Western Costume Co.” label reads: ”No. 2399-2 / John Wayne / Chest 46 / Sleeve 35 3/4”. Lot accompanied by a COA from his son Ethan Wayne and a photo of him wearing the shirt on-screen. Near fine. Sold for $5,948.

 John Wayne True Grit cast crew mug
Screen-Worn Shirt Worn by John Wayne as the Iconic Gunslinger, Cole Thornton, in the Classic 1966 Film ”El Dorado’. Click to enlarge.

Scarce John Wayne Cowboy Hat Worn in Six Films That Defined The Iconic Actor’s Western Career

Incredibly rare and iconic cowboy hat worn by the legendary John Wayne in six major westerns. Wayne wore the hat in the 1961 film ”The Comancheros”, the 1963 film ”McClintock!”, the 1965 film ”The Sons of Katie Elder”, the 1966 film ”El Dorado”, and the 1969 film ”The Undefeated”. Camel-colored felt cowboy hat has ”John Wayne / ‘Comancheros”’ written in black marker to underneath of front brim, with an additional ”John Wayne” written in black marker to leather sweatband, as well as ”#3” written in green pen to leather. Hat’s brim measures 16” in length and is 5” tall. Inside measures 7” in diameter. Six little holes to brim. With provenance from the Collection of John Wayne, the Collection of Chuck Roberson (the actor’s stunt double), John Hagner’s Hollywood Stuntmen’s Hall of Fame, and Mecum Auctions, Santa Monica, CA, July 26-27, 2013, lot F168. Overall very good. Sold for $37,500.

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Scarce John Wayne Cowboy Hat Worn in Six Films That Defined The Iconic Actor’s Western Career. Click to enlarge.

John Wayne Vintage Movie Shirt and One Dozen Never-Before-Seen Candid Snapshots From his Final Interview. One of Wayne’s Last Pieces of Movie Memorabilia

Truly unique John Wayne lot, including more than one dozen never-before-seen candid snapshots from Wayne’s final and most revealing interview with writer Bill Kelly in December 1978 at Wayne’s Newport Beach home; accompanied by a copy of the interview published in South Bay magazine. Also includes an off-white long-sleeve collared shirt which bears Wayne’s name on inside tag, “Western Costume Co. Hollywood John Wayne,” and lists his chest size as 48 1/2, sleeve size 18. Fine piece of movie memorabilia. Sold for $1,099.

 John Wayne True Grit cast crew mug
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Consign your John Wayne True Grit cast crew mug at Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Send a description and images of your item to us at [email protected].

FREE ESTIMATE. To buy, auction, sell or consign your John Wayne True Grit cast crew mug that is for sale, please email your description and photos to  [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).

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