John Wayne's cowboy hat up for sale

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The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder

The iconic cowboy hat worn by John Wayne in six of his films is going up for auction in Los Angeles next week.

Expected to fetch at least $30,000, the felt hat is marked with Wayne's name, probably for identification by the wardrobe department. He gave it to his stunt double Chuck Roberson after thirty years of working together, but when Roberson died in 1988 it was sold to the current owner.

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