From "The Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949) one quote I could not leave out!
John Wayne as Sgt. Stryker: "SADDLE UP"
"... in spite of his reputation for invulnerability, he eagerly took on the task of playing deeply lonely men who die."
"John Wayne died in 8 films , and a further two, depending on how you want to look at it.
"Central Airport"
"Reap the Wild Wind"
"The Fighting Seabees"
"Wake of the Red Witch"
"The Sands of Iwo Jima"
"The Alamo"
"The Cowboys"
"The Shootist"
He was already dead at the start of "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", and most of the film is a flashback to when he was alive. It is just stated that he died, but there is no actual death scene.
In "The Sea Chase" it is left to the audience to decide whether or not he died. The romantic among us like to think that he and Lana Turner were able to escape from the sinking ship at the end of the film, but it is not made clear."
