She and John Wayne remained friends until his death. In her home on St. Croix, she had a wing she called the John Wayne Wing because he stayed there when visiting. It was badly damaged by Hurricane Hugo in 1989, some ten years after Wayne's death.
[When being handed her honorary Oscar] I only hope it's silver or gold and not like a spoon out of the kitchen.
Often starred with John Wayne
The Pirate Queen
Maureen FitzSimons
Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Ranelagh, Dublin, Republic of Ireland]
(age 95)
Boise, Idaho, USA