Beverly Hills, California: John Wayne Statue #1
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- Address:
- 8484 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA
- Directions:
- On the southwest corner of Wilshire Blvd and Hamilton Drive, just east of La Cienega.
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One of (at least) two statues of The Duke in the greater L.A. area. 1984 bronze by Harry Jackson.
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This building was the headquarters of Great Western Savings and Loan, one of the largest savings and loans in the nation. John Wayne did television commercials for Great Western from 1977 until his death in 1979. As a tribute to their celebrity spokesman, Great Western commissioned in 1984 a full-sized bronze statue of the actor by noted American western-motif sculptor Harry Jackson to stand in front of their headquarters. The building was later sold in 1992. Magazine publisher Larry Flynt obtained the building and statue in 1994, and sold the building in 2013.
[Craig Baker, 05/16/2019]This statue sits at the base of the porn king Larry Flynt building & home office to Hustler!
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