What was John Wayne's death?

Answer 1

John Wayne died of cancer of the stomach and lungs.

Some believe he was exposed to radioactive fallout when he was filming "The Conqueror"; as the film site was near a nuclear testing ground. However it is more likely that his cancer was a result of the fact that he was a heavy smoker.

Answer 2

Complications from lung and stomach cancer.

Answer 3

He passed away at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center on June 11, 1979 at approximately 5:30 in the afternoon.

Answer 4

John Wayne died of stomach cancer on June 11, 1979, at the UCLA Medical Center.

Answer 5

John Wayne died on June 11, 1979 at the age of 72.

Answer 6

he had cancer

In a strange twist of fate in his last movie, "The Shootist", he played an aging gunfighter with cancer.

Answer 7

Lung Cancer. He smoked five packs a day!

Answer 8

John Wayne died of cancer in June 1979.