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Unsavory headlines pursue Gail Russell in new court case.
John Wayne Divorce Case
THE LURID HEADLINES AND THE MUDSLINGING STILL HAUNT THOSE INVOLVED
that John spent most of one night at the home of actress Gail Russell, estranged wife of Guy Madison, and that Duke bought Gail an automobile shortly thereafter.
The 46-year-old actor was able to fend off with a good show of nonchalance Esperanza's testimony that he was far rougher in his home life with his wife than with cattle rustlers on the screen.
Her allegations that he beat her, that he drank to excess, that he attended a wild strip-tease party and came home with an incriminating bite on his neck did not, seemingly, upset him unduly.
But her mention of Gail Russell enraged him bitterly — and its recollection endures. It was the kind of searing accusation that, his friends say, he will never be able to forget.
Nor will, it is said, Gail Russell or Guy Madison. Guy,
despite their rift, is still deeply devoted to his wife.
"Why did she have to drag Gail's name into it?" angrily asked Big John. "There was absolutely nothing between us."
The average American family, he said, "dislikes to read this sort of stuff. God knows, I tried my best to prevent it.
"I offered a big settlement, as good as she'll ever get, before the trial got underway. I have four children that I would have given my right arm to protect from all this.
"I never pretended to be a saint, but an awful lot of lies were told about me and my friends."
The immediate reaction to the linking of Wayne's name with the beautiful, brunette, 28-year-old Gail Russell, was a bitter desire by the actor to have his own day in court. (CONTINUED ON PACE 56)
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