I'm 42, so a little younger than most who love John Wayne. Thanks to a few streaming services, I recently went on a John Wayne binge through Feb and March. Watched 18 of his full-length films as well as a few of the shorter, 1930s movies he made. I had seen several as a kid (The Cowboys, Big Jake, El Dorado, Rooster Cogburn that I remember), I'll tell ya what... I've enjoyed it a lot. My grandfather looked and acted like The Duke quite often. Never took anything from anyone, but had deep friendships and great respect by most who knew him.
I've got several more I'm expecting to watch still, and looking forward to it... Doubt I'll get to all 169 movies though... ?