How Old Was John Wayne When His Lungs Were Removed?

How Old Was John Wayne When His Lungs Were Removed? 29 (AP)—John Wayne said today that his recent hospital stay was for removal of “cancer of the lung —and I’ve licked it.” The 57‐year‐old movie actor said he had withheld news of his malignant condition because “my advisers all thought it would destroy my image.”