Esperanza Baur
Next Wayne tied the knot with his second wife, former Mexican movie star Esperanza Baur, in 1946 and the marriage lasted until 1954. They didn’t have any children together but they did have a messy breakup. Esperanza was positive that her husband was having an affair with his Angel and the Badman co-star Gail Russell. Though both denied the claims, she couldn’t be convinced. After the film wrapped, Wayne came home late from the wrap party to find his wife drunk and in a state of rage. She allegedly even tried to shoot him with a gun as he opened the front door.
John Wayne’s relationships with his wives are detailed in the biography John Wayne: American by Randy Roberts and James S. Olson.
