Pilar Pallete
Wayne’s third wife, Pilar Pallete, was the daughter of a Peruvian senator. She met Wayne (21 years older than her) when he was down in Peru scouting locations for his film The Alamo. At the time, she was still married to game hunter Richard Weldy and Wayne was still married to Bauer. Soon after their encounter, she came to Los Angeles to work on dubbing a film in English and ran into the actor again. As soon as their divorces were finalized the couple said “I do” in Kona, Hawaii in 1954. They ended up welcoming three additional children together — Aissa Wayne, John Ethan Wayne, and Marisa Wayne.
John and Pilar Wayne spent a chunk of their marriage traveling (based on his filming schedule) before ultimately settling down in Newport Beach, California. Though Pilar maintained that they were technically married until Wayne’s death in 1979, they actually separated in 1973. Pilar even moved out of the house. According to the memoir, Duke: A Love Story, Wayne’s former secretary Pat Stacy became his live-in companion from 1973 until his death. While he completely wrote his wife Pilar Pallete out of his will according to the New York Times, Stacy was included along with his first wife and children.
