An Eye Patch from "True Grit."...

Description

An Eye Patch from "True Grit." Paramount Pictures, 1969. Made of black leather with fine wire mesh covering a cut-out hole; makeup residue still evident on inside patch; one of many worn by Wayne throughout the film as he portrayed the iconic character, "Rooster Cogburn." According to Luster Bayless [Wayne's longtime costumer] in the 1996 book, "Duke, We're Glad We Knew You" by Herb Fagen, "...Duke...needed a fresh (eye) patch every day. Each morning he'd check the thing to see if there was any makeup inside it."
Length: 25"

Please note that all the eye patches made for this film were slightly unique in shape since Bayless made them by hand.



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