John Wayne used to Fetch Wyatt Earp’s Coffee
"He didn’t fancy drinking alcohol but ate ice cream almost every day. And there is a long list of things that Wyatt Earp did."
"However, he achieved his iconic status after he participated in the gunfight at O.K. Corral, one of the most famous gunfights in American history."
"Earp spent his last years in Los Angeles where he worked as a technical advisor on several silent cowboy movies. He befriended many actors, among whom were Tom Mix and a 21-year-old Marion Morrison — who later changed his name to John Wayne."
"But it was John Wayne who mostly enjoyed Earp’s storytelling and fetched him cups of coffee while listening to his tales with gusto, using every detail he heard in his later famous portrayals of cowboys and lawmen. At the time though, his name was still Marion Morrison and he worked as a prop boy."