"John Wayne and Josephine Saenz were married on June 24, 1933, at the Hollywood United Methodist Church in Los Angeles, California, following a seven-year courtship that began when Wayne was a USC student. Josephine, the daughter of Panamanian Consul José Saenz, came from a devout Catholic family, and the ceremony reflected her heritage and traditions. The wedding drew friends from both Hollywood and the diplomatic community, with a reception filled with music, laughter, and Latin-American influ