Three Times Not a Charm
Wayne wed three times, first to Josephine Alicia Saenz, then to Esperanza Baur, and lastly to Pilar Pallete. “Josie” Saenz was born May 13, 1908, to the Consul General of Panama in the United States, José Saenz, a wealthy businessman who lived in Los Angeles.
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Saenz’s parents were born in Madrid, Spain. Josie was between 15 and16 years old when she met John Wayne, an actor still using his birth name: Marion Morrison. They met at a beach party in Balboa, California.