Lauren Bacall, aka "The Face". She was a real looker. I also liked her in "The Shootist", opposite John Wayne.
Agree on "The African Queen".
Had a heck of a crush on Natalie Wood.
Recently watched a video tour of Wayne's yacht, "Wild Goose", which is still pretty much intact and kept in the harbor at Newport Beach.
Lauren Bacall actually was one of few actresses who managed to adapt and continue to have a good acting career long after she had grown out of her "Hot and young" stage. She did, in fact, play opposite John Wayne in The Shootist, which is arguably, his finest movie as did many other old stars, but that's not the whole story.
Laren Bacall starred with the Duke in one other movie, Blood Alley, in the 50s. Despite being opposite ends of the poles politically, they apparently had huge admiration and respect for one another as professionals and became fast friends. I have read where John Wayne, when planning the movie, personally requested that she be the one to play that role. I can't verify that it's true, but considering that movie was his send off and all the other cast members were a part of it because they knew that, it is definitely plausible.
The wife and I were in the area a few years ago, so we stopped and toured Winterset, Iowa where John Wayne was born and saw the house and went through the museum. Not sure it's worth the road trip by itself, but it was on the way and I'm glad we stopped.
