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John Wayne

American actor (1907–1979)

For other uses, see John Wayne (disambiguation).Not to be confused with John Wain.

Marion Robert Morrison^[1]^[a] (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), professionally known as John Wayne and nicknamed "the Duke", was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially in Western and war movies. His career flourished from the silent era of the 1920s through the American New Wave, as he appeared in a total of 179 film and television productions. He was among the top box-office draws for three decades^[3]^[4] and appeared with many other important Hollywood stars of his era. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Wayne as one of the greatest male stars of classic American cinema.^[5]

Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa, but grew up in Southern California. After losing his football scholarship to the University of Southern California due to a bodysurfing accident, he began working for the Fox Film Corpor

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John Wayne

(1907-1979)

Who Was John Wayne?

Actor John Wayne received his first leading film role in The Big Trail (1930). Working with John Ford, he got his next big break in Stagecoach (1939). His career as an actor took another leap forward when he worked with director Howard Hawks in Red River (1948). Wayne won his first Academy Award in 1969 for his role in True Grit.

Early Life

John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison on May 26, 1907, in Winterset, Iowa. (Some sources also list him as Marion Michael Morrison and Marion Mitchell Morrison.) One of the most popular film actors of the 20th century, Wayne remains an American film icon to this day.

The oldest of two children born to Clyde and Mary "Molly" Morrison, Wayne moved to Lancester, California, around the age of seven. The family moved again a few years later after Clyde failed in his attempt to become a farmer.

Settling in Glendale, California, Wayne received his distinctive nickname "Duke" while living there. He had a dog by that name, and he spent so much time with his pet that th

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John Wayne: The Life and Legend

May 3, 2024

“John Wayne’s story is about many things – it’s about the construction of an image, the forging of a monumental career that itself became a kind of monument. It’s about a terribly shy, tentative boy reinventing himself as a man with a command personality, of a man who loved family but who couldn’t sustain a marriage, and of a great friendship that resulted in great films. And it’s also about a twentieth-century conservatism considered dangerously extreme that became mainstream in the twenty-first century. It is, in short, a life that could only have been lived by one man…”
- Scott Eyman, John Wayne: The Life and Legend

Growing up, my dad worked a lot – even on weekends – meaning I didn’t see him that often. As a result, when there were windows of opportunity for him to share his own passions, I tended to embrace them wholeheartedly. Two of these loves were baseball and John Wayne.

Baseball has endured for me, through all the years.

My feelings for Wayne, on the other hand, have wavered.

Though I never actually shared the worl