John Wayne
John Wayne was an American actor. Born May 26, 1907, in Winterset. Died June 11, 1979, in Westwood. Teams include USC Trojans football. Educated at University of Southern California and Glendale High School (California). Awards include Presidential Medal of Freedom, Academy Award for Best Actor and Congressional Gold Medal.
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- Described as
- American actor (1907–1979)
- Other names
- The Duke, Duke, Marion Robert Morrison, Marion Morrison, Marion Mitchell Morrison
- Born
- May 26, 1907 · 9 references
- Died
- June 11, 1979 · 10 references
- Born in
- Winterset · 4 references
- Died in
- Westwood · 1 reference
- Buried in
- Pacific View Memorial Park · 1 reference
- Cause of death
- stomach cancer · 1 reference
- Name at birth
- Marion Robert Morrison
- Citizen of
- United States
- Occupation
- film actor · 1 reference; actor · 1 reference; film director; film producer; screenwriter; American football player; television actor; director · 1 reference
- Political party
- Republican Party
- Education
- University of Southern California; Glendale High School (California) · 1 reference
- Teams
- USC Trojans football
- Sport
- American football
- Genre
- Western film; war film; silent film; adventure film; action film; epic film
- Record label
- RCA Records
- Awards
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (1980) · 1 reference; Academy Award for Best Actor (1970) · 1 reference; Congressional Gold Medal; California Hall of Fame (2007); Golden Plate Award (1970); star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1 reference; Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (1969); Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (1966); Owen Wister Award (1970) · 1 reference
- Field
- film · 1 reference; acting · 1 reference; film direction · 1 reference; film production · 1 reference
- Spouse
- Esperanza Baur (1946–1954) · 1 reference; Pilar Pallete (1954–1979); Josephine Wayne (1933–1945)
- Children
- Patrick Wayne; Michael Wayne; Ethan Wayne; Marisa Wayne
- Father
- Clyde L. Morrison · 1 reference
- Mother
- Mary Brown · 1 reference
- Lived in
- Glendale
- Nickname
- Duke
- Height
- 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
- Website
- http://www.johnwayne.com (2022)
- Wikipedias with a page
- 122
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1382882085
Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne, was an American actor. Nicknamed "Duke", he 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 film era of the 1920s to the American New Wave in the 1970s, as he appeared in a total of 179 film and television productions. He was among the top box-office draws for three decades, 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.
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 Corporation. He appeared mostly in small parts, but gained a leading role in Raoul Walsh's Western The Big Trail (1930), an early widescreen film epic that was a box-office failure. He played leading roles in numerous B movies during the 1930s, most of them Westerns, without becoming a major name. John Ford's Stagecoach (1939) made Wayne a mainstream star, and he starred in 142 motion pictures altogether. According to biographer Ronald Davis, "John Wayne personified for millions the nation's frontier heritage".
Wayne's other roles in Westerns included a cattleman driving his herd on the Chisholm Trail in Red River (1948); a Civil War veteran whose niece is abducted by Comanches in The Searchers (1956); a troubled rancher competing with a lawyer (James Stewart) for a woman's hand in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962); and a cantankerous one-eyed marshal in True Grit (1969), for which he received the Academy Award for Best Actor. Wayne is also remembered for his roles in The Quiet Man (1952) with Maureen O'Hara; Rio Bravo (1959) with Dean Martin; and The Longest Day (1962). In his final screen performance, he starred as an aging gunfighter suffering from cancer in The Shootist (1976).
Wayne made his last public appearance at the Academy Awards ceremony on April 9, 1979, and died of stomach cancer two months later. In 1980, he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor of the United States.
- Born, in its opening lines
- May 26, 1907
- Died, in its opening lines
- June 11, 1979
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