John Wayne
1907-05-26 ( 117 years old ) in Winterset, Iowa, USA

Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison; May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed Duke, was an American actor and filmmaker. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit (1969), Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades. Born in Winterset, Iowa, Wayne grew up in Southern California. He was president of Glendale High class of 1925. He found work at local film studios when he lost his football scholarship to the University of Southern California as a result of a bodysurfing accident. Initially working for the Fox Film Corporation, he appeared mostly in small bit parts. His first leading role came in Raoul Walsh's The Big Trail (1930), which led to leading roles in numerous B movies throughout the 1930s, many of them in the Western genre. Wayne's career took off in 1939, with John Ford's Stagecoach making him an instant star. He went on to star in 142 pictures. Biographer Ronald Davis said, "John Wayne personified for millions the nation's frontier heritage. Eighty-three of his movies were Westerns, and in them, he played cowboys, cavalrymen, and unconquerable loners extracted from the Republic's central creation myth." Wayne's other well-known Western roles include a cattleman driving his herd north on the Chisholm Trail in Red River (1948), a Civil War veteran whose young niece is abducted by a tribe of Comanches in The Searchers (1956), and a troubled rancher competing with a lawyer for a woman's hand in marriage in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). He is also remembered for his roles in The Quiet Man (1952), Rio Bravo (1959), and The Longest Day (1962). In his final screen performance, he starred as an aging gunfighter battling cancer in The Shootist (1976). He appeared with many important Hollywood stars of his era, and his last public appearance was at the Academy Awards ceremony on April 9, 1979.

Movies

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout 2024-06-28
Sly 2023-09-16
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons 2023-03-23
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend 2022-11-13
John Wayne - America at All Costs 2019-10-14
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America 2019-02-03
John Wayne on Film 2016-09-16
And the Oscar Goes To... 2014-02-01
Dictator: One Crazy Job 2013-06-12
John Ford & Monument Valley 2013-03-05
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como 2012-10-06
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff 2010-05-05
Nuke 'Em, Duke 2010-01-01
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 2009-07-02
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On 2001-07-24
The Duke at Fox 2001-05-17
John Wayne-A Life on Film 2000-01-01
Television: The First Fifty Years 1999-01-01
JOHN WAYNE - AMERICAN LEGEND 1998-03-14
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 1998-01-01
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman 1998-01-01
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender 1997-11-01
La Classe américaine 1993-12-31
Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star 1993-07-14
The John Wayne Story - The Later Years 1993-05-15
The John Wayne Story: The Early Years 1993-02-04
The Making of 'Rio Grande' 1993-01-01
John Wayne's 'The Alamo' 1992-06-06
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire 1991-07-15
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende 1991-01-31
Movie Tough Guys 1991-01-01
John Wayne: American Hero Of The Movies 1990-01-01
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 1988-05-16
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets 1987-01-01
Going Hollywood: The '30s 1984-01-01
Showbiz Goes to War 1982-12-31
Perry Como's Early American Christmas 1978-12-13
This Little Bullet 1977-01-01
That's Action 1977-01-01
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special 1976-12-13
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years 1976-11-28
The Shootist 1976-07-21
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch 1976-05-01
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend 1976-04-04
It's Showtime 1976-03-31
Hooray for Hollywood 1976-01-01
Rooster Cogburn 1975-11-01
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television 1975-10-24
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975-08-06
Brannigan 1975-03-21
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still 1974-04-11
McQ 1974-01-04
Cahill: United States Marshal 1973-07-11
Wayne Train 1973-02-07
The Train Robbers 1973-02-01
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks 1973-01-01
Cancel My Reservation 1972-09-21
The Cowboys 1972-01-13
The American West of John Ford 1971-12-05
Directed by John Ford 1971-09-06
Big Jake 1971-05-26
The Selling of the Pentagon 1971-02-23
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo 1970-12-09
Chisum 1970-07-23
Raquel! 1970-04-26
Rio Lobo 1970-04-01
No Substitute for Victory 1970-01-01
Swing Out, Sweet Land 1970-01-01
The Undefeated 1969-10-04
True Grit 1969-06-11
Hellfighters 1968-11-27
The Green Berets 1968-07-04
The Movie Orgy 1968-01-01
The War Wagon 1967-05-26
A Nation Builds Under Fire 1967-01-01
El Dorado 1966-12-17
The Victory Squad 1966-11-01
Cast a Giant Shadow 1966-03-30
The Sons of Katie Elder 1965-06-23
The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965-04-09
In Harm's Way 1965-04-06
Circus World 1964-06-25
Choice 1964-01-01
McLintock! 1963-11-12
Donovan's Reef 1963-06-12
How the West Was Won 1962-11-02
Flashing Spikes 1962-10-04
The Longest Day 1962-09-25
Hatari! 1962-06-19
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962-04-13
The Comancheros 1961-12-16
The Challenge of Ideas 1961-01-01
The 10 from Texas 1961-01-01
The Colter Craven Story 1960-11-23
North to Alaska 1960-11-07
The Alamo 1960-10-23
The Horse Soldiers 1959-06-11
Rio Bravo 1959-03-18
The Barbarian and the Geisha 1958-09-30
I Married a Woman 1958-03-01
Legend of the Lost 1957-12-17
Jet Pilot 1957-10-11
The Wings of Eagles 1957-01-31
The Searchers 1956-05-16
The Conqueror 1956-03-28
Blood Alley 1955-10-01
The Sea Chase 1955-06-04
The High and the Mighty 1954-07-03
Hondo 1953-11-26
Three Lives 1953-09-17
Island in the Sky 1953-09-05
Trouble Along the Way 1953-04-04
You're the Star 1953-01-01
Big Jim McLain 1952-08-30
The Quiet Man 1952-07-21
Flying Leathernecks 1951-08-28
The Screen Director 1951-03-12
Operation Pacific 1951-01-27
Rio Grande 1950-11-15
Sands of Iwo Jima 1950-01-01
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949-10-22
The Fighting Kentuckian 1949-09-15
3 Godfathers 1948-12-31
Wake of the Red Witch 1948-12-30
Red River 1948-08-26
Fort Apache 1948-05-21
Tycoon 1947-12-27
Angel and the Badman 1947-02-15
Desert Command 1946-05-31
Without Reservations 1946-05-13
Dakota 1945-12-15
They Were Expendable 1945-12-07
Back to Bataan 1945-05-30
Flame of Barbary Coast 1945-05-28
Tall in the Saddle 1944-09-29
Memo for Joe 1944-08-10
The Fighting Seabees 1944-01-27
In Old Oklahoma 1943-12-06
A Lady Takes a Chance 1943-08-19
Reunion in France 1942-12-25
Pittsburgh 1942-12-11
Flying Tigers 1942-10-08
The Spoilers 1942-06-11
In Old California 1942-05-31
Reap the Wild Wind 1942-03-26
Lady for a Night 1942-01-05
The Shepherd of the Hills 1941-07-18
Lady from Louisiana 1941-04-22
A Man Betrayed 1941-03-07
The Long Voyage Home 1940-11-16
Seven Sinners 1940-10-25
Three Faces West 1940-07-03
Dark Command 1940-04-15
Allegheny Uprising 1939-11-10
New Frontier 1939-08-10
Wyoming Outlaw 1939-06-27
Three Texas Steers 1939-05-12
The Night Riders 1939-04-12
Stagecoach 1939-03-02
Red River Range 1938-12-22
Santa Fe Stampede 1938-11-18
Overland Stage Raiders 1938-09-20
Pals of the Saddle 1938-08-28
Born to the West 1937-12-10
Adventure's End 1937-12-05
Idol of the Crowds 1937-09-30
I Cover the War! 1937-07-04
California Straight Ahead 1937-04-16
Conflict 1936-11-29
Sea Spoilers 1936-09-30
Winds of the Wasteland 1936-07-06
The Stagecoach Race 1936-06-01
The Lonely Trail 1936-05-25
King of the Pecos 1936-03-09
The Lawless Nineties 1936-02-15
The Oregon Trail 1936-01-18
Lawless Range 1935-11-04
The New Frontier 1935-10-25
Texas Terror 1935-10-17
Guns Along The Trail 1935-10-06
Westward Ho 1935-08-19
Paradise Canyon 1935-07-19
The Dawn Rider 1935-06-20
Avenging Angel 1935-06-01
The Desert Trail 1935-04-21
Rainbow Valley 1935-03-15
'Neath the Arizona Skies 1934-12-05
The Lawless Frontier 1934-11-22
The Trail Beyond 1934-10-22
The Star Packer 1934-07-30
Randy Rides Alone 1934-06-05
Bandits of the Badlands 1934-06-01
The Shadow Gang 1934-06-01
Next Of Kin 1934-06-01
The Man from Utah 1934-05-15
Blue Steel 1934-05-10
West of the Divide 1934-02-15
The Lucky Texan 1934-01-22
Claim Jumpers 1934-01-22
Sagebrush Trail 1933-12-15
College Coach 1933-11-04
Riders of Destiny 1933-10-10
The Man from Monterey 1933-07-15
Baby Face 1933-07-13
His Private Secretary 1933-06-10
The Life of Jimmy Dolan 1933-06-03
Somewhere in Sonora 1933-05-27
Central Airport 1933-04-15
The Three Musketeers 1933-04-07
The Telegraph Trail 1933-03-18
Haunted Gold 1932-12-17
The Big Stampede 1932-09-29
Ride Him, Cowboy 1932-08-27
The Hurricane Express 1932-08-01
Lady and Gent 1932-07-10
Two-Fisted Law 1932-06-08
Texas Cyclone 1932-02-24
The Shadow of the Eagle 1932-02-01
Running Hollywood 1932-01-27
The Deceiver 1931-11-21
The Range Feud 1931-10-14
Maker of Men 1931-08-03
Arizona 1931-06-27
Three Girls Lost 1931-04-19
Girls Demand Excitement 1931-02-08
The Big Trail 1930-11-01
Cheer Up and Smile 1930-06-22
Rough Romance 1930-06-15
Born Reckless 1930-05-11
Men Without Women 1930-02-08
Salute 1929-09-01
Words and Music 1929-08-18
The Black Watch 1929-05-22
Speakeasy 1929-03-08
Noah's Ark 1928-11-01
A Home Made Man 1928-07-17
Hangman's House 1928-05-13
Four Sons 1928-02-13
Mother Machree 1927-12-19
The Drop Kick 1927-09-25
Annie Laurie 1927-05-10
The Draw-Back 1927-04-10
The Great K&A Train Robbery 1926-10-17
Bardelys the Magnificent 1926-09-30
Brown of Harvard 1926-05-02
Rodeo Racketeers

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