John Wayne

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AKA: Marion Robert Morrison, Duke Morrison
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 05/26/1907
Birthplace: Winterset, Iowa, USA
Death Date: 06/11/1979

biography

John Wayne, one of the cinema's greatest stars, is also one of the cinema's greatest problems. His image as an icon of American individualism and the frontier spirit has overshadowed his career to such an extent that it is almost impossible for viewers and writers to separate Wayne the legend from Wayne the actor and Wayne the man.

As Marion Michael Morrison, he played football for USC and held several behind-the-scenes jobs at Fox before moving in front of the cameras in the late 1920s in a series of bit roles. Director John Ford, who had befriended "Duke" Wayne, recommended him for the lead Continued

Credits

Rooster Cogburn
1999
J B Books
1976
Cole Thornton
1967
Capt Rockwell Torrey
1965
Guns Donovan
1963
Sam McCord
1960
Colonel Marlowe
1959
Colonel Shannon
1957
Ethan Edwards
1956
Sean Thornton
1952
Producer
1947
Actor
1942
Actor
1942
Actor
1933
Breck Coleman
1930
Himself
Actor
Steve Pickett
Actor
Actor
Clint Turner
Ringo Kid
Actor
Actor
Co-Producer
Director
Director
Actor
Hondo
Actor
Captain Dooley
George Washington McLintock
Actor
Actor
Colonel Cord McNally
Host
Sean Mercer
Matt Masters
Temujin
Joe January
"Rooster" Cogburn
Actor
Steve Williams
Colonel David Crockett
Colonel John Henry Thomas
Frank W "Spig" Wead
Actor
Detective Jim Brannigan
Karl Ehrlich
John T Chance
Wilder
McQ
John Simpson Chisum
Jacob McCandles
Actor
Taw Jackson
Colonel Mike Kirby
Actor
Captain York
Actor
Wil Anderson
Tom Dunson
Executive Producer
Producer

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Moved to, and raised in, California; worked on Fox lot during summer vacations; met John Ford
1927 
First film appearance (uncredited as member of USC football team) in "The Drop Kick"
1928 
First credited bit appearance (as Duke Morrison) in "Words and Music"
1930 
First lead role in "The Big Trail"
1930 
Played lead in numerous minor films (mostly westerns)
Continued

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