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Marion Robert Morrison (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.
John Wayne (1907-1979) Actor. Producer. Art Department. IMDbPro Starmeter Top 5,000 276. Play trailer 1:46. My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (2022) 79 Videos. 99+ Photos. John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison in Iowa, to Mary Alberta (Brown) and Clyde Leonard Morrison, a pharmacist. He was of English, Scottish, Ulster-Scots, and Irish ancestry.
- Actor, Producer, Art Department
- May 26, 1907
- 2 min
- June 11, 1979
- Who Was John Wayne?
- Early Life
- Western Star
- Action Hero
- Politics and Later Years
- Death and Legacy
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.
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 move...
Out of school, Wayne worked as an extra and a prop man in the film industry. He first met director John Ford while working as an extra on Mother Machree (1928). With The Big Trail(1930), Wayne received his first leading role, thanks to director Raoul Walsh. Walsh is often credited with helping him create his now legendary screen name, John Wayne. U...
Wayne started working behind the scenes as a producer in the late 1940s. The first film he produced was Angel and the Badman(1947). Over the years, he operated several different production companies, including John Wayne Productions, Wayne-Fellows Productions and Batjac Productions. Wayne's career as an actor took another leap forward when he worke...
A well-known conservative and anticommunist, Wayne merged his personal beliefs and his professional life in 1952's Big Jim McLain. He played an investigator working for the U.S. House Un-American Activities Committee, which worked to root out communists in all aspects of public life. Off screen, Wayne played a leading role in the Motion Picture All...
Wayne portrayed an aging gunfighter dying of cancer in his final film, The Shootist(1976), with Jimmy Stewart and Lauren Bacall. His character, John Bernard Books, hoped to spend his final days peacefully, but got involved one last gunfight. In 1978, life imitated art with Wayne being diagnosed with stomach cancer. Wayne died on June 11, 1979, in L...
John Wayne. (1907/05/26 - 1979/06/11) Actor estadounidense. Uno de los actores del western más reconocidos. Películas: The Quiet Man, Rio Bravo, Fort Apache, Centauros del desierto... Premios: Oscar, Globos de Oro... Padres: Clyde Morrison, Mary Alberta Brown.
15 de abr. de 2024 · John Wayne (born May 26, 1907, Winterset, Iowa, U.S.—died June 11, 1979, Los Angeles, California) was a major American motion-picture actor who embodied the image of the strong, taciturn cowboy or soldier and who in many ways personified the idealized American values of his era.
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John Wayne (nacido Marion Robert Morrison, Winterset, Iowa; 26 de mayo de 1907- Los Ángeles, California; 11 de junio de 1979), conocido popularmente como The Duke (El Duque), fue un actor y director estadounidense que comenzó su carrera en el cine mudo en la década de 1920.
John Wayne hizo su debut como director de cine en El Álamo en 1960, largometraje que también protagonizó. La película es considerada una de las más importantes de la década y se llevó diversas nominaciones al Óscar, a pesar de que los críticos tenían opiniones polarizadas.
