Most older people will know him as "The Duke", because he was every bit a giant on screen as he was off. The name Duke also came from his childhood dog. Though he was the big giant he probably had the biggest heart and was very generous and loyal to each and every one of his fans. Most of the younger generation will know this man as John Wayne. .
He was born on May 26th 1907 as Marion Michael Morrison in Winterset, Iowa. His father was a pharmacist and also had lung problems so the family picked up and moved to California for a warmer climate. This happened when Marion was 6. His father started farming and ranching but neither put enough food on the table so they moved to Glendale. Every morning (while living in Glendale) he would wake up at 4 and start his paper route before school and then watch movies at the theatre 5 times a week for free. .
As the years went on, Wayne finished High School at the top of his class. Wayne hoped to attend the US Naval Academy but instead he received a scholarship to USC for his athletic talent in football and his high grades. While playing football for USC he had many behind the screen jobs at Fox. .
John Wayne didn't move in front of the camera until the early 20's. He kept working during the depression. He tried to enlist in the war but having 4 kids and a wife at the time he was rejected. Since Wayne was unable to get into the war, he poured himself into the war effort, by making inspirational war films. He awaited stardom during 30's he had made 56 movies. He then became the symbol of the determined American fighting man. Wayne had tossed aside the cowboy/good guy and made him into a tougher deeper western hero. He went onto the Vietnam War and when he returned he made a film about the heroism of Special Forces soldiers. In 1976 he received an Oscar for best actor when he was in the movie True Grit.
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Throughout his life in the movies, actor John Wayne is perceived as a great American hero. ... The John Wayne movie "The Green Beret" supported the action of the U.S. in Vietnam. ... The narrator describes, "John Wayne shot dead five guys. ... She's seen Americans like John Wayne shooting her people in the movies before" (21). ... While John Wayne had his time to represent America and share his views, a new America has started. ...
Wayne's Last "Piece" Watching The Shootist, I kind of figured how it was going to turn out. ... Since most of John Wayne movies are easily predicted, they are often criticized. ... I feel what Cocks was trying to say, is John Wayne movies are old and boring. ... John Wayne movies, I believe, are pretty much all the same. The reason why I keep watching them is because I personally like the kind of actor John Wayne is. ...
John Wayne Gacy was born on March 17, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. ... John Wayne Gacy Sr. was an abusive alcoholic, a wife beater, and would verbally assault his children. ... After Gacy Sr. passed away, John Wayne Gacy, Struggled to overcome his emotions, Gacy felt that he had let his father down. ...
Wayne Douglas Gretzky was born on January 26, 1961 in Brantford, Ontario. ... In 1991, Gretzky bought the Toronto Argonauts with actor John Candy and Bruce McNall (Marr 2012). ... In 1989, Wayne hosted Saturday Night Live a popular comedy show. ... In 1983, world-famous painter Andy Warhol painted a picture of Wayne. ... Wayne Gretzky is the greatest Canadian for many reasons. ...
Marion Morrison consumed the character of John Wayne. In his personal and professional life Marion went by John Wayne and it is throughout these 9 years John Wayne's screen presence in so captivating. ... It was acts like this that made John Wayne John Wayne and was loved by so many. ... John Wayne was republican and wasn't afraid to show it. ... "(E.Levy) John Wayne is and forever will be an American icon. ...
Definitely not kids, and here's why The year is 1983, the third of February, William Wayne Thompson, his half-brother and 2 other men have brutally murdered Wayne's former brother-in-law, who had "repeatedly physically abused" Wayne's sister. Wayne is 15 at the time. ... But as Wayne had been 15, he presented a problem. ... Still, the appeals court supported Wayne's death sentence. ... Justice John Paul Stevens declared that the Supreme court had ruled that the death penalty was prohibited for those under the age of 16 at the time of the crime. ...
One of the first incidents that drew the line between Wayne and the Forest Service revolved around a critical spring that Wayne owned. ... Wayne even held a field hearing where the state water engineer acknowledged Wayne's ownership and the Forest Service's illegal confiscation. ... Some of these charges stated Wayne was not maintaining his drift fences. ... They needed to infuriate Wayne to the point that he would also come armed and give them the excuse to eliminate Wayne altogether. Wayne came armed, but with a 35 millimeter camera. ...
