John Wayne.
A true legend of the movie industry was John Wayne. He was born Marion Michael Morrison in Winterset, Iowa. When he was six, the family moved to California. His childhood dog was an Airedale named Duke, which became John's nickname. He woke up early every morning to deliver newspapers. After school he had football practice then he made deliveries for a local stores. He was an A student, president of the Latin Society, head of his senior class and all-state guard on a championship football team.
John Wayne had hoped to attend the U.S. Naval Academy, and was named an alternate candidate to Annapolis, but the first choice took the appointment. So he accepted a full scholarship to play football at the University of Southern California. There coach Howard Jones, who often found summer jobs in the movie industry for his players, got John work for the summer of 1926 as an assistant prop man on the set of a movie directed by John Ford.
From his job in props, John worked his way into roles on the screen. During the Depression he played in grade B westerns until John Ford finally convinced United Artists to give him a role of the Ringo Kid in his classic film "Stagecoach". John Wayne was on the road to stardom. He quickly established his versatility in a variety of major roles: a young seaman in Eugene O"Neill's "The Long Voyage Home", a tragic captain in "Reap the Wild Wind", a rodeo rider the comedy "A Lady Takes a Chance." .
When the war broke out, John tried to enlist but was rejected because of an old football injury to his shoulder, his age, and his status as a married father of four. He flew to Washington to plead that he be allowed to join the Navy but was turned down. So he poured his self into the war effort by making inspirational war movies. Some of the movies were "The Fighting Seabees", "Back to Baton" and "They Were Expendable.
Most of the younger generation will know this man as John Wayne. ... John Wayne didn't move in front of the camera until the early 20's. ... John Wayne appeared in a total of 250 movies. On June 11th, 1979, John Wayne died of lung and stomach cancer. ... On his headstone (by request of John Wayne), it says Feo, Fuerto y Formal that translates to Ugly, Strong, and with Dignity. ...
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. ...
