
John Wayne
Born: 1907-05-26
Place of Birth: Winterset, Iowa, USA
Biography
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.
Known For

The Cowboys

The Comancheros

Hatari!

Dakota

Rio Bravo

Brannigan

3 Godfathers

Rooster Cogburn

Fort Apache

McQ

Pittsburgh

Without Reservations

Blood Alley

Seven Sinners

The Searchers

Circus World

The Longest Day

Red River

Chisum

Four Sons

Wyoming Outlaw

Mother Machree

True Grit

Allegheny Uprising

The Conqueror

Flying Tigers

McLintock!

Baby Face

New Frontier

Tycoon

Haunted Gold

How the West Was Won

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Hellfighters

Jet Pilot

Salute

El Dorado

Speakeasy

Rio Lobo

Born Reckless

Stagecoach

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Texas Cyclone

Westward Ho

Arizona

Annie Laurie

The Quiet Man

North to Alaska

In Harm's Way

The Sea Chase

The Horse Soldiers

The Shootist

The Sons of Katie Elder

Hondo

Blue Steel

Riders of Destiny

The Green Berets

Big Jake

Donovan's Reef

The Alamo

They Were Expendable

The War Wagon

The Long Voyage Home

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

The Undefeated

The Movie Orgy

I Married a Woman

The Barbarian and the Geisha

Rio Grande

Big Jim McLain

Claim Jumpers

Central Airport

Paradise Canyon

The Desert Trail

Elway

The Drop Kick

Girls Demand Excitement

Lawless Range

A Home Made Man

Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend

The Fighting Kentuckian

Flame of Barbary Coast

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

The New Frontier

Raquel!

The Telegraph Trail

Reap the Wild Wind

Avenging Angel

The Big Trail

The Spoilers

The Train Robbers

Sagebrush Trail

Men Without Women

Angel and the Badman

West of the Divide

King of the Pecos

Red River Range

The John Wayne Story: The Early Years

La Classe américaine

Rainbow Valley

Cast a Giant Shadow

Cahill: United States Marshal

Flying Leathernecks

John Wayne on Film

Island in the Sky

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Shepherd of the Hills

The Fighting Seabees

The Night Riders

Three Texas Steers

In Old Oklahoma

Tall in the Saddle

Back to Bataan

Bardelys the Magnificent

Reunion in France

The High and the Mighty

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

The John Wayne Story - The Later Years

Cancel My Reservation

Wake of the Red Witch

Dark Command

Noah's Ark

The Trail Beyond

Adventure's End

'Neath the Arizona Skies

Sands of Iwo Jima

Operation Pacific

Lady and Gent

The Wings of Eagles

Santa Fe Stampede

Legend of the Lost

Directed by John Ford

A Lady Takes a Chance

In Old California

The Lucky Texan

Ride Him, Cowboy

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

A Man Betrayed

The Star Packer

The Shadow of the Eagle

The Big Stampede

Rodeo Rocketeers

Trouble Along the Way

The Range Feud

It's Showtime

Going Hollywood: The '30s

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

The Hurricane Express

Lady from Louisiana

Three Faces West

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

The Lonely Trail

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Fugitive

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

Next Of Kin

The Duke at Fox

I Cover the War!

Winds of the Wasteland

Dictator: One Crazy Job

Randy Rides Alone

The Man from Utah

The American West of John Ford

Lady for a Night

Texas Terror

Maker of Men

Words and Music

Brown of Harvard

John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

Born to the West

John Ford & Monument Valley

Memo for Joe

Idol of the Crowds

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

The Lawless Frontier

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

Swing Out, Sweet Land

The Shadow Gang

California Straight Ahead

Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special

Vengence is Mine

The Three Musketeers

The Oregon Trail

Flashing Spikes

The Stagecoach Race

Two-Fisted Law

His Private Secretary

Conflict

The Making of 'Rio Grande'

Rough Romance

The Dawn Rider

Desert Command

College Coach

Movie Tough Guys

The Draw-Back

Three Girls Lost

Overland Stage Raiders

John Wayne - America at All Costs

Atomic People

Guns Along The Trail

The Black Watch

Hangman's House

Klondike Gold

Showbiz Goes to War

Sea Spoilers

Pals of the Saddle

John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende

John Ford and Throwing

Cheer Up and Smile

The Victory Squad

No Substitute for Victory

Somewhere in Sonora

The Lawless Nineties

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

Cowboy G-Man

Hooray for Hollywood

Christmas Around the World with Perry Como

The 10 from Texas

The Great K&A Train Robbery

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

The Man from Monterey

John Wayne-A Life on Film

The Western: A Lost TV Special

The Colter Craven Story

Gérard Blain : adultes, je vous hais

The Shootist: The Legend Lives On

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

Perry Como's Early American Christmas

The Drifter

Bandits of the Badlands

On the Run

Naughty America: Guns & Stripes

A Nation Builds Under Fire
