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John Wayne
American actor
Also known as: Duke, Marion Michael Morrison
John Wayne
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Arts & Culture
- Byname:
- Duke
- Original name:
- Marion Michael Morrison
- Born:
- May 26, 1907, Winterset, Iowa, U.S.
- Died:
- June 11, 1979, Los Angeles, California (aged 72)
- Awards And Honors:
- Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Academy Award (1970)
- Academy Award (1970): Actor in a Leading Role
- Cecil B. DeMille Award (1966)
- Golden Globe Award (1970): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Golden Globe Award (1953): World Film Favorites
- Notable Works:
- “The Alamo”
John Wayne (born May 26, 1907, Winterset, Iowa, U.S.—died June 11, 1979, Los Angeles, California) 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. Marion Morrison was the son of an Iowa pharmacist; he acquired the nickname “Duke” during his youth and billed himself as Duke Morrison for one of his early films. In 1925 he enrolled at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles), where he played football. He worked summers at the Fox Film Corporation as a propman and ...(100 of 1081 words)