John Wayne (May 26, 1907 - June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. He epitomized ruggedly individualistic masculinity, and has become an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive voice, walk and physical presence. He was also known for his conservative political views and his support in the 1950s for anti-communist positions. His career began in silent movies in the 1920s and he was a major star from the 1940s to the 1970s. He is closely associated with Westerns and war movies, but he also made a wide range of films from various genres - biographies, romantic comedies, police dramas, and more. John Wayne: 1907 - 1979

Born Marion Michael Morrison in Winterset, Iowa, USA.

Picked up the nickname Duke, after his Airedale.

He was an "A" student, president of the Latin Society, head of his senior class and an all-state guard on a championship football team.

John Wayne got work in the summer of 1926 as an assistant prop man on the set of a movie.

In 1944 John Wayne spent three months touring forward positions in the Pacific theater.

John Wayne was renowned as a hard worker, always the first to arrive on the set and the last to leave.

John Wayne Died June 11, 1979. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Wayne thirteenth among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time. A Harris Poll released in 2007 placed Wayne third among America's favorite film stars.



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