John Wayne (1907)

Main Article

Image Gallery

John Wayne
General Information
Birth Name	Marion Robert Morrison
Aliases	Marion Mitchell Morrison, Duke Morrison, The Duke
Gender	Male
Birth Place	Winterset, Iowa
Birth Date	May 26, 1907
Death	June 11, 1979
Occupation	Actor, Director, Producer

Background

The late John "The Duke" Wayne ( b. 26 May 1907 - d. 11 June 1979 ) was an American actor, producer, and director. He appeared in live action television and cinematic roles.

Wayne first debuted in silent films and made the transition to talking pictures where he flourished as a legendary leading man in dozens of western and war themed films. In particular, he was famous for his height, powerful presence, and distinctive gravely voice and to many; he personified the ideal of the rugged American frontiersman and emerged as an American icon.

He was well known for his long standing friendship with his frequent co-star Maureen O'Hara and with noted director John Ford whom he collaborated on with numerous film projects.

Wayne is best known for his performances in Stagecoach; Red River; The Quiet Man; Hondo; The Searchers; Rio Bravo; The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; True Grit; and The Shootist.

Filmography

• Brown of Harvard (1926)
• Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)
• The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926)
• The Draw-Back (1927)
• Annie Laurie (1927)
• The Drop Kick (1927)
• Seeing Stars (1927)
• Mother Machree (1928)
• Four Sons (1928)
• Hangman's House (1928)
• Noah's Ark (1928)
• Speakeasy (1929)
• The Black Watch (1929)
• Words and Music (1929)
• Salute (1929)
• The Forward Pass (1929)
• Men Without Women (1930)
• Born Reckless (1930)
• Rough Romance (1930)
• Cheer Up and Smile (1930)
• The Big Trail (1930)
• Girls Demand Excitement (1931)
• Three Girls Lost (1931)
• Arizona (1931)
• The Deceiver (1931)
• The Range Feud (1931)
• Maker of Men (1931)
• The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 (Second Series) (1932)
• Running Hollywood (1932)
• The Shadow of the Eagle (1932)
• Texas Cyclone (1932)
• Two-Fisted Law (1932)
• Lady and Gent (1932)
• The Hurricane Express (1932)
• The Hollywood Handicap (1932)
• Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)
• That's My Boy (1932)
• The Big Stampede (1932)
• Haunted Gold (1932)
• The Telegraph Trail (1933)
• The Three Musketeers (1933)
• Central Airport (1933)
• Somewhere in Sonora (1933)
• The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
• His Private Secretary (1933)
• Baby Face (1933)
• The Man from Monterey (1933)
• Riders of Destiny (1933)
• College Coach (1933)
• Sagebrush Trail (1933)
• The Lucky Texan (1934)
• West of the Divide (1934)
• Blue Steel (1934)
• The Man from Utah (1934)
• Randy Rides Alone (1934)
• The Star Packer (1934)
• The Trail Beyond (1934)
• The Lawless Frontier (1934)
• 'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934)
• Texas Terror (1935)
• Rainbow Valley (1935)
• The Desert Trail (1935)
• The Dawn Rider (1935)
• Paradise Canyon (1935)
• Westward Ho (1935)
• The New Frontier (1935)
• Lawless Range (1935)
• The Oregon Trail (1936)
• The Lawless Nineties (1936)
• King of the Pecos (1936)
• The Lonely Trail (1936)
• Winds of the Wasteland (1936)
• Sea Spoilers (1936)
• Conflict (1936)
• California Straight Ahead! (1937)
• I Cover the War! (1937)
• Idol of the Crowds (1937)
• Adventure's End (1937)
• Born to the West (1937)
• Pals of the Saddle (1938)
• Overland Stage Raiders (1938)
• Santa Fe Stampede (1938)
• Red River Range (1938)
• Stagecoach (1939)
• The Night Riders (1939)
• Three Texas Steers (1939)
• Wyoming Outlaw (1939)
• New Frontier (1939)
• Allegheny Uprising (1939)
• Dark Command (1940)
• Three Faces West (1940)
• The Long Voyage Home (1940)
• Seven Sinners (1940)
• A Man Betrayed (1941)
• Lady from Louisiana (1941)
• The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
• Lady for a Night (1942)
• Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
• The Spoilers (1942)
• In Old California (1942)
• Flying Tigers (1942)
• Pittsburgh (1942)
• Reunion in France (1942)
• A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
• In Old Oklahoma (1943)
• The Fighting Seabees (1944)
• Tall in the Saddle (1944)
• Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
• Back to Bataan (1945)
• Dakota (1945)
• They Were Expendable (1945)
• Without Reservations (1946)
• Angel and the Badman (1947)
• Tycoon (1947)
• Fort Apache (1948)
• Red River (1948)
• 3 Godfathers (1948)
• Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
• The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
• She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
• Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
• Rio Grande (1950)
• Operation Pacific (1951)
• Flying Leathernecks (1951)
• The Quiet Man (1952)
• Big Jim McLain (1952)
• Miracle in Motion (1952)
• Trouble Along the Way (1953)
• Island in the Sky (1953)
• Hondo (1953)
• The High and the Mighty (1954)
• The Sea Chase (1955)
• Blood Alley (1955)
• Screen Directors Playhouse (1955-56) 2 episodes
• The Conqueror (1956)
• The Searchers (1956)
• The Wings of Eagles (1957)
• Jet Pilot (1957)
• Legend of the Lost (1957)
• I Married a Woman (1958)
• The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)
• Rio Bravo (1959)
• The Horse Soldiers (1959)
• The Alamo (1960)
• North to Alaska (1960)
• Wagon Train (1960) 1 episode
• The Comancheros (1961)
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
• Hatari! (1962)
• The Longest Day (1962)
• Alcoa Premiere (1962) 1 episode
• How the West Was Won (1962)
• The Dick Powell Theatre (1963) 1 episode
• Donovan's Reef (1963)
• McLintock! (1963)
• Circus World (1964)
• The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
• In Harm's Way (1965)
• The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
• Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
• El Dorado (1966)
• The Beverly Hillbillies (1967) 1 episode
• The War Wagon (1967)
• The Green Berets (1968)
• Hellfighters (1968)
• True Grit (1969)
• The Undefeated (1969)
• Chisum (1970)
• Rio Lobo (1970)
• Big Jake (1971)
• The Cowboys (1972)
• The Train Robbers (1973)
• Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
• McQ (1974)
• Maude (1974) 1 episode
• Brannigan (1975)
• Rooster Cogburn (1975)
• The Shootist (1976)

Trivia

• When he was honored with a concrete block on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the sand used in the cement was specially brought in from Iwo Jima in honor of his 1949 film, Sands of Iwo Jima.

Quotes

• "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday."

• "When you come to see a picture of mine, I want you to know that I'm not going to do anything that will make you uncomfortable. I want you to know that you won't be disappointed in me."

• "All I'm for is the liberty of the individual."

• "Nobody should come to the movies unless he believes in heroes."

External Links

IMDb Profile