蚊虫叮咬全身过敏:求：约翰.韦恩的个人详细资料？

约翰·韦恩
出生日期:
1907年5月26日

出生地点:
Winterset, Iowa, USA

逝世日期:
1979年6月11日

逝世细节:
Los Angeles, California, USA. (lung & stomach cancer)

原名:
Marion Michael Morrison

昵称:
Duke

其他名:
Michael Morris|Duke Morrison

身高:
194cm

一次事故使“公爵”的橄榄球事业终结后，他被迫离开大学。在没有被福克斯电影公司注意之前，韦恩只是在公司中干一些杂活。由于在一部出演主角的影片中演出不成功，但开始出现在一些低成本预算的影片中。使韦恩大获成功的影片是由约翰·福特执导的《驿站马车》（1939）。从此，他便以演出西部片和战争片中的硬汉而出名。韦恩是那个年代所有美国人的化身：诚实、有个性。

他因主演《驿站马车》(1939)而一举成名。从此，他便以演出西部片和战争片中的硬汉而出名。韦恩是那个年代所有美国人的化身：诚实、有个性。在美国《男人》、《传记》等媒体联合评选出的美国文化十大偶像中他排在第四位。

主要作品
演员 cast
1 I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005) ..... Ethan Edwards (archive footage)
2 Rated 'R': Republicans in Hollywood (2004) ..... Himself (archive footage)
3 Bob Hope at 100 (2003) ..... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
4 Christmas From Hollywood (2003) ..... Himself (archive footage)
5 Go West, Young Man! (2003) ..... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
6 Remembering 'The Quiet Man' (2002) ..... Himself (archive footage)
7 John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (2001) ..... Davy Crockett (archive footage)
8 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) ..... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
9 AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) ..... Himself (archive footage)
10 Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998) ..... (archive footage) (uncredited)
11 John Wayne on Film (1998) ..... Himself (archive footage)
12 Playboy: The Story of X (1998) ..... Himself (archive footage)
13 The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1998) ..... Himself - Roaster(Guest) (archive footage)
14 Barbara Walters: 20 Years at ABC (1996) ..... Himself (archive footage)
15 Legends of Entertainment Video (1995) ..... Himself (archive footage)
16 100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994) ..... Himself (archive footage)
17 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: 25th Anniversary Reunion (1993) ..... Himself (archive footage)
18 Laugh-In Past Christmas Present (1993) ..... Himself (archive footage)
19 A Bob Hope Christmas (1993) ..... Himself (archive footage)
20 Classe américaine, La (1993) ..... Georges Abitbol (archive footage)
21 The Making of 'The Quiet Man' (1992) ..... (archive footage)
22 Ca détourne (1992) ..... MC François (archive footage)
23 Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) ..... Himself (archive footage)
24 Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992) ..... (archive footage)
25 Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) ..... Himself (archive footage)
26 Hollywood on Parade (1990) ..... Himself
27 John Ford (1990) ..... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
28 We Can Keep You Forever (1988) ..... Himself (at POW homecoming) (archive footage) (uncredited)
29 Cowboys of the Saturday Matinee (1984) .....
30 Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (1981) ..... Himself (archive footage)
31 John Wayne the Duke Lives On: A Tribute (1980) ..... Himself (archive footage)
32 "Hollywood" (1980) ..... Himself (archive footage)
33 Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980) ..... Himself, at the Academy Awards (archive footage) (uncredited)
34 Ken Murray Shooting Stars (1979) ..... Himself (archive footage)
35 The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979) ..... Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
36 The American Film Institute Salute to Henry Fonda (1978) ..... Himself
37 General Electric's All-Star Anniversary (1978) ..... Himself/Host
38 Early American Christmas (1978) .....
39 That's Action (1977) ..... Himself (archive footage)
40 CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) ..... Himself
41 It's Showtime (1976) ..... (archive footage)
42 Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend (1976) ..... Narrator
43 英雄本色 The Shootist (1976) ..... John Bernard Books
44 America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976) ..... Himself
45 Backlot USA (1976) ..... Himself
46 America at the Movies (1976) ..... (archive footage)
47 Hooray for Hollywood (1975) ..... (archive footage)
48 The 47th Annual Academy Awards (1975) ..... Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Howard Hawks
49 无所遁形 Brannigan (1975) ..... Lt. Jim Brannigan
50 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) ..... Himself (archive footage)
51 公鸡考格本 Rooster Cogburn (1975) ..... Marshal Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
52 盗毒 McQ (1974) ..... Det. Lt. Lon McQ
53 John Wayne and Glen Campbell & the Musical West (1974) ..... Himself
54 The American Film Institute Salute to John Ford (1973) ..... Himself
55 父子三英豪 Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) ..... U.S. Marshal J.D. Cahill
56 列车大盗 The Train Robbers (1973) ..... Lane
57 The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) ..... Himself- Presenter
58 The Cowboys (1972) ..... Wil Andersen
59 Cancel My Reservation (1972) ..... John Wayne (uncredited)
60 Directed by John Ford (1971) ..... Himself (uncredited)
61 The Selling of the Pentagon (1971) ..... Himself (archive footage)
62 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Jack Benny But Were Afraid to Ask (1971) ..... Himself
63 乡下佬 Big Jake (1971) ..... Jacob McCandles
64 The American West of John Ford (1971) ..... Narrator
65 Sehnsucht nach dem wilden Westen (1971) ..... Himself
66 Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970) ..... Himself
67 擒贼擒王 Rio Lobo (1970) ..... Col. Cord McNally
68 The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970) ..... Himself - Best Actor Winner/Presenter: Best Cinematography
69 Harry Jackson: A Man and his Art (1970) ..... Narrator (voice)
70 Raquel! (1970) ..... Himself
71 白谷太阳 Chisum (1970) ..... John Simpson Chisum
72 No Substitute for Victory (1970) ..... Narrator
73 大地惊雷 True Grit (1969) ..... Marshall Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
74 The Undefeated (1969) ..... Col. John Henry Thomas
75 Hellfighters (1968) ..... Chance Buckman
76 绿色贝蕾帽 The Green Berets (1968) ..... Col. Mike Kirby
77 战车 The War Wagon (1967) ..... Taw Jackson
78 A Nation Builds Under Fire (1967) ..... Narrator
79 血肉长城 Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) ..... Gen. Mike Randolph
80 龙虎盟 El Dorado (1966) ..... Cole Thornton
81 万世流芳 The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) ..... Centurion at crucifixion
82 In Harm's Way (1965) ..... Capt. Rockwell Torrey
83 The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) ..... John Elder
84 马戏世界 Circus World (1964) ..... Matt Masters
85 驯妻记 McLintock! (1963) ..... George Washington McLintock
86 珊岛乐园 Donovan's Reef (1963) ..... Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan
87 Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) ..... Himself (archive footage)
88 最长的一天 The Longest Day (1962) ..... Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
89 哈泰利 Hatari! (1962) ..... Sean Mercer
90 西部开拓史 How the West Was Won (1962) ..... Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
91 双虎屠龙 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) ..... Tom Doniphon
92 'Neath Arizona Skies (1962) ..... John Martin
93 The Challenge of Ideas (1961) ..... Narrator
94 10 del Texas, I (1961) ..... (archive footage)
95 The Comancheros (1961) ..... Ranger Capt. Jake Cutter
96 边城英烈传 The Alamo (1960) ..... Col. Davy Crockett
97 The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (1960) ..... Himself - Presenter: Best Director
98 北国淘金记 North to Alaska (1960) ..... Sam McCord
99 骑兵队 The Horse Soldiers (1959) ..... Col. John Marlowe
100 红河谷 Rio Bravo (1959) ..... Sheriff John T. Chance
101 The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) ..... Himself - Presenter: Best Actor, and in opening greeting
102 The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) ..... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress
103 I Married a Woman (1958) ..... John Wayne/Leonard (uncredited)
104 蛮夷与艺妓 The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958) ..... Townsend Harris
105 Jet Pilot (1957) ..... Col. Jim Shannon
106 宝城艳姬 Legend of the Lost (1957) ..... Joe January
107 碧血溅长空 The Wings of Eagles (1957) ..... Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
108 搜索者 The Searchers (1956) ..... Ethan Edwards
109 成吉思汗 The Conqueror (1956) ..... Temujin, later Genghis Khan
110 血巷 Blood Alley (1955) ..... Capt. Tom Wilder
111 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Cowboy Stars (1955) ..... Himself (archive footage)
112 Screen Snapshots: The Great Al Jolson (1955) ..... Himself
113 海上追逐战 The Sea Chase (1955) ..... Capt. Karl Ehrlich
114 情天未了缘 The High and the Mighty (1954) ..... Dan Roman
115 Hondo (1953) ..... Hondo Lane
116 Island in the Sky (1953) ..... Capt. Dooley
117 Trouble Along the Way (1953) ..... Steve Aloysius Williams
118 Three Lives (1953) ..... Commentator
119 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) ..... Himself - accepting Best Actor Award for Gary Cooper
120 Big Jim McLain (1952) ..... Jim McLain
121 蓬门今始为君开 The Quiet Man (1952) ..... Sean Thornton
122 Miracle in Motion (1952) ..... Narrator
123 The Screen Director (1951) ..... Himself (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
124 太平洋机动作战 Operation Pacific (1951) ..... Lt Cmdr. Duke E. Gifford
125 Screen Snapshots: Reno's Silver Spur Awards (1951) ..... Himself
126 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Awards (1951) ..... Himself
127 Flying Leathernecks (1951) ..... Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby
128 边疆铁骑军 Rio Grande (1950) ..... Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
129 骑士与女郎 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) ..... Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles
130 硫磺岛浴血战 Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) ..... Sgt. John M. Stryker
131 The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) ..... John Breen
132 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Rodeo (1949) ..... Himself
133 荒漠三雄 3 Godfathers (1948) ..... Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower
134 Wake of the Red Witch (1948) ..... Capt. Ralls
135 红河 Red River (1948) ..... Thomas Dunson
136 Movies Are Adventure (1948) ..... Clip from 'Stagecoach' (archive footage) (uncredited)
137 要塞风云 Fort Apache (1948) ..... Capt. Kirby York
138 Tycoon (1947) ..... Johnny Munroe
139 天使与魔鬼 Angel and the Badman (1947) ..... Quirt Evans
140 Without Reservations (1946) ..... Rusty Thomas
141 Desert Command (1946) ..... Tom Wayne
142 反攻班丹岛 Back to Bataan (1945) ..... Col. Joseph Madden
143 Dakota (1945) ..... John Devlin
144 Flame of Barbary Coast (1945) ..... Duke Fergus
145 They Were Expendable (1945) ..... Lt. (j.g.) 'Rusty' Ryan
146 豪侠荡寇 Tall in the Saddle (1944) ..... Rocklin
147 The Fighting Seabees (1944) ..... Wedge Donovan
148 A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) ..... Duke Hudkins
149 In Old Oklahoma (1943) ..... Daniel F. Somers
150 Pittsburgh (1942) ..... Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham/Charles Ellis
151 在古老的加利福尼亚 In Old California (1942) ..... Tom Craig
152 Lady for a Night (1942) ..... Jackson Morgan
153 无敌飞虎将 Flying Tigers (1942) ..... Capt. Jim Gordon
154 The Spoilers (1942) ..... Roy Glennister
155 野风 Reap the Wild Wind (1942) ..... Captain Jack Stuart
156 Reunion in France (1942) ..... Pat Talbot
157 Lady from Louisiana (1941) ..... John Reynolds
158 A Man Betrayed (1941) ..... Lynn Hollister
159 Meet the Stars: Stars Past and Present (1941) ..... Himself
160 The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) ..... Young Matt
161 Dark Command (1940) ..... Bob Seton
162 Three Faces West (1940) ..... John Phillips
163 七枭雄 Seven Sinners (1940) ..... Lt. Dan Brent
164 Meet the Stars: Cowboy Jubilee (1940) ..... Himself
165 天涯路 The Long Voyage Home (1940) ..... Ole Olsen
166 New Frontier (1939) ..... Stony Brooke
167 The Night Riders (1939) ..... Stony Brooke
168 Wyoming Outlaw (1939) ..... Stony Brooke
169 Three Texas Steers (1939) ..... Stony Brooke
170 Allegheny Uprising (1939) ..... James Smith
171 关山飞渡 Stagecoach (1939) ..... The Ringo Kid
172 Santa Fe Stampede (1938) ..... Stony Brooke
173 Red River Range (1938) ..... Stony Brooke
174 Overland Stage Raiders (1938) ..... Stony Brooke
175 Pals of the Saddle (1938) ..... Stony Brooke
176 I Cover the War (1937) ..... Bob Adams
177 Idol of the Crowds (1937) ..... Johnny Hansen
178 Sea Spoilers (1937) ..... 'Bos'n' Bob Randall
179 Born to the West (1937) ..... Dare Rudd
180 Adventure's End (1937) ..... Duke Slade
181 California Straight Ahead! (1937) ..... Biff Smith
182 King of the Pecos (1936) ..... John Clayborn
183 Winds of the Wasteland (1936) ..... John Blair
184 The Lonely Trail (1936) ..... Capt. John Ashley
185 The Lawless Nineties (1936) ..... John Tipton
186 Conflict (1936) ..... Pat Glendon
187 The Oregon Trail (1936) ..... Capt John Delmont
188 Westward Ho (1935) ..... John Wyatt
189 Texas Terror (1935) ..... Sheriff John Higgins
190 The Dawn Rider (1935) ..... John Mason
191 The Desert Trail (1935) ..... John Scott, aka John Jones
192 Lawless Range (1935) ..... John Middleton, aka John Allen
193 Rainbow Valley (1935) ..... John Martin
194 The New Frontier (1935) ..... John Dawson
195 Paradise Canyon (1935) ..... John Wyatt aka John Rogers
196 Randy Rides Alone (1934) ..... Randy Bowers
197 The Star Packer (1934) ..... U.S. Marshal John Travers
198 The Trail Beyond (1934) ..... Rod Drew
199 West of the Divide (1934) ..... Ted Hayden, posing as Gat Ganns
200 The Lucky Texan (1934) ..... Jerry Mason
201 The Man from Utah (1934) ..... John Weston
202 The Lawless Frontier (1934) ..... John Tobin
203 'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934) ..... Chris Morrell
204 Blue Steel (1934) ..... John Carruthers
205 The Telegraph Trail (1933) ..... John Trent
206 The Three Musketeers (1933) ..... Lt. Tom Wayne
207 娃娃脸 Baby Face (1933) ..... Jimmy McCoy Jr.
208 College Coach (1933) ..... Student greeting Phil (uncredited)
209 Central Airport (1933) ..... Co-pilot in Wreck (uncredited)
210 His Private Secretary (1933) ..... Dick Wallace
211 Somewhere in Sonora (1933) ..... John Bishop
212 Riders of Destiny (1933) ..... Singin' Sandy Saunders
213 Sagebrush Trail (1933) ..... John Brant (using alias John Smith)
214 The Man From Monterey (1933) ..... Captain John Holmes
215 The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933) ..... Smith
216 The Big Stampede (1932) ..... Deputy Sheriff John Steele
217 Haunted Gold (1932) ..... John Mason
218 The Hurricane Express (1932) ..... Larry Baker
219 The Hollywood Handicap (1932) ..... Himself
220 The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 (1932) ..... Announcer
221 Two-Fisted Law (1932) ..... Duke
222 That's My Boy (1932) ..... Football Player
223 Texas Cyclone (1932) ..... Steve Pickett
224 Lady and Gent (1932) ..... Buzz Kinney
225 Running Hollywood (1932) .....
226 The Shadow of the Eagle (1932) ..... Craig McCoy
227 Ride Him, Cowboy (1932) ..... John Drury
228 The Deceiver (1931) ..... Richard Thorpe as a corpse
229 Girls Demand Excitement (1931) ..... Peter Brooks
230 Three Girls Lost (1931) ..... Gordon Wales
231 Range Feud (1931) ..... Clint Turner
232 Maker of Men (1931) ..... Dusty Rhodes
233 Arizona (1931) ..... Lt. Bob Denton
234 Cheer Up and Smile (1930) ..... Bit Part (uncredited)
235 大追踪 The Big Trail (1930) ..... Breck Coleman
236 Born Reckless (1930) ..... Extra (uncredited)
237 Rough Romance (1930) ..... Lumberjack (uncredited)
238 Men Without Women (1930) ..... Radioman on surface (uncredited)
239 Words and Music (1929) ..... Pete Donahue (as Duke Morrison)
240 Speakeasy (1929) ..... Extra (uncredited)
241 The Black Watch (1929) ..... Extra (uncredited)
242 The Forward Pass (1929) ..... Extra (uncredited)
243 Salute (1929) ..... Bill (midshipman) (uncredited)
244 Four Sons (1928) ..... Extra (uncredited)
245 Hangman's House (1928) ..... Horse Race Spectator/Condemned Man in Flashback (uncredited)
246 Mother Machree (1928) ..... Extra (uncredited)
247 Annie Laurie (1927) ..... Extra (uncredited)
248 The Drop Kick (1927) ..... USC Football Player
249 Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) ..... Guard
250 Brown of Harvard (1926) ..... Yale Football Player (uncredited)
251 The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926) ..... Extra (uncredited)
导演 director
1 乡下佬 Big Jake (1971) .....
2 绿色贝蕾帽 The Green Berets (1968) .....
3 The Comancheros (1961) .....
4 边城英烈传 The Alamo (1960) .....
5 血巷 Blood Alley (1955) .....
制片 producer
1 Hondo and the Apaches (1967) ..... producer
2 边城英烈传 The Alamo (1960) ..... producer
3 China Doll (1958) ..... producer
4 Escort West (1958) ..... producer
5 Good-bye, My Lady (1956) ..... producer
6 Gun the Man Down (1956) ..... producer
7 Seven Men from Now (1956) ..... producer
8 Man in the Vault (1956) ..... producer
9 血巷 Blood Alley (1955) ..... producer
10 情天未了缘 The High and the Mighty (1954) ..... producer
11 Ring of Fear (1954) ..... producer
12 Track of the Cat (1954) ..... producer
13 Hondo (1953) ..... producer
14 Island in the Sky (1953) ..... producer
15 Plunder of the Sun (1953) ..... producer
16 Big Jim McLain (1952) ..... producer
17 Bullfighter and the Lady (1951) ..... producer
18 The Dangerous Stranger (1950) ..... producer
19 The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) ..... producer
20 天使与魔鬼 Angel and the Badman (1947) ..... producer
助理导演 assistant director
1 蓬门今始为君开 The Quiet Man (1952) ..... second unit director
艺术指导 art department
1 Cheer Up and Smile (1930) ..... property assistant
2 Rough Romance (1930) ..... props
3 The Black Watch (1929) ..... props
4 Words and Music (1929) ..... property assistant
5 Four Sons (1928) ..... props
6 Mother Machree (1928) ..... props
7 The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926) ..... property boy (uncredited)
特技表演 stunt performer
1 Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) ..... stunts
全体团队 crewmembers
1 Gone (2003) ..... thanks
2 Directed by John Ford (1971)

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Biography for
John Wayne (I)

Birth name
Marion Robert Morrison
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Nickname
Duke
JW (family nickname)
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Height
6' 4½" (1.94 m)
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Mini biography
John Wayne (born Marion Morrison) was the son of pharmacist Clyde Morrison and his wife Mary. Clyde developed a lung condition that required him to move his family from Iowa to the warmer climate of southern California, where they tried ranching in the Mojave Desert. Until the ranch failed, Marion and his younger brother Robert E. Morrison swam in an irrigation ditch and rode a horse to school. When the ranch failed, the family moved to Glendale, California, where Marion delivered medicines for his father, sold newspapers and had an Airedale dog named "Duke" (the source of his own nickname). He did well at school both academically and in football. When he narrowly failed admission to Annapolis he went to USC on a football scholarship 1925-7. Tom Mix got him a summer job as a prop man in exchange for football tickets. On the set he became close friends with director John Ford for whom, among others, he began doing bit parts, some billed as John Wayne. His first featured film was Men Without Women (1930). After more than 70 low-budget westerns and adventures, mostly routine, Wayne's career was stuck in a rut until Ford cast him in Stagecoach (1939), the movie that made him a star. He appeared in nearly 250 movies, many of epic proportions. From 1942-43 he was in a radio series, "The Three Sheets to the Wind", and in 1944 he helped found the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals, a right-wing political organization, later becoming its President. His conservative political stance was also reflected in The Alamo (1960), which he produced, directed and starred in. His patriotic stand was enshrined in The Green Berets (1968) which he co-directed and starred in. Over the years Wayne was beset with health problems. In September 1964 he had a cancerous left lung removed; in March 1978 there was heart valve replacement surgery; and in January 1979 his stomach was removed. He received the Best Actor nomination for Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) and finally got the Oscar for his role as one-eyed Rooster Cogburn in True Grit (1969). A Congressional Gold Medal was struck in his honor in 1979. He is perhaps best remembered for his parts in Ford's cavalry trilogy - Fort Apache (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) and Rio Grande (1950).

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IMDb mini-biography by
Ed Stephan
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Spouse
Pilar Wayne (1 November 1954 - 11 June 1979) (his death) 3 children
Esperanza Baur (17 January 1946 - 1 November 1954) (divorced)
Josephine Alicia Saenz (24 June 1933 - 25 December 1945) (divorced) 4 children

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Trade mark
Westerns.

Slow talk and deep voice.

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Trivia
Holds the record for the actor with the most leading parts - 142. In all but 11 films he played the leading part.

His appearance on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1968) in 1969 showed he had a sense of humor by agreeing to appear in a pink fluffy bunny suit.

Ranked #16 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. (October 1997)

Born at 1:00pm-CST

Children with Pilar: Aissa Wayne, John Ethan Wayne and Marisa Wayne.

Sons with Josephine: Michael Wayne (producer) and Patrick Wayne (actor); daughters Toni Wayne and Melinda Wayne.

Most published sources refer to Wayne's birth name as Marion Michael Morrison. His birth certificate, however, gives his original name as Marion Robert Morrison. According to Wayne's own statements, after the birth of his younger brother in 1911, his parents named the newborn Robert Emmett and changed Wayne's name from Marion Robert to Marion Michael. It has also been suggested by several of his biographers that Wayne's parents actually changed his birth name from Marion Robert to Marion Mitchell. In "Duke: The Life and Times of John Wayne" (1985), Donald Shepherd and Robert F. Slatzer state that when Wayne's younger brother was born, "the Duke's middle name was changed from Robert to Mitchell. . . . After he gained celebrity, Duke deliberately confused biographers and others by claiming Michael as his middle name, a claim that had no basis in fact."

His production company, Batjac, was originally to be called Batjak, after the shipping company owned by Luther Adler's character in the film Wake of the Red Witch (1948). A secretary's typo while she was drawing up the papers resulted in it being called Batjac, and Wayne, not wanting to hurt her feelings, kept her spelling of it.

In the comic Preacher, his ghost appears in several issues, clothed in his traditional gunfighter outfit, as a mentor to the hero of the series, Jesse Custer.

Great-uncle of boxer/actor Tommy Morrison, aka "The Duke".

An entry in the logbook of director John Ford's yacht "Araner", during a voyage along the Baja peninsula, made a reference to one of Wayne's pranks on Ward Bond: "Caught the first mate [Wayne] pissing in [Ward] Bond's flask this morning - must remember to give him a raise."

He and his drinking buddy, actor Ward Bond, frequently played practical jokes on each other. In one incident, Bond bet Wayne that they could stand on opposite sides of a newspaper and Wayne wouldn't be able to hit him. Bond set a sheet of newspaper down in a doorway, Wayne stood on one end, and Bond slammed the door in his face, shouting "Try and hit me now!" Wayne responded by sending his fist through the door, flooring Bond (and winning the bet).

His favorite drink was Sauza Commemorativo Tequila, and often served it with ice that he had chipped from an iceberg during one of his voyages on his yacht, "The Wild Goose".

He was offered the lead in The Dirty Dozen (1967), but went to star in and direct The Green Berets (1968) instead. The part was eventually given to Lee Marvin.

The evening before a shoot he was trying to get some sleep in a Las Vegas hotel. The suite directly below his was that of Frank Sinatra (never a good friend of Wayne), who was having a party. The noise kept Wayne awake, and each time he made a complaining phone call it quieted temporarily but each time eventually grew louder. Wayne at last appeared at Sinatra's door and told Frank to stop the noise. A Sinatra bodyguard of Wayne's size approached saying, "Nobody talks to Mr. Sinatra that way." Wayne looked at the man, turned as though to leave, then backhanded the bodyguard, who fell to the floor, where Wayne knocked him out by crashing a chair on top of him. The party noise stopped.

He was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.

His spoken word RCA Victor album "America: Why I Love Her" became a suprise best-seller, and Grammy nominee, when it was issued in 1973. Re-issued again, in the wake of September 11, 2001, it became a best-seller all over again.

Pictured on one of four 25¢ US commemorative postage stamps issued 23 March 1990 honoring classic films released in 1939. The stamp featured Wayne as The Ringo Kid in Stagecoach (1939). The other films honored were Beau Geste (1939), The Wizard of Oz (1939), and Gone with the Wind (1939).

Upon being cast by Raoul Walsh in Fox's The Big Trail (1930) the studio decided his name had to be changed. Walsh said he was reading a biography on General "Mad" Anthony Wayne and suggested that name. The studio liked the last name but not the first and decided on "John Wayne" as the final rendition.

He once made a cameo appearance on "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962) and when asked how he wanted to be paid, replied, "Give me a fifth of bourbon - that'll square it."

In 1973 he was awarded the Gold Medal from the National Football Foundation for his days playing football for Glendale High School and USC.

Arguably Wayne's worst film, The Conqueror (1956), in which he played Genghis Kahn, was based on a script that director Dick Powell had every intention of throwing into the wastebasket. According to Powell, when he had to leave his office at RKO for a few minutes during a story conferance, he returned to find a very enthused Wayne reading the script, which had been in a pile of possible scripts on Powell's desk, and insisting that this was the movie he wanted to make. As Powell himself summed it up, "Who am I to turn down John Wayne ?"

Among his favorite leisure activities were playing bridge, poker, and chess.

He was buried at Pacific View Cemetary in Corona del Mar, California, not far from his hometown of Newport Beach. His grave finally received a plaque in 1999.

Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1974.

Grandfather of actor Brendan Wayne.

Referenced in the Paula Cole song "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" (1996).

In a May 1971 Playboy magazine interview, on the subject of blacks making strides towards equality in the U.S., he stated that he believed in "white supremacy" until blacks were educated enough to take a more prominent role in American society.

He was voted the 5th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly.

Just on his sheer popularity and his prominent political activism, the Republican party in 1968 supposedly asked him to run for President of the USA, even though he had no previous political experience. He turned them down because he did not believe America would take a movie star running for the President seriously. He did support Ronald Reagan's run for governor of California, though.

Wayne was initiated into DeMolay in 1924 at the Glendale Chapter in Glendale California.

Received the DeMolay Legion of Honor in 1970.

He was a Master Mason. In other words, he was a good man who became a member of the Masonic Fraternity.

Pictured on a 37¢ USA commemorative stamp in the Legends of Hollywood series, issued 9 September 2004. The first-day ceremonies were held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

Was a member of the first class to be inducted into the DeMolay Hall of Fame on November 13th, 1986.

Although he complained that High Noon (1952) was "un-American", when he collected Gary Cooper's Oscar on his behalf, he also complained that he wasn't offered the part himself. He later teamed up with director Howard Hawks to tell the story his way in Rio Bravo (1959).

Despite his association with being solely Irish, he was equal parts Scottish, Irish and English.

While making The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958), he apparently became so enraged with director John Huston (who was something of a tough guy himself and was nearly as tall as Wayne but not as massive) that he throttled and punched him out. It is unknown what Huston did to earn the beating, but the director was known to have a mean streak. Wayne later re-enacted the incident for Peter Bogdanovich, who was somewhat terrified to be used as a substitute for Huston.

He was voted the 4th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Premiere Magazine.

Was named the #13 greatest actor on The 50 Greatest Screen Legends list by the American Film Institute

Eagerly sought the role of Gen. George S. Patton in Patton (1970), but was turned down by the producer.

Posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, by President Jimmy Carter in 1980.

Shares a birthday with Aaron Michael Lacey and Miles Davis.

In 1953, he accepted the Oscar for "Best Actor in a Leading Role" on behalf of Gary Cooper, who wasn't present at the awards ceremony.

Brother of Robert E. Morrison.

Addressed the Republican National Convention in 1968.

On 11 June 1979, the flame of the Olympic Torch at the Coliseum in Los Angeles was lit to honor his memory. It remained lit until the funeral four days later.

Maureen O'Hara presented him with the People's Choice Award for most popular motion picture actor in 1976.

During the filming of The Undefeated (1969), he fell from his horse and fractured three ribs. He couldn't work for almost two weeks. Then he tore a ligament in his shoulder and couldn't use one arm at all. The director, Andrew V. McLaglen, could only film him from an angle for the rest of the picture. His only concern throughout was not to disappoint his fans, despite being in terrible pain.

According to movie industry columnist James Bacon, Wayne's producers issued phony press releases when he was hospitalized for cancer surgery in September 1964, claiming the star was being treated for lung congestion. "Those bastards who make pictures only think of the box office," he told Bacon, as recounted in 1979 by the columnist. "They figure Duke Wayne with cancer isn't a good image. I was too doped up at the time to argue with them, but I'm telling you the truth now. You know I never lie." After Bacon broke the story of the Duke's cancer, thousands of cancer victims and their relatives wrote to Wayne saying that his battle against the disease had given them hope.

He underwent surgery to have a cancerous left lung removed on 16 September 1964, in a six-hour operation. Press releases at the time reported that Wayne was in Los Angeles' Good Samaritan Hospital to be treated for lung congestion. When Hollywood columnist James Bacon went to the hospital to see Wayne, he was told by a nurse that Wayne wasn't having visitors. According to a June 27, 1978 "Us" magazine article, Wayne said to his nurse from his room, "Let that son of a bitch come in." When Bacon sat down in his room, Wayne told him, "Well, I licked the Big C." Wayne confessed that his five-packs-a-day cigarette habit had caused a lung tumor the size of a golf ball, necessitating the removal of the entire lung. One day following surgery, Wayne began coughing so violently he ruptured his stitches and damaged delicate tissue. His face and hands began to swell up from a mixture of fluid and air, but the doctors didn't dare operate again so soon. Five days later they drained the fluid and repaired the stitches. On 29 December 1964, Wayne held a press conference at his Encino ranch, against the advice of his agent and advisers, where he announced, "I licked the Big C. I know the man upstairs will pull the plug when he wants to, but I don't want to end my life being sick. I want to go out on two feet, in action." Before he had left the hospital on 19 October, Wayne received the news that his 52-year-old brother Robert E. Morrison had lung cancer.

Regretted playing Temujin in The Conqueror (1956) so much that he visibly shuddered whenever anyone mentioned the film's name. He once remarked that the moral of the film was "not to make an ass of yourself trying to play parts you're not suited for."

He made several films early in his career as a "singing" cowboy. His singing voice was supplied by a singer hidden off camera.

All of his wives were of Hispanic descent.

In 1977 he had a script commissioned for a film called "Beau John" in which he would star with Ron Howard, but due to his declining health it never happened.

In November 2003 he once again commanded a top-ten spot in the annual Harris Poll asking Americans to name their favorite movie star. No other deceased star has achieved such ranking since Harris began asking the question in 1993. In a 2001 Gallup Poll, Americans selected Wayne as their favorite movie star of all time.

Increasingly by the early 1960s Wayne used to wear three- or four-inch lifts in his shoes, a practice that mystified friends like Bobby Darin and Robert Mitchum because he stood over 6'4". It was possibly due to his increasing weight, health problems, and age that he wasn't able to loom as tall without lifts.

He made several films early in his career as a "singing" cowboy. His singing voice was supplied by a singer hidden off camera.

In 1971 he displayed a sense of humor when he appeared on "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" (1969) in his usual western screen costume, flashing the peace sign to the show's other guests that week, the then-hot rock band Three Dog Night.

Of his many film roles, his personal favorite was that of Ethan Edwards from The Searchers (1956). Wayne even went so far as to name his son Ethan after that character.

In 1979, as it became known that Wayne was dying of cancer, Barry Goldwater introduced legislation to award him the Congressional Gold Medal. Maureen O'Hara and Elizabeth Taylor flew to Washington to give testimony, and signed statements in support of the motion from Frank Sinatra, Gregory Peck, Jack Lemmon, Kirk Douglas, James Stewart and Katharine Hepburn were read out. The bill was passed unanimously, and the medal was presented to the Wayne family in the following year.

In 1974, with the Vietnam war still continuing, The Harvard Lampoon invited Wayne to The Harvard Square Theater to award him the "Brass Balls Award " for his " Outstanding machismo and a penchant for punching people". Wayne accepted and arrived riding atop an armored personnel carrier manned by the "Black Knights" of Troop D, Fifth Regiment. Wayne took the stage and ad-libbed his way through a series of derogatory questions with adroitness, displaying a agile wit that completely won over the audience of students.

On 9 June 1979, the Archbishop of Panama arrived at the hospital and baptized Wayne into the Roman Catholic Church. Wayne was given a Catholic funeral service, but his grave went unmarked until 1999 when he finally received a headstone.

Mentioned in many songs, including Jimmy Buffet's "Incommunicado", Tom Lehrer's "Send The Marines", Ray Steven's "Beside Myself", Paula Cole's "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?", Queen's "Bicycle Race", and Bruce Dickinson's (of Iron Maiden fame) "Sacred Cowboys".

Along with Charlton Heston, Wayne turned down the role of General Stillwell in Steven Spielberg's 1941 (1979), owing to the fact that he felt the film was an insult to World War II veterans, and due to his own declining health.

Underwent surgery for an enlarged prostate in December 1976.

The story that Wayne turned down the role of Marshal Dillon on "Gunsmoke" (1955) because he did not want to commit to a weekly TV series is an urban myth. As one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, Wayne would never have been offered a television series in 1955. He did however recommended his friend James Arness for the role, and gave the on camera introduction in the pilot episode.

His performance as Ethan Edwards in "The Searchers" (1956) is ranked #87 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).

After meeting the late Superman star Christopher Reeve at the 1979 Academy Awards, Wayne turned to Cary Grant and said "This is our new man. He's taking over."

In 1973 Clint Eastwood wrote to Wayne, suggesting they star in a western together. Wayne wrote back an angry response criticizing the revisionist style and violence of Eastwood's latest western, High Plains Drifter (1973). Consequently Eastwood did not reply and no film was made.

His final public appearance was to present the Best Picture Oscar to The Deer Hunter (1978) at The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979) (TV). It was not a film Wayne was fond of, since it presented a very different view of the Vietnam War than his own movie, The Green Berets (1968), had a decade earlier.

He turned down Dirty Harry (1971) because he felt the role of Harry Callahan was too far removed f