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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME
Marion Robert Morrison
BIRTHDAY
May 26, 1907
BORN ON DAY
Sunday
BIRTHPLACE
Winterset, Iowa, United States
DIED AT AGE
72 Years 0 Months 16 Days
DEATHDATE
June 11, 1979
DEATHPLACE
Los Angeles, California, United States
CAUSE OF DEATH
Stomach cancer
NATIONALITY
American
John Wayne Nationality American
PROFESSION
Movies (Actor)
ZODIAC
GEMINI
ALSO NOTED FOR
Director, Producer

Physical Stats

CHEST
N/A
BICEPS
N/A
WAIST
N/A
HEIGHT
6'4''(feet & inches)
 
1.9304 meters
 
193.04 cm
WEIGHT
77 kg
 
169.4 lbs

John Wayne Family Members

Parents
MOTHER
Mary Alberta Brown
FATHER
Clyde Leonard Morrison
BROTHER(S) NAME
Robert E. Morrison

John Wayne Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE
John Wayne wife Josephine Wayne
Josephine Wayne (1933-1945)
SPOUSE
John Wayne wife Esperanza Baur
Esperanza Baur (1946-1954)
SPOUSE
John Wayne wife Pilar Pallete
Pilar Pallete (1954-1979)
Child(ren) of John Wayne and Pilar Pallete
Aissa (31 March, 1956) (Daughter)
Marisa (22 February, 1966) (Daughter)

Fame & Address

DEBUT
The Big Trail (1930)
John WayneThe Big Trail (1930)
FAMOUS FROM/AS
True Grit (1969)
John WayneTrue Grit (1969)
John Wayne facebook link
www.facebook.com/johnwayne
John Wayne twitter link
twitter.com/johndukewayne
Official Website
johnwayne.com

Education, Net Worth & More

RELIGION
Roman Catholic
SCHOOLING FROM
Glendale Union High School
John Wayne Glendale Union High School
NET WORTH
$50 Million
More Information
Career of John Wayne
He played a small role for Fox Film Corporation in his starting career. His first starring role was in the movie shot "The Big Trail." He worked in the film "Shepherd of the Hills" which was his first color film. He got popularity with his appearance in the film "The High and the Mighty." His appearance in the film "The Shootist" was his final film appearance.

Some Lesser Known Facts About John Wayne

  • Did John Wayne takes alcohol? Yes. Sauza Commemorativo Tequila was his favorite drink.
  • Was John Wayne in the habit of Smoking? Yes. He used to smoke five packs in a day which was the cause of his lung cancer.
    John Wayne smoking
  • John Wayne went through medical treatments to enhance his looks. He underwent plastic surgery to remove lines around the eyes.
  • The actor was very generous one of such incident was that he decided to name his company Batjak. But secretary's typo, while she was drawing up the papers, misspelled Batjac but Wayne who does not wants to hurt her feeling kept the same spelling.
  • Wayne had to refuse the lead role in "The Dirty Dozen" as he had already committed to star and direct "The Green Berets." The role went to Lee Marvin.
  • Although the actor was slow to talk but in an incident at Las Vegas, he fought like a film hero. He wanted to sleep at the hotel and Frank Sinatra's suite was directly below his suite who was partying that night. He made many complaining phone calls but the noise didn't affect. At last, he went to Sinatra room and said him to stop the noise. His bodyguard approached Wayne and said that nobody talks to his master in that way. Wayne knocked on the bodyguard who fell to the floor and the noise stopped at once.
  • Wayne appeared for a very small bit part in the television series "The Beverly Hillbillies."
    Wayne appeared for a very small bit part in the television series
  • Apart from acting, he was also good at football and received the Gold Medal from the National Football Foundation for playing football for Glendale High School and USC.
    Apart from acting, he was also good at football and received the Gold Medal from the National Football Foundation for playing football for Glendale Hi
  • He used to spend his spare time playing poker, bridge, and chess.
    He used to spend his spare time playing poker, bridge, and chess.
  • He declined the offer to run for President of the USA as he thought that the American public wouldn't take a movie star fighting presidential election seriously.
  • He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom which is the highest civilian award in America after his death.
  • The actor was injured and broke his three ribs while filming "The Undefeated" when he fell from his horse.
  • Wayne fought with lung cancer and also had his left lung removed with surgery in 1964.
  • He also had open-heart surgery in the year 1978.
  • The actor was willing to serve the army at the time of the Second World War but was not selected due to a knee injury which he had received in college.
  • He tried for the part of Wild Bill Hickok in "The Plainsman" but lost to Gary Cooper.
  • Wayne was set to star along with Gary Cooper in "Ride the High Country" but Cooper died before filming started.

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Horacio I Canales
To me John Wayne is the real America.'His recording of "Why I Love America" makes me cry.Truthfully I grew up on my own.But two people taught me truth and life.Walt Disney and John Wayne.
 
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