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Also Known As Marion Michael Morrison • Marion Robert Morrison • Duke
Born May 26, 1907 • Iowa
Died June 11, 1979 (aged 72) • Los AngelesCalifornia
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of FreedomAcademy 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”
Married To Pilar Wayne (married 1954) • Esperanza Baur (1946–1954) • Josephine Alicia Saenz (1933–1945)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "The Shootist" (1976) • "Rooster Cogburn" (1975) • "Brannigan" (1975) • "McQ" (1974) • "Cahill U.S. Marshal" (1973) • "Laugh-In" (1968–1973) • "The Train Robbers" (1973) • "The Cowboys" (1972) • "Big Jake" (1971) • "Rio Lobo" (1970) • "Chisum" (1970) • "The Undefeated" (1969) • "True Grit" (1969) • "Hellfighters" (1968) • "The Green Berets" (1968) • "El Dorado" (1967) • "The War Wagon" (1967) • "Cast a Giant Shadow" (1966) • "The Red Skelton Show" (1966) • "The Sons of Katie Elder" (1965) • "In Harm's Way" (1965) • "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965) • "Circus World" (1964) • "McLintock!" (1963) • "Donovan's Reef" (1963) • "How the West Was Won" (1962) • "Alcoa Premiere" (1962) • "The Longest Day" (1962) • "Hatari!" (1962) • "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962) • "The Comancheros" (1961) • "Wagon Train" (1960) • "North to Alaska" (1960) • "The Alamo" (1960) • "The Horse Soldiers" (1959) • "Rio Bravo" (1959) • "The Barbarian and the Geisha" (1958) • "Legend of the Lost" (1957) • "Jet Pilot" (1957) • "The Wings of Eagles" (1957) • "The Searchers" (1956) • "The Conqueror" (1956) • "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1955) • "Blood Alley" (1955) • "The Sea Chase" (1955) • "The High and the Mighty" (1954) • "Hondo" (1953) • "Island in the Sky" (1953) • "Trouble Along the Way" (1953) • "Big Jim McLain" (1952) • "The Quiet Man" (1952) • "Flying Leathernecks" (1951) • "Operation Pacific" (1951) • "Rio Grande" (1950) • "Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949) • "The Fighting Kentuckian" (1949) • "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949) • "Wake of the Red Witch" (1948) • "3 Godfathers" (1948) • "Red River" (1948) • "Fort Apache" (1948) • "Tycoon" (1947) • "Angel and the Badman" (1947) • "Without Reservations" (1946) • "They Were Expendable" (1945) • "Dakota" (1945) • "Back to Bataan" (1945) • "Flame of Barbary Coast" (1945) • "Tall in the Saddle" (1944) • "The Fighting Seabees" (1944) • "In Old Oklahoma" (1943) • "A Lady Takes a Chance" (1943) • "Reunion in France" (1942) • "Pittsburgh" (1942) • "Flying Tigers" (1942) • "In Old California" (1942) • "The Spoilers" (1942) • "Reap the Wild Wind" (1942) • "Lady for a Night" (1942) • "The Shepherd of the Hills" (1941) • "Lady from Louisiana" (1941) • "A Man Betrayed" (1941) • "Seven Sinners" (1940) • "The Long Voyage Home" (1940) • "Three Faces West" (1940) • "Dark Command" (1940) • "Allegheny Uprising" (1939) • "New Frontier" (1939) • "Wyoming Outlaw" (1939) • "Three Texas Steers" (1939) • "The Night Riders" (1939) • "Stagecoach" (1939) • "Red River Range" (1938) • "Santa Fe Stampede" (1938) • "Overland Stage Raiders" (1938) • "Pals of the Saddle" (1938) • "Born to the West" (1937) • "Adventure's End" (1937) • "Idol of the Crowds" (1937) • "I Cover the War!" (1937) • "California Straight Ahead!" (1937) • "Conflict" (1936) • "Sea Spoilers" (1936) • "Winds of the Wasteland" (1936) • "The Lonely Trail" (1936) • "King of the Pecos" (1936) • "The Lawless Nineties" (1936) • "The Oregon Trail" (1936) • "Lawless Range" (1935) • "The New Frontier" (1935) • "Westward Ho" (1935) • "Paradise Canyon" (1935) • "The Dawn Rider" (1935) • "The Desert Trail" (1935) • "Rainbow Valley" (1935) • "Texas Terror" (1935) • "'Neath the Arizona Skies" (1934) • "The Lawless Frontier" (1934) • "The Trail Beyond" (1934) • "The Star Packer" (1934) • "Randy Rides Alone" (1934) • "The Man from Utah" (1934) • "Blue Steel" (1934) • "West of the Divide" (1934) • "The Lucky Texan" (1934) • "Sagebrush Trail" (1933) • "Riders of Destiny" (1933) • "The Man from Monterey" (1933) • "Baby Face" (1933) • "His Private Secretary" (1933) • "The Life of Jimmy Dolan" (1933) • "Somewhere in Sonora" (1933) • "The Three Musketeers" (1933) • "The Telegraph Trail" (1933) • "Haunted Gold" (1932) • "The Big Stampede" (1932) • "Ride Him, Cowboy" (1932) • "The Hurricane Express" (1932) • "Lady and Gent" (1932) • "Two-Fisted Law" (1932) • "Texas Cyclone" (1932) • "The Shadow of the Eagle" (1932) • "Maker of Men" (1931) • "The Range Feud" (1931) • "The Deceiver" (1931) • "Arizona" (1931) • "Three Girls Lost" (1931) • "Girls Demand Excitement" (1931) • "The Big Trail" (1930) • "Words and Music" (1929)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed) "The Green Berets" (1968) • "The Alamo" (1960)

Top Questions

When was John Wayne born?
John Wayne was born on May 26, 1907.
Where was John Wayne born?
John Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa, United States.
Is John Wayne married?
Josephine Alicia Saenz (1933–1945), Pilar Wayne (married 1954), Esperanza Baur (1946–1954)

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