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Marion Robert Morrison [1] [a] (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), professionally known as John Wayne and nicknamed "the Duke", was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially in Western and war movies.
John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison in Iowa, to Mary Alberta (Brown) and Clyde Leonard Morrison, a pharmacist. He was of English, Scottish, Ulster-Scots, and Irish ancestry.
John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison in Iowa, to Mary Alberta (Brown) and Clyde Leonard Morrison, a pharmacist. He was of English, Scottish, Ulster-Scots, and Irish ancestry.
John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison on May 26, 1907, in Winterset, Iowa. (Some sources also list him as Marion Michael Morrison and Marion Mitchell Morrison.)
Although Walsh suggested “Anthony Wayne” to Fox Studios, the studio found that the name was “too Italian,” and changed his first name to John. Wayne himself was not present for the ...
John Wayne was born May 26, 1907, in Winterset, Iowa. Originally called Marion Morrison, the actor used “John Wayne” as a stage name. Offscreen, he went by a nickname: Duke. Wayne’s first leading role was in the 1930 western The Big Trail, playing a fur trapper guiding travelers on the Oregon Trail.
Quick Facts. Byname: Duke. Original name: Marion Michael Morrison. Born: May 26, 1907, Winterset, Iowa, U.S. Died: June 11, 1979, Los Angeles, California (aged 72) Awards And Honors: Presidential Medal of Freedom. Academy Award (1970): Actor in a Leading Role. Cecil B. DeMille Award (1966)
John Wayne was born Marion Mitchell Morrison, of Scotch-Irish descent, to Clyde and Mary Morrison on May 26, 1907, in Winterset, Iowa. He had one brother, Robert Emmet Morrison. He received his nickname "Duke" while still a child, because of his love for a dog of that name.
Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Born Marion Robert Morrison in 1907 in Iowa to a pharmacist and his wife, John Wayne came west with his family to California in 1914. Biography verifies that the boy's closest companion was his little dog, an Airedale named Duke.
The man behind the tough-talking persona: New biography reveals the real John Wayne. HE was an American icon, the epitome of rugged masculinity, pioneering spirit and honest moral values...