John Wayne
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Born: |
May 26, 1907
Winterset, Iowa
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Died: |
June 11, 1979
Los Angeles, California
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Did You Know?
- He was nicknamed "The Duke."
- John converted from Presbyterian to Roman Catholic.
- John played football at the University of Southern California.
- John died of lung and stomach cancer.
- He is buried in Pacific View Memorial Park, Newport Beach, California.
- John's first choice for post-high school education was to attend the U.S. Naval Academy. He was the first alternate, but the first choice accepted.
- It was his football coach from USC who is responsible for Duke's start in film. Coach Jones got him a job as a prop assistant at the studios.
- Duke visited a children's hospital at 3:00 a.m. once because a little girl on her death bed had one wish to see him. He not only visited her, but every patient in the hospital.
- John was married to Pilar Palette in from 1954 until his death in 1979.
- John's first wife was Josephine Saenz.
- John's second marriage lasted eight years to Esperanza Bauer.
- Jon has seven children and more 20 grandchildren today.
- Duke was the lead man in 142 movies.
- Big, bad western cowboy dressed in a pink, fluffy bunny suit for the variety show "Laugh-In" in 1969.
Movie Highlights
True Grit (1969)
John won an Oscar for his role in True Grit in 1969.
Actor Credits
- 4 Film Favorites: John Wayne (2013)
- TCM Greatest Classic Films: Legends: John Wayne Action (2013)
- John Wayne 6 Movie Collection (2013)
- John Wayne in the Saddle (2012)
- John Wayne Collection (2012)
- John Wayne: In The Movies (2012)
- John Wayne: Western Legend (2012)
- John Wayne Crime Buster Collection (2012)
- 20-Film Great American Westerns: John Wayne Collection (2012)
- John Wayne in Action (2012)
- Legendary John Wayne (2012)
- Rooster Cogburn / War Wagon / Spoilers / The Shepherd of the Hills (2012)
- John Wayne Film Collection (2012)
- John Wayne Collection (2011)
- John Wayne Collection Volume 3 (2011)
- John Wayne Collection Volume 1 (2011)
- John Wayne: America's Legendary Hero (2011)
- John Wayne Serials (2011)
- John Wayne Collection Volume 2 (2011)
- Ultimate John Wayne Collection (2011)
- Great American Western Collection Volume 7 (2010)
- Great American Western Collection Volume 2 (2010)
- The Man from Utah / Randy Rides Alone (2010)
- Great American Western Collection Volume 4 (2010)
- Texas Terror / Trail Beyond (2010)
- John Wayne Collection (2009)
- John Wayne Western Collection (2009)
- John Wayne: Ultimate Collection (2009)
- TCM Greatest Classic Films: John Wayne Westerns (2009)
- This Little Bullet (2009)
- John Wayne Collection: Blue Steel & More (2008)
- Best of John Wayne Collection (2008)
- John Wayne Action Collection (2007)
- Dakota / In Old California (2007)
- Flame of Barbary Coast / Santa Fe Stampede (2007)
- Westward Ho / Fighting Kentuckian (2007)
- John Wayne: Cowboy Legend 10 Movie Pack (2007)
- John Wayne Collection Gift Pack (2007)
- John Wayne Western Collection (2007)
- John Wayne Century Collection (2007)
- John Wayne: Cowboy Legend (2007)
- The Sons of Katie Elder / The Shootist (2007)
- Dark Command / Lady Takes A Chance (2007)
- The Fighting Seabees / Wake Of The Red Witch (2007)
- Sands of Iwo Jima / Flying Tigers (2007)
- John Wayne: American Hero 10 Movie Pack (2007)
- John Wayne Film Collection (2007)
- John Wayne Collection: Wave 2 (2007)
- The John Wayne Adventure Collection (2007)
- John Wayne: Horse Operas (2007)
- John Wayne (2007)
- In Harm's Way / Donovan's Reef (2007)
- 'Neath The Arizona Skies / Border Caballero (2006)
- Randy Rides Alone / When A Man Rides Alone (2006)
- John Wayne: An American Icon Collection (2006)
- John Wayne-John Ford Film Collection (2006)
- John Wayne: The Ultimate Collection (2006)
- Blue Steel / Gun Law (2006)
- John Wayne Triple Feature 3 (2006)
- Desert Trail / Riders Of The Rockies (2006)
- John Wayne: 3 Movies (2006)
- Lucky Texan / Texas Buddies (2006)
- Telegraph Trail / Somewhere In Sonora / Man from Monterey (2006)
- Paradise Canyon / Hidden Valley (2006)
- John Wayne Giftset (2006)
- Riders Of Destiny / Riders Of The Desert (2006)
- Rainbow Valley / Deadwood Pass (2006)
- The John Wayne Cliffhanger Collection (2006)
- John Wayne: The Late Years (2006)
- John Wayne Collection (2006)
- Dawn Rider / Sunset Trail (2006)
- John Wayne Triple Feature 4 (2006)
- Lawless Frontier / Stormy Trails (2006)
- Ride Him Cowboy / The Big Stampede / Haunted Gold (2006)
- Man From Utah / Utah Trail (2006)
- John Wayne: An American Legend (2006)
- The Train Robbers / Tall in the Saddle (2005)
- John Wayne Collection (2005)
- John Wayne (2005)
- John Wayne 20 Movie Pack (2005)
- John Wayne: The Ultimate Film Collection (2005)
- John Wayne Legendary Heroes Collection (2005)
- John Wayne II (2005)
- They Were Expendable / Flying Leathernecks (2005)
- John Wayne Movies (2005)
- Great American Western Volume 24 (2004)
- John Wayne: The Signature Collection (2004)
- Legendary John Wayne (2004)
- John Wayne: The Early Years (2004)
- The John Wayne Collection (2002)
- West Of The Divide / The Man From Utah (2002)
- The Best Of John Wayne Collection: Volume 1 (2002)
- Randy Rides Alone / Trail Beyond (2002)
- Riders Of Destiny / Sagebrush Trail (2002)
- The Best Of John Wayne Collection 2 (2002)
- The Shootist (1976)
- Brannigan (1975)
- Rooster Cogburn (1975)
- McQ (1974)
- The Train Robbers (1973)
- Cahill, U.S. Marshal (1973)
- The Cowboys (1972)
- Big Jake (1971)
- Chisum (1970)
- Rio Lobo (1970)
- True Grit (1969)
- The Undefeated (1969)
- The Green Berets (1968)
- Hellfighters (1968)
- The War Wagon (1967)
- El Dorado (1967)
- Cast A Giant Shadow (1966)
- The Sons Of Katie Elder (1965)
- In Harm's Way (1965)
- Circus World (1964)
- McLintock! (1963)
- How The West Was Won (1963)
- Donovan's Reef (1963)
- Hatari! (1962)
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
- The Longest Day (1962)
- The Comancheros (1961)
- The Alamo (1960)
- North To Alaska (1960)
- Rio Bravo (1959)
- The Horse Soldiers (1959)
- The Barbarian And The Geisha (1958)
- Legend Of The Lost (1957)
- The Wings Of Eagles (1957)
- Jet Pilot (1957)
- The Conqueror (1956)
- The Searchers (1956)
- Blood Alley (1955)
- The Sea Chase (1955)
- The High And The Mighty (1954)
- Hondo (1953)
- Trouble Along The Way (1953)
- Big Jim McLain (1952)
- The Quiet Man (1952)
- Operation Pacific (1951)
- Flying Leathernecks (1951)
- Rio Grande (1950)
- She Wore A Yellow Ribbon (1949)
- The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
- Sands Of Iwo Jima (1949)
- Fort Apache (1948)
- Red River (1948)
- Wake Of The Red Witch (1948)
- Three Godfathers (1948)
- Tycoon (1947)
- Angel and the Badman (1947)
- Without Reservations (1946)
- Back To Bataan (1945)
- Flame Of Barbary Coast (1945)
- Dakota (1945)
- They Were Expendable (1945)
- Tall In The Saddle (1944)
- The Fighting Seabees (1944)
- The War Of The Wildcats (1943)
- A Lady Takes A Chance (1943)
- Reap The Wild Wind (1942)
- The Spoilers (1942)
- In Old California (1942)
- Pittsburgh (1942)
- Flying Tigers (1942)
- Lady For A Night (1942)
- Reunion In France (1942)
- Lady From Louisiana (1941)
- Wheel Of Fortune (1941)
- A Man Betrayed (1941)
- The Shepherd Of The Hills (1941)
- The Long Voyage Home (1940)
- The Dark Command (1940)
- Three Faces West (1940)
- Seven Sinners (1940)
- Red River Range (1939)
- The Night Riders (1939)
- Three Texas Steers (1939)
- Wyoming Outlaw (1939)
- Frontier Horizon (1939)
- Stagecoach (1939)
- Allegheny Uprising (1939)
- Hell Town (1938)
- Pals Of The Saddle (1938)
- Santa Fe Stampede (1938)
- Born To The West (1938)
- Overland Stage Raiders (1938)
- Conflict (1937)
- I Cover The War (1937)
- King Of The Pecos (1936)
- The Lawless Nineties (1936)
- Lawless Range (1936)
- The Lonely Trail (1936)
- Westward Ho (1936)
- Winds Of The Wasteland (1936)
- Sea Spoilers (1936)
- The Lawless Frontier (1935)
- Neath Arizona Skies (1935)
- Dawn Rider (1935)
- Texas Terror (1935)
- The New Frontier (1935)
- Desert Trail (1935)
- Paradise Canyon (1935)
- Rainbow Valley (1935)
- West Of The Divide (1934)
- Blue Steel (1934)
- Randy Rides Alone (1934)
- Star Packer (1934)
- Lucky Texan (1934)
- The Trail Beyond (1934)
- The Man From Utah (1934)
- The Life Of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
- The Three Musketeers (1933)
- His Private Secretary (1933)
- The Man From Monterey (1933)
- Sagebrush Trail (1933)
- The Telegraph Trail (1933)
- Haunted Gold (1933)
- Central Airport (1933)
- Riders Of Destiny (1933)
- Baby Face (1933)
- Somewhere in Sonora (1933)
- Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)
- The Big Stampede (1932)
- Hurricane Express (1932)
- The Big Trail (1930)
- Great John Wayne Movies
Director Credits
- The Green Berets (1968)
- The Alamo (1960)
Producer Credits
- The Alamo (1960)
- Track Of The Cat (1954)
- Hondo (1953)
- The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
- Angel and the Badman (1947)
Note: Writer and Producer credits for this individual may not be complete. |