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- NAME: John Wayne
- OCCUPATION: Film Actor
- BIRTH DATE: May 26, 1907
- DEATH DATE: June 11, 1979
- EDUCATION: University of Southern California
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Winterset, Iowa
- PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California
- Nickname: "Duke"
- Originally: Marion Robert Morrison
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John Wayne, one of the most popular film actors of the twentieth century, remains a popular American icon to this day.
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John Wayne - A Western Sensation
Watch a short video about John Wayne and learn how "The Duke" got his start in the film industry.
John Wayne - Mini Biography
A short biography of John Wayne who became an American icon and Hollywood star after his performance in John Ford's 1939 film "Stagecoach."
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Montgomery Clift - Full Episode
Montromery Clift won stardom in "From Here to Eternity" and became a 1950s movie icon. A car accident in 1957 changed his looks, and from then on his off-screen days were filled with pills, alcohol, and a complicated sexual identity.
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Both Michael and Patrick followed in their father's footsteps Michael as a producer and Patrick as an actor. With his third wife, Pilar Palette, he had three more children, Ethan, Aissa, and Marisa. Ethan has worked as an actor over the years.
Shortly before his death, the U.S. Congress approved a congressional gold medal for Wayne. It was given to his family in 1980. In the same month as the Duke's passing,
the Orange County Airport was renamed after him. He was later featured on a postage stamp in 1990 and again in 2004 and was inducted into the California Hall of Fame in 2007.
In honor of his charitable work in the fight against cancer, Wayne's children established the John Wayne Cancer Foundation in 1985. The organization provides support to numerous cancer-related programs and to the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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