biography
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Wayne, John
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originally Marion Michael Morrison, nickname the Duke
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1907–79)
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| biography:
| Film actor, born in Winterset, Iowa, USA. After a succession of small parts in low-budget films and serials, he achieved stardom as the Ringo Kid in Stagecoach (1939). He went on to make over 80 films, typically starring as a tough but warm-hearted gunfighter or lawman. Classics of the Western genre include She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), The Man who Shot Liberty Vallance (1962), and True Grit (1969, Oscar). Later films include urban cop thrillers such as McQ (1974) and Brannigan (1975). He also directed The Alamo (1960) and The Green Berets (1968). His final performance was in The Shootist (1976), portraying a legendary gunfighter dying of cancer - a poignant film, as he fought against this disease himself. |
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