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Full Name: Marion Robert Morrison
Profession: Actor
Nationality: ![United States of America](https://www.onthisday.com/images/flags/united-states.svg)
American
Biography: An actor who became an American icon famous for his rugged masculinity and his demeanor, including his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height.
Star of the Green Berets, True Grit and many more movies Wayne dominated the box office for three decades.
Born: May 26, 1907
Birthplace: Winterset, Iowa, USA
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Gemini
Died: June 11, 1979 (aged 72)
Cause of Death: Stomach cancer
Married Life
- 1933-06-24 American actor John Wayne (26) weds Josephine Saenz (25) in Los Angeles, California; divorce in 1945
- 1945-12-25 Actor John Wayne (38) divorces Josephine Saenz (37) after 12 years of marriage
- 1946-01-17 American actor John Wayne (38) weds actress Esperanza Baur (25) in Long Beach, California; divorce in 1954
- 1954-11-01 Actor John Wayne (47) divorces actress Esperanza Baur (34) due to drunken violence after 8 years of marriage
- 1954-11-01 Actor John Wayne (47) weds actress Pilar Pallete in Kona, Hawaii
Historical Events
- 1939-02-10 "Stagecoach" western film directed by John Ford, starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne, premieres in Miami
- 1952-07-21 "The Quiet Man" film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara is released in the UK
- 1956-03-13 "The Searchers" American western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and Natalie Wood is released
- 1970-02-02 27th Golden Globes: Anne of the Thousand Days, John Wayne, & Genevieve Bujold
- 1970-04-07 42nd Academy Awards: "Midnight Cowboy" - Best Picture, John Wayne (True Grit), and Maggie Smith (The Prime of Miss Jane Brody) win
- 1975-03-03 1st People's Choice Awards: John Wayne & Barbra Streisand win (Motion Pictures) and Alan Alda, Telly Savalas & Mary Tyler Moore win (TV)
- 1976-03-04 2nd People's Choice Awards: John Wayne & Katharine Hepburn win (Motion Picture) and Telly Savalas & Carol Burnett win (TV)
- 1977-03-05 3rd People's Choice Awards: John Wayne & Barbra Streisand win (Motion Picture) and Telly Savalas & Mary Tyler Moore win (TV)
- 1978-02-20 4th People's Choice Awards: John Wayne and Barbra Streisand (Motion Picture), and James Garner and Mary Tyler Moore (TV) win