John Wayne

John Wayne

Actor and director. Born 26 May 1907 in Winterset, Iowa, USA. Died 11 June 1979.

9

Titles on Fi1m8 acting · 1 directing

78

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 8 titles

1

Oscar1 won · 2 nominated

Born

26 May 1907, Winterset, Iowa, USA

Died

11 June 1979

Active

1939–1962

Frequently works with

John Ford, Barry Fitzgerald, Dudley Nichols, Frank S. Nugent, Howard Hawks, Maureen O'Hara, Thomas Mitchell, Vera Miles

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John Wayne — John WayneUnknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

John Wayne (1940) — John Wayne (1940)Grant Wood, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

White colored, 1953 built Chevrolet Corvette Convertible, originally owned by John Wayne. Shown in the National Automobile Museum in Reno, NV, 2019. — White colored, 1953 built Chevrolet Corvette Convertible, originally owned by John Wayne. Shown in the National Automobile Museum in Reno, NV, 2019.Andromeda2064, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

1953 John Wayne Corvette Convertible National Automobile Museum, Lake St, Reno, Nevada, USA. — 1953 John Wayne Corvette Convertible National Automobile Museum, Lake St, Reno, Nevada, USA.brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

John Wayne — John WayneImage via TMDB

John Wayne — John WayneImage via TMDB

John Wayne — John WayneImage via TMDB

1953 John Wayne Corvette Convertible National Automobile Museum, Lake St, Reno, Nevada, USA. — 1953 John Wayne Corvette Convertible National Automobile Museum, Lake St, Reno, Nevada, USA.brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bob Hope, John Wayne, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra with Ronald Reagan at a campaign dinner for Reagan's gubernatorial re-election (1970) — Bob Hope, John Wayne, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra with Ronald Reagan at a campaign dinner for Reagan's gubernatorial re-election (1970)Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

John Wayne — John WayneImage via TMDB

John Wayne — John WayneImage via TMDB

John Wayne — John WayneImage via TMDB

Photographs: Unknown photographer, Public domain; Grant Wood, Public domain; Andromeda2064, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence); brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence); brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence); Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.