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John Wayne was an Academy Award winning film actor and an enduring American icon. He began his acting career in silent films before going on to star in numerous mainstream movies. Many of his roles were in Western and war films. The highly regarded actor passed away on June 11, 1979 from stomach cancer.
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Career Highlights
Wayne was raised in California since the age of four. He attended the University of Southern California where he also played for the USC Trojans Football team. A bodysurfing injury ended his athletic career and Wayne was forced to withdraw from the University. In 1930, Wayne starred in his first feature role in The Big Trail. He went on to star in over 150 films, most notably Stagecoach, Sands of Iwo Jima, and True Grit. Wayne battled lung cancer, having surgery in 1964 to remove his left lung. His cancer returned in the late 1970s ultimately leading to his death. -
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- "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday."
- "If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow."
- "Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much."
- "I've had three wives, six children and six grandchildren and I still don't understand women"
- "Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.''
- "Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday."
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John Wayne Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- May 26, 1907: Born
- 1930: The Big Trail
- 1933: The Three Musketeers
- 1939: Stagecoach
- 1948: Fort Apache
- 1948: Red River
- 1948: 3 Godfathers
- 1949: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
- 1949: Sands of Iwo Jima
- 1950: Rio Grande
- 1952: The Quiet Man
- 1954: The High and the Mighty
- 1956: The Conqueror
- 1956: The Searchers
- 1959: Rio Bravo
- 1960: The Alamo
- 1962: Hatari!
- 1962: The Longest Day
- 1963: McLintock!
- 1968: The Green Berets
- 1969: True Grit
- 1969: Academy Award for Best Actor - True Grit
- 1974: McQ
- 1975: Rooster Cogburn
- 1976: The Shootist
- June 11, 1979: Died
- March 6, 1980: Congressional Gold Medal (posthumously)
- June 9, 1980: Presidential Medal of Freedom (posthumously)
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The John Wayne Western Collection (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance / True Grit / Hondo / McLintock! / Big Jake / The Shootist / Rio Lobo / The Sons of Katie Elder / El Dorado) - $69.98
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Perhaps best known for his classic movie lines, such as Fill your hands, you sons-a-bitches from True Grit, the late actor John Wayne often displayed a spontaneous and biting wit away from the screen as well. This gem of inspiration contain...
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"Heroism-being scared to [heck] but saddling up anyway" -John Wayne. A special thanks to all our vets for keeping us safe
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"Heroism: being scared as Hell and saddling up anyway". -John Wayne Thank you to every veteran out there.
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