Birth name
Date of birth (location)
Date of death (details)
Marion Michael Morrison
26 May 1907,
Winterset, Iowa, USA
11 June 1979,
Los Angeles, California, USA. (lung & stomach cancer)
That voice. That walk. That craggy grin.
Thousands have imitated the Duke. But his impact has never been duplicated. John Wayne taught a generation of men how to stand tall, how to give a kiss, and how to take a punch.
From the top of his dusty cowboy hat to the soles of his boots, John Wayne embodied the American frontier spirit like no one before or since.
We all miss the Duke