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What
can I say that hasn't been said about this wonderful man! I have
loved and admired John Wayne since I was a young girl and still do, although I am
in the autumn of my life at this time.
John Wayne has and will always be my hero, a man among men, and when my second son was
born naturally I had to name him after my " Hero", John Wayne.
I suppose I could have named my first son after him but my husband
deserves that privilege and rightly so!
Not
to date me but maybe just a little, I will tell you that I first watched John
Wayne on the old black and white TV and I relished every minute. When I
grew a little older along came technicolor. Now my hero "the
Duke' was in grand and glorious color...I watched him as much as I
could and as often as I could and never, ever grew tired of
him.
My
love and adoration for the 'Duke' I believe stemmed from being
raised on a small farm by two loving parents. On our farm we had
the usual dogs, cats, chickens, cows and horses. I loved all the
animals on our farm but especially our horses, that love grew into
everything about horses and horses to me meant cowboys and John
Wayne defines the word 'cowboy' in my eyes and that is how I grew
to love and admire John Wayne. Now that you know a little of where I am
coming from I will now continue on with my Tribute to the great "John Wayne', my hero.
'The 'Duke' was an; actor, humanitarian,
patriot, husband, father, director, producer, family man and 'My
"Hero'.
He
was born 'Marion Robert Morrison' in a little place called,
Winterset, Iowa on May 26, 1907 by Clyde & Mary Morrison. From
humble beginnings he became 'A legend', in film, as a director, as a patriot,
a father and family man, a true hero in my eyes as well as in the millions
of people who knew and loved him.
John
Wayne was unable to serve in the military due to an old football injury
(some records indicate an ear problem) but that did not stop him from supporting our Troops. The 'Duke'
worked with the 'USO' to entertain the troops from WW2 to the Vietnam
War. He cheered on many a soldier and gave them the courage and strength
to go on. Vietnam veteran Brian Pardo escorts John Wayne in Vietnam and
the 'Duke' wanted to see what Vietnam was all about. Wayne heard a
call that help was needed; Wayne said, "We gotta go
help those guys," read
more.
Wayne worked his way up from a small bit
player to leading man in Raoul Walsh's 'The Big Trail' in1930.
Wayne would go on to star in almost 180 films over the course of his
career.
Though
John Wayne
played everything from a sailor to a sea captain and football
coach his roles in westerns and war pictures came to define
not only his screen persona but the man himself, and it is for his
contributions to these all-American genres that he is best loved and
remembered to this day.
Wayne
began producing his films in the late 1940's as well as
staring in them, and in 1960, he made his directorial debut
with The Alamo', a film which he also produced and starred in (as
Davy Crockett).
I
have watched all his movies over and over again and never grow tired of
seeing him on the screen. From his hilarious comedies such
as "The Quiet Man and Mclintock" to his fantastic
western pictures Stagecoach, Rooster Cogburn, Rio Bravo and El
Dorado (to name a few) to his infamous war films, The
Green Berets, Sands of Iwo Jima and the Flying Tigers, John Wayne has
truly won my heart & the heart of
millions of people in countries all over the globe. To me 'John Wayne' represents the best of
what we are, and what we can be if we try.
On this page you will find a collection of quotes, facts and
trivia about 'John Wayne'. I hope you
enjoy my small attempt at remembering (my Hero) John Wayne "The Man & The
Legend" an American Hero!
--by Michele Anderson
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John
Waynes' Personal Philosophy
John Wayne's Personal Philosophy on Life:
"When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never
looks half
as bad if you face up to it."
"I have tried to live my life so that my family would love me
and my friends respect me. The others can do whatever the hell they
please."
"A man's got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his
job.
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John Waynes' Faith
"I've always had deep faith that there is a Supreme Being, there
has to be. To me that's just a normal thing to have that kind of faith.
The fact that He's let me stick around a little longer, or She's let me
stick around a little longer, certainly goes great with me--and I want
to hang around as long as I'm healthy and not in anybody's way."
(Interview by Barbara Walters)
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John Wayne Immortalized
Planet
Hollywood - A large mural covering the north wall features
portraits of stars ranging from John Wayne to Whoopi
Goldberg, and a fringed leather jacket
worn by John Wayne.
The
Gene Autry Museum - John Wayne (as "Singing Sandy
Saunders"!) and 'The
Epic Westerns Exhibit' shows you the costumes and gun belts worn by John Wayne
and other great stars.
Mann's
Chinese Theatre (Shrine
of Hollywood) - John
Wayne left the imprint of his fist.
The
Hollywood Walk of Fame - Location of John Wayne is 1541
Vine Street.
The
John Wayne Statues - There's
a giant bronze statue of John Wayne in front of the Great Western
Bank tower, at 8484 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. The
larger-than-life image of "The Duke" is clad in his
traditional cowboy garb, and he sits astride a horse.
The
Warner Brothers Museum - John
Wayne's saddle and chaps are on display.
John
Wayne Airport - There is an airport named
after him, the ' John Wayne Airport', in Santa Ana, California approximately
35 miles south of Los Angeles.
John
Wayne Marina - The John Wayne Marina is primarily built on land
donated by the great film star in 1975.
The John Wayne Cancer Institute
- John Wayne's son
Patrick Wayne is chairman of the board and his brother Michael Wayne
is the founder. Michael’s commitment to cancer research began in
1979, when his father, John Wayne, succumbed to stomach cancer. Michael
Wayne passed away April 2003. He will be missed!
The John Wayne Cancer
Foundation After John Wayne's own heroic battle with
cancer, his family established the John Wayne Cancer Foundation (JWCF)
to advance the fight against the illness. The John Wayne Cancer
Foundation's mission is to bring courage, strength and grit to the
fight against cancer.
John
Wayne's Fight Against Cancer - Read more about the Dukes
15 year fight against cancer. **You may
show your support in the fight against cancer while visiting the site, any and all donations
are welcome.
John Wayne's Boat the 'Wild Goose'
John Wayne changed the boats name to the 'Wild Goose" (a former
minesweeper during the war in 1942) when he purchased her. John Wayne
took her out for excursions until his death in 1979. The 'Wild
Goose' is now owned by Hornblower
Cruises & Events, Newport Beach
Southern
California
Note: The ghost of John Wayne was seen
by the owner (lawyer who bought her from John Wayne) and others - read
more here!
John Wayne Movie Trivia
Can you answer these questions?
1. In
Big Jake, who plays 'Big Jake McCandles' son, James?
Click here.
2, How many movies did John die in? click
here.
3. Which well known actor made more movies with John Wayne
than any other? Click here.
** If you can't remember who this was click
here for more information!
4. John Wayne was supposed to play Marshal Matt Dillon in the
TV Show Gunsmoke.
True or False? Click
here.
Congressional Gold Medal Recipient John
Wayne, American!
A must
read...statements by Maureen O'Hara his (dearest friend) as to why
the gold coin should be struck plus a biography of 'John Wayne' by
Richard Shephard. Click
here to read the statements by
Maureen O'Hara and biography of John Wayne, American..
Saturday, 26 May 1979
An Act- To
authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of the
Congress a specially struck gold medal to John Wayne.
John Waynes' Quotes
John Wayne
- Give the
American people a good cause, and there's nothing they can't lick.
America - Sure
I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love
my country with all her faults. I'm not ashamed of that, never have
been, never will be. I was proud when President Nixon ordered the mining
of Haiphong Harbor, which we should have done long ago, because I think
we're helping a brave little country defend herself against Communist
invasion. That's what I tried to show in The Green Berets and I took
plenty of abuse from the critics."
On Western Movies- "Every country in
the world loved the folklore of the West--the music, the dress, the
excitement, everything that was associated with the opening of a new
territory. It took everybody out of their own little world. The cowboy
lasted a hundred years, created more songs and prose and poetry than any
other folk figure. The closest thing was the Japanese samurai. Now, I
wonder who'll continue it."
John Wayne on America's Flag-
"We've
made mistakes along the way, but that's no reason to start tearing up
the best flag God ever gave to any country."
On His Children- "You know, I hear everybody
talking about the generation gap. Frankly, sometimes I don't know what
they're talking about. Heck, by now I should know a little bit
about it,
if I'm ever going to. I have seven kids and eighteen grandkids and I
don't seem to have any trouble talking to any of them. Never have had,
and I don't intend to start now."
John Wayne on Tomorrow - "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
learnt something from yesterday."
John Wayne's Movie Career
John Wayne (The
Duke) began his career as a prop boy, stuntman and an extra when Tom Mix
gave him a job in the
mid-1920s before making it in his feature film debut in 'MEN WITHOUT
WOMEN'
(1930).
John Wayne was in 64 films in eleven years before he
became an overnight star with the western 'Stage Coach ' in 1939.
Wayne
has starred in, directed and produced over 180 movies in his film
career, and what a career! Go Get' um Pilgrim!
The
Harris Poll - 17
years after his death, a Harris poll named John Wayne the most popular
actor.
How "the Duke" got his Nickname -
"There's
been a lot of stories about how I got to be called Duke. One was that I
played the part of a duke in a school play--which I never did.
Sometimes, they even said I was descended from royalty! It was all a lot
of rubbish. Hell, the truth is that I was named after a dog!" - John
Wayne
Pink Bunny Suit- John Wayne appeared in many
strong masculine ("macho") roles in western films and war
films, but he also had a down-to-earth sense of humor which allowed him
to appear in a pink bunny suit for an episode of "Rowan and
Martin's Laugh In", as well as in comedy movies.
Oscar Winner - Despite his prolific output John
Wayne won only a single Best Leading Actor Oscar, and that was for the
1969 movie ''True Grit''.He received the nomination for the Best
Leading Actor in ''Sands of Iwo-Jima'', and as producer for Best
Picture for ''The Alamo''.
John Wayne's acceptance speech for his long awaited
'Oscar' : Quote by John Wayne
"Wow! If I'd have put that patch on thirty-five years earlier!
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm no stranger to this podium. I've come up here
and picked up these beautiful golden men before, but always for friends.
One night, I picked up two: one for Admiral
John Ford and one for our beloved Gary
Cooper. I was very clever and witty that night - the envy of
even Bob
Hope. But tonight, I don't feel very clever and witty. I feel
very grateful, very humble and I owe thanks to many, many people. I want
to thank the members of the Academy. To all you people who are watching
on television, thank you for taking such a warm interest in our glorious
industry. Good night."
John
Wayne Airport - There is an airport named
after him, the ' John Wayne Airport', in Santa Ana, California approximately
35 miles south of Los Angeles.
The John Wayne Cancer Institute
- John Wayne's son
Patrick Wayne is chairman of the board and his brother Michael Wayne
is the founder. Michael’s commitment to cancer research began in
1979, when his father, John Wayne, succumbed to stomach cancer. Michael
Wayne has also passed away on April 2003. He will be missed!
** The fight
against cancer is costly but necessary! If you would like to
make
a donation to the 'John Wayne Cancer Institute' please click
here. Any and all donations
are welcome.
"John Wayne Adventure Comics" - The caption
for the comic book series was " The Greatest Cowboy of all
Time", and was first published and dedicated to 'The Duke' in
1949..
Army Veteran escorted John Wayne in Vietnam
click
here to read the whole story.
John Wayne's Resting Place
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in Pacific View Memorial Park, Newport Beach, Ca.
Read
more details below.
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John Wayne's Resting Place
in Pacific View Memorial Park, Newport Beach, Ca.
Before his death, Duke wanted a simple epitaph carved on his
headstone, "Feo, Fuerte y Formal". Translated it
means
"He was Ugly, Strong, and had Dignity".
Sadly, his
wishes were never carried out.
After 20 years John Wayne's burial site now has
a headstone. The headstone is a bronze plaque featuring
an image of John Wayne astride a horse,
near the Alamo.
The inscription reads as follows:
"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
learnt something from yesterday."
A photo of John Waynes' Headstone
** If you would like to pay your respects to the 'Duke'
please click on the photo above for more information
and directions to his resting place.
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Famous Lines
From 'Wayne's' Movies
John Bernard Books (The
Shootist):
"I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a
hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same
from them."
Ringo Kid (Stagecoach)
"Well, there are some things a man just can't run away from."
Hondo Lane (Hondo):
"I don't guess people's hearts got anything to do with a
calendar."
Hondo Lane (Hondo):
"Yup. The end of a way of life. Too bad. It's a good way. Wagons
forward! Yo!"
Capt. Rockwell Torrey (In Harms Way)
"All battles are fought by scared men who'd rather be some place
else."
Colonel Madden (Back to Bataan)
"This kind of war, you've gotta believe in what you're fighting
for."
Tom Doniphon (The
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance)
"Out here a man settles his own problems."
John
T. Chance (Rio Bravo):
"Sorry don't get it done, Dude."
Sergeant John M. Stryker (
The Sands of Iwo Jima)
"A lot of guys make mistakes, I guess, but every one we make, a
whole stack of chips goes with it. We make a mistake, and some guy don't
walk away - forevermore, he don't walk away."
John Wayne & Maureen O'hara
John Wayne & Maureen O'hara
in 'The Quiet Man' 1952
in 'McLintock'
John Wayne and
Maureen O'hara
made five 'great' movies together.
Her appearance with John Wayne in "Rio Grande" also
began a lifelong friendship with the larger-than-life actor who easily
matched her own powerful onscreen presence Out of those great
movies, ' The Quiet Man'(1952) is truly a favorite of mine and of
thousands of fans. Maureen and John had a wonderful onscreen chemistry between them
that you do not get to see often, and boy, could they light up the
screen!
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Please take a moment to visit Maureen
O'hara's website and you will find countless beautiful photos
and memories of herself and her lustrous career. If you search around the site and follow the links you will find
some great photo's of her and John Wayne in the 'Quiet Man' and other great movies! For more great photos of Maureen
and John Wayne in Mclintock please visit Maureen O'hara's
website or click
here to go directly to the photo page.
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John Wayne & Maureen O'hara
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Photo from
the movie 'McLintock'
John Wayne & Maureen O'hara
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Paul Fix
 He
was born Paul Fix Morrison on March 13, 1901. He was an
exceptional character actor whose movie career spanned fifty
years from 1928-79, including roles in "The
Westerner", "Bombardier", "The Fighting
Seabees", "She Wore A Yellow Ribbon", "The
Bad Seed", "To Kill A Mockingbird", "The
Sons Of Katie Elder", "El Dorado", and many more.
His television work included numerous appearances on "Perry
Mason", "Wagon Train", "Gunsmoke",
"The Zane Grey Theatre", and "The Big
Valley". His role as Micah Torrance was introduced in
October 1958 in which he played a former famous Marshal crippled
from a gunfight and ends up as a drunken derelict. Lucas takes
him on as a hired hand to help rehabilitate him. The act is
successful and the new Marshal Micah Torrance becomes a
respected authority figure in North Fork, who on many occasions
calls upon Lucas to help make the town a safe place to live.
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** Paul
Fix made over 25 movies with John
Wayne during his film career.
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John
Wayne with Paul Fix and Robert Mitchum in 'EL DORADO' (1967)
Photo
courtsey of movieactors.com
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John Wayne in The News
The
'Duke' gets his Own Stamp
'The Old
and The New'
John Wayne featured on an earlier U.S. stamp, marking
Hollywood's watershed year of 1939 and his appearance in
"Stagecoach."
New 'John Wayne" U.S. postage Stamp is due to be
released in September of 2004 as part of the 'Legends of Hollywood'
series.
'Well Pilgrim... Its About Time'!
Quote by Ethan Wayne - "On behalf of
the family, I'm grateful and pleased that the Postal Service has chosen
to remember our father by issuing a prestigious Legends of Hollywood
postage stamp in his honor," said Ethan Wayne, one of John Wayne's
seven children and general partner of Wayne Enterprises. "He would
be glad to know he will be visiting the homes and businesses of millions
of his fans every day."
Ford-Inspired
Anime Recasts John Wayne as Turbaned Trannie-
click here to read all about it.
John
Wayne On The Cover of 'Life'
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1965 Life -John Wayne
May 7th issue.
Photo by John R. Hamilton
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1972 LIFE - JOHN WAYNE -
January 28th issue
Inside is an article titled "Memories Of A
G-Rated Cowboy"
about John Wayne and the making of his movie 'The Cowboys'.. |
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1969 Life -John
Wayne
July 11th issue
illustration by Milton Glaser
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** John Wayne appeared on the cover of "Life
Magazine" three times to my knowledge. This was quite
an honor & homage to our beloved 'John Wayne.'
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Trivia Answers: Click on your 'back' button
to return to the trivia questions.
1 six(6)- Stagecoach, Fort Apache, Three Godfathers, She
Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Rio Grande, and The Searchers
2 eight; Central Airport (1933), Reap the Wild
Wind (1942), The Fighting Seabees (1944), Wake of The Red Witch (1948),
Sands of Iwo Jima (1950), The Alamo (1960), The Cowboys (1970), and The
Shootist (1976).
3 Paul Fix, he made twenty-five movies with John
Wayne.
4 True, John Wayne turned down the role and
suggested his friend James Arness.
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