Hollywood actor, best known for his roles in Westerns and dubbed the king of this genre. Winner of the Academy Awards and Golden Globes for Best Actor.
early years
Marion Robert Morrison, best known as John Wayne, was born on May 26, 1907 in Winterset, California, United States of America. He and his family traveled to the central states in 1916. Just starting to study, from the elementary grades, he began to call himself Duke, since the true name seemed to him girlish, the name of the faithful dog was Duke. Wayne grew up a gifted boy, this was noticeable in differences in studies and sports achievements. In high school, Wayne played football, played for the school's national team, and participated in competitions. After receiving secondary primary education, there was a desire to study at the US Naval Academy, but not all desires were destined to come true. Then Duke passed the exams and was enrolled in a higher educational institution in California, where he began to study law. He was unable to pay for education, but Wayne played in the football team of the university and received a monetary reward in the form of a scholarship. But after being damaged, he lost his chances, both for football and continuing education due to the inability to pay for education.
Carier start
The initial screen tests of John Wayne were the characters of unknown football players in the films "Brown from Harvard 1926," Strike on the Fly "(1927)," Fireworks "1929, etc. In the captions at the end of the films the actor was once presented as" Duke Morrison "in the credits.
The actor was just starting his career, but did not come to the studio to choose his nickname - the bosses chose the name of John Wayne that was appropriate in their opinion, and from that time he began to be so indicated in the inscriptions at the end of the films.
During the 30s, John Wayne starred in more than 8 dozen films, playing mostly cameo roles. Debut luck came to him in 1939, when he was invited to the film "Stagecoach", where he played the main role. The film was marked by remarkable responses from both critical people and numerous film lovers, the actor became popular in a short period of time. At the beginning of World War II, John was not taken to the front because of his age at 34, he wanted to volunteer. At the same time, the television studio kept him with signatures in the contract, threatening to sue, they were afraid of losing their actor.
Popularity
Wayne's original color film was "Cowboy from the Hills," released in 1941, in which he starred with a childhood friend. The following year, the actor starred in the film "Reap the Storm". A famous film with John was The Great and Mighty, released in 1954. His face as a selfless 2nd pilot inherited the highest scores and approval. Wayne was also a pilot in the films Flying Tigers in 1942, Burning Flight in 1951, Sky Island (1951), Wings of Eagles (1957) and Jet Pilot (1957). A successful role for John Wayne is the character of Edwards in the 1956 film "The Seekers". Where Wayne played a Confederate soldier who was looking for his niece for 5 years, who was kidnapped by machetes who killed his family. During the search, he was not afraid of anything, and overcoming the feeling of thirst and hunger, and found exactly what he expected - humanity. The film was directed by John Ford, who "discovered" Wayne's talent, who soon shot about 20 more films with him, among which the following are known: "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon", which was released in 1949, "The Quiet Man" in 1952 and The Man Who Shot Liberty Velance (1962). For the film "True Courage" (1969) Wayne received an Oscar in the nomination "Best Actor". Where he played a marshal with one eye, nicknamed "Bully", who helped an orphan girl find the criminal who killed her dad.
Later creativity
Having stepped over the peak of popularity, Wayne actively starred in films, being already a real legend and a famous actor - pictures with his participation were very popular with film lovers and admirers of Wayne's talent. The most famous film of the later period was the detective "McKew" released in 1974, in which Wayne starred in his role - serious, courageous, cruel and at the same time truthful and kind, as befits a true master of filmmaking.
Wayne's final film was the 1976 film "The Most Accurate", which told about how a shooter suffering from an incurable disease cannot calmly die because of his past affairs in peace and loneliness when he wants it.
Radio work
John Wayne was regularly invited to radio, where he acted as an actor versions of his paintings. For about 6 months, Wayne read the roles of a detective in the film series Three Leaves in the Wind. The main character of the detective pretended to be a drunkard, and solved the crimes in this way. It was planned that the film "Three Leaves in the Wind" will be released in the film version, but the shooting was never completed.
Personal life
In 1933, John Wayne tied the knot with fellow filmmaker Josephine Alicia Saenz. In this union, the actor had two sons and two girls. But the role of the legal spouse did not prevent John from having a love affair on the side with other actresses, Merle and Marlene, the affairs on the side lasted three years.
After the breakup of marital relations with Josephine, Wayne continued an affair with Merle, but without stopping it, he married actress Esperanza Baur. When the wife found out about the secret connection of her husband on the side, the quarrel that arose almost cost Wayne's life, the wife wanted to shoot the unfaithful husband. As a result, John broke off relations with Merle and lived with Baur until 1954. For the third and last time, the actress Pilar Pallet married. The wife gave the "King of Westerns" three more children - two girls and a son.
Personality portrait
Wayne loved to drink, often could not control himself and spend at least one day without drinking. In the studio, a schedule was made for him so that he could finish filming faster, since after 12.00 Wayne was very drunk. John also smoked a lot at a rate of about 6 packs a day. On the basis of this bad habit, lung cancer has developed. Wayne underwent complex surgery to remove several ribs and a diseased kidney. Workers asked John to keep the medical history a secret, fearing for his reputation, but he Wayne always listened only to himself, and here he probably made a mistake and publicly told everyone about his cancer.
Demise
John Wayne passed away on June 11, 1979 from stomach cancer. He was 72 years old.
