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Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne, was an American actor. Nicknamed "Duke", he became a popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially in Western and war movies. His career flourished from the silent film era of the 1920s through the American New Wave, as he appeared in a total of 179 film and television productions. He was among the top box-office draws for three decades and appeared with many other important Hollywood stars of his era. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Wayne as one of the greatest male stars of classic American cinema.
Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa, but grew up in Southern California. After losing his football scholarship to the University of Southern California due to a bodysurfing accident, he began working for the Fox Film Corporation. He appeared mostly in small parts, but his first leading role came in Raoul Walsh's Western The Big Trail (1930), an early widescreen film epic that was a box-office failure. He played leading roles in numerous B movies during the 1930s, most of them also Westerns, without becoming a major name. John Ford's Stagecoach (1939) made Wayne a mainstream star, and he starred in 142 motion pictures altogether. According to biographer Ronald Davis, "John Wayne personified for millions the nation's frontier heritage."
Wayne's other roles in Westerns included a cattleman driving his herd on the Chisholm Trail in Red River (1948), a Civil War veteran whose niece is abducted by a tribe of Comanches in The Searchers (1956), a troubled rancher competing with a lawyer (James Stewart) for a woman's hand in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and a cantankerous one-eyed marshal in True Grit (1969), for which he received the Academy Award for Best Actor. Wayne is also remembered for his roles in The Quiet Man (1952) with Maureen O'Hara, Rio Bravo (1959) with Dean Martin, and The Longest Day (1962). In his final screen performance, he starred as an aging gunfighter suffering from cancer in The Shootist (1976). Wayne made his last public appearance at the Academy Awards ceremony on April 9, 1979, and died of stomach cancer two months later. In 1980, he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor of the United States.
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The most expensive item with a signature of John Wayne (Rare John Wayne True Grit Good Luck Signed Picture Framed) was sold in February 2026 for £2,046.70 while the cheapest item (John Wayne 1940’s Vintage Signed (Possibly Pre-Printed) Promotional Photograph) found a new owner for £0.65 in March 2022. The month with the most items sold (96) was April 2026 with an average selling price of £30.29 for an autographed item of John Wayne. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2017 with £680.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.99 was December 2017. In average, an autographed item from John Wayne is worth £20.99.
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Latest News about John Wayne
John Wayne's screen sweetheart Maureen O'Hara sells County Cork villa (08/03/2015): Movie legend Maureen O'Hara, 94, has taken the painful decision to put her five-bedroom home with spellbinding views of County Cork, Ireland, on the market. 
John Wayne's Chaps Go Up For Auction (25/02/2015): A pair of chaps worn by John Wayne in classic Western Red River is set to fetch more than $26,000 (£16,250) at auction. The brown leather leg protectors were sported by the veteran actor in his role as a cowboy on a troublesome cattle-drive in the 1948 movie.Boxer John Wayne Hibbert visits Canvey Island Rugby Club friends (12/02/2015): WBC International light-welterweight champion John Wayne Hibbert was a special guest at Canvey Island’s 21-15 win against Maldon on Saturday. John Wayne Hibbert closes on British title shot after defending WBC Internationa (05/02/2015): HORNDON-ON-THE-HILL’S John Wayne Hibbert is closing in on his dream British title shot after fighting through the pain barrier to defend his WBC International light-welterweight title. Tyler Goodjohn loses to John Wayne Hibbert in WBC International light-welterweig (01/02/2015): Tyler Goodjohn (left) lost to John Wayne Hibbert (right) in the WBC International light-welterweight title fight.
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Horndon boxer John Wayne Hibbert cannot wait to defend his WBC International bel (01/2015): JOHN Wayne Hibbert hasn’t looked forward to a fight more than Saturday night’s match-up with domestic rival Tyler Goodjohn. Texas movie set used by John Wayne fading away (12/2014): BRACKETTVILLE, Texas (AP) — Time and Mother Nature are threatening to dismantle the Alamo. Not the original, but the replica 18th-century Spanish mission and Old West movie set John Wayne built for his Oscar-nominated 1960 movie and that for decades was a tourist mecca and film production site.World's unluckiest man? John Wayne Bobbitt - whose penis was chopped off - now b (11/2014): JOHN Wayne Bobbitt might just be the world's unluckiest man.Lawsuit by actor John Wayne's heirs over "Duke" nickname dismissed (10/2014): By Colleen Jenkins WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the heirs of film star John Wayne against Duke University over their right to register the late Academy Award winner's nickname, "Duke," in connection with a line of bourbon. John Wayne Enterprises asked School apologises after children are given homework on John Wayne Bobbitt's seve (09/2014): The Year 7 pupils at Mortimer Community College in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, were told to read an extract from Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson.Fitch Affirms $204.3MM Orange County, CA, John Wayne Airport Revs at 'AA-'; Outl (07/2014): Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'AA-' rating on approximately $204.3 million in outstanding Orange County, CA airport revenue bonds issued on behalf of John Wayne Airport .John Wayne items highlight Iowa movies exhibit (06/2014): DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Academy Awards won by actresses Cloris Leachman and Donna Reed as well as items from John Wayne's movie career will go on display at an exhibit of Hollywood memorabilia from Iowa natives opening June 27, Gov. Terry Branstad announced.John Wayne The Life and Legend by Scott Eyman (05/2014): THE FIRST time screen siren Marlene Dietrich saw the 32-year-old rising star John Wayne walk into the commissary of Universal Studios, she turned to director Tay Garnett and said, “Daddy, buy me that.”John Wayne's Cowboy Hat Fetches $37,000 At Auction (04/2014): A cowboy hat worn by Hollywood actor John Wayne sold for $37,500 (£23,437) at an auction on Tuesday (29Apr14).The camel-coloured felt headwear was...No Seconds: The Final Meals Of Death Row Prisoners Including Ted Bundy And John (03/2014): A quick look at deathpenaltyinfo.org reveals that to warrant Death Row status, you will have committed aggravated murder. Capital punishment for such crimes is a dinner party conversation divider in the extreme, and one photographer who has struck a chord with the poignancy of his project No Seconds John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John’s Health Center Announces the Passing (01/2014): The John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John’s Health Center recently announced the passing of Donald L. Morton, MD, Chief of the Melanoma Program and Co-Director of the SuBruce Dern: 'Shooting John Wayne Killed My Career' (11/2013): Veteran movie star Bruce Dern is convinced shooting John Wayne in the back in The Cowboys wrecked his film career because he became known as the man... 'Murderabilia': Rose West's corset, a letter from Ian Brady and John Wayne Gacy' (10/2013): Murderabilia - which is housed at Littledean Jail in Gloucestershire - features letters written by Ian Brady and Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain. David Cameron Is 'Disturbing Cocktail' Of John Wayne And Alan Partridge, Says La (09/2013): David Cameron has been accused of behaving like a "disturbing cocktail" of John Wayne and Alan Partridge. The bizarre charge was levelled at the Prime Minister by Glenis Willmott, Labour's leader in the European Parliament. Willmott attacked the way "Mac John Wayne Bobbitt: Having my penis sliced off improved my love life (06/2013): Mr Bobbitt, 46, from Niagara Falls, NY, was told he would never have a working penis again. But after it was stitched back on, he made a full recovery and is now preparing to marry for the third time.
