person

John Wayne

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-05-26

Place of Birth

Winterset, Iowa, USA

John Wayne

Biography

Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison; May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed Duke, was an American actor and filmmaker. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit (1969), Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades. Born in Winterset, Iowa, Wayne grew up in Southern California. He was president of Glendale High class of 1925. He found work at local film studios when he lost his football scholarship to the University of Southern California as a result of a bodysurfing accident. Initially working for the Fox Film Corporation, he appeared mostly in small bit parts. His first leading role came in Raoul Walsh's The Big Trail (1930), which led to leading roles in numerous B movies throughout the 1930s, many of them in the Western genre. Wayne's career took off in 1939, with John Ford's Stagecoach making him an instant star. He went on to star in 142 pictures. Biographer Ronald Davis said, "John Wayne personified for millions the nation's frontier heritage. Eighty-three of his movies were Westerns, and in them, he played cowboys, cavalrymen, and unconquerable loners extracted from the Republic's central creation myth." Wayne's other well-known Western roles include a cattleman driving his herd north on the Chisholm Trail in Red River (1948), a Civil War veteran whose young niece is abducted by a tribe of Comanches in The Searchers (1956), and a troubled rancher competing with a lawyer for a woman's hand in marriage in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). He is also remembered for his roles in The Quiet Man (1952), Rio Bravo (1959), and The Longest Day (1962). In his final screen performance, he starred as an aging gunfighter battling cancer in The Shootist (1976). He appeared with many important Hollywood stars of his era, and his last public appearance was at the Academy Awards ceremony on April 9, 1979.

Also Known For

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Rio Bravo

Mar 18, 1959

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76

Stagecoach

Mar 02, 1939

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100

Movie Tough Guys

Jan 01, 1991

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73

Red River

Sep 17, 1948

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73

The Quiet Man

Jul 21, 1952

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77

The Searchers

May 16, 1956

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64

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Apr 09, 1965

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65

The Movie Orgy

Jan 01, 1968

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70

The Alamo

Oct 23, 1960

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66

The Comancheros

Dec 16, 1961

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61

Cahill: United States Marshal

Jul 11, 1973

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67

Hatari!

Jun 19, 1962

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65

North to Alaska

Nov 07, 1960

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65

Hondo

Nov 26, 1953

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62

The Fighting Seabees

Jan 27, 1944

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69

Big Jake

May 26, 1971

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78

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Apr 13, 1962

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64

Angel and the Badman

Feb 15, 1947

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57

The Green Berets

Jul 04, 1968

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74

El Dorado

Dec 17, 1966

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47

Paradise Canyon

Jul 19, 1935

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68

Rio Grande

Nov 15, 1950

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52

Riders of Destiny

Oct 10, 1933

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48

Randy Rides Alone

Jun 05, 1934

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45

Texas Terror

Oct 17, 1935

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49

The Lucky Texan

Jan 22, 1934

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52

Sagebrush Trail

Dec 15, 1933

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34

The Conqueror

Mar 28, 1956

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69

How the West Was Won

Nov 02, 1962

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NA

Perry Como's Early American Christmas

Dec 13, 1978

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54

A Man Betrayed

Mar 07, 1941

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62

Without Reservations

May 13, 1946

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71

The Shootist

Jul 21, 1976

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62

Legend of the Lost

Dec 17, 1957

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75

The Longest Day

Sep 25, 1962

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NA

A Nation Builds Under Fire

Jan 01, 1967

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63

Hellfighters

Nov 27, 1968

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64

Rio Lobo

Apr 01, 1970

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60

McQ

Jan 04, 1974

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68

The War Wagon

May 26, 1967

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59

Brannigan

Mar 21, 1975

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73

Baby Face

Jul 13, 1933

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NA

Wayne Train

Feb 07, 1973

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64

Reunion in France

Dec 25, 1942

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50

Winds of the Wasteland

Jul 06, 1936

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46

The Trail Beyond

Oct 22, 1934

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50

West of the Divide

Feb 15, 1934

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58

Seven Sinners

Oct 25, 1940

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62

Island in the Sky

Sep 05, 1953

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61

The Sea Chase

Jun 04, 1955

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68

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Oct 22, 1949

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63

Dark Command

Apr 15, 1940

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52

Lady for a Night

Jan 05, 1942

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60

Operation Pacific

Jan 27, 1951

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58

Trouble Along the Way

Apr 04, 1953

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51

In Old California

May 31, 1942

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63

The Train Robbers

Feb 01, 1973

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49

Big Jim McLain

Aug 30, 1952

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54

Three Faces West

Jul 03, 1940

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56

Wake of the Red Witch

Dec 30, 1948

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56

Flame of Barbary Coast

May 28, 1945

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62

In Old Oklahoma

Dec 06, 1943

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51

The Shadow of the Eagle

Feb 01, 1932

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49

His Private Secretary

Jun 10, 1933

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67

3 Godfathers

Dec 31, 1948

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61

Flying Tigers

Oct 08, 1942

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58

Blood Alley

Oct 01, 1955

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67

The Big Trail

Nov 01, 1930

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61

Circus World

Jun 25, 1964

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66

The Shepherd of the Hills

Jul 18, 1941

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70

Fort Apache

May 21, 1948

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65

McLintock!

Nov 12, 1963

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59

The Fighting Kentuckian

Sep 15, 1949

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65

Tall in the Saddle

Sep 29, 1944

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62

The Spoilers

Jun 11, 1942

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56

Allegheny Uprising

Nov 10, 1939

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62

Donovan's Reef

Jun 12, 1963

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71

The Cowboys

Jan 13, 1972

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52

Westward Ho

Aug 19, 1935

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44

The Star Packer

Jul 30, 1934

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62

Pittsburgh

Dec 11, 1942

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66

In Harm's Way

Apr 06, 1965

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76

La Classe américaine

Dec 31, 1993

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63

Reap the Wild Wind

Mar 26, 1942

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70

The Sons of Katie Elder

Jun 23, 1965

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52

The Hurricane Express

Aug 01, 1932

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55

Born Reckless

May 11, 1930

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58

I Married a Woman

Mar 01, 1958

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63

Noah's Ark

Nov 01, 1928

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63

Men Without Women

Feb 08, 1930

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66

Annie Laurie

May 10, 1927

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72

Four Sons

Feb 13, 1928

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61

Central Airport

Apr 15, 1933

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NA

Cheer Up and Smile

Jun 22, 1930

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60

The Black Watch

May 22, 1929

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53

Cancel My Reservation

Sep 21, 1972

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62

Mother Machree

Dec 19, 1927

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42

College Coach

Nov 04, 1933

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57

The Great K&A Train Robbery

Oct 17, 1926

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47

Salute

Sep 01, 1929

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74

Bardelys the Magnificent

Sep 30, 1926

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67

Chisum

Jul 23, 1970

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62

The Wings of Eagles

Jan 31, 1957

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70

The Shootist: The Legend Lives On

Jul 24, 2001

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73

True Grit

Jun 11, 1969

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64

Rooster Cogburn

Nov 01, 1975

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57

A Lady Takes a Chance

Aug 19, 1943

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59

Flying Leathernecks

Aug 28, 1951

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59

The Barbarian and the Geisha

Sep 30, 1958

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69

The Horse Soldiers

Jun 11, 1959

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59

The High and the Mighty

Jul 03, 1954

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63

Sands of Iwo Jima

Jan 01, 1950

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66

They Were Expendable

Dec 07, 1945

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46

The Lawless Frontier

Nov 22, 1934

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48

The Big Stampede

Sep 29, 1932

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62

The Undefeated

Oct 04, 1969

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61

Back to Bataan

May 30, 1945

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100

Showbiz Goes to War

Dec 31, 1982

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44

The Man from Monterey

Jul 15, 1933

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66

The Long Voyage Home

Nov 16, 1940

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49

Haunted Gold

Dec 17, 1932

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44

Born to the West

Dec 10, 1937

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45

The Desert Trail

Apr 21, 1935

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46

The Man from Utah

May 15, 1934

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55

New Frontier

Aug 10, 1939

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47

Rainbow Valley

Mar 15, 1935

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47

Blue Steel

May 10, 1934

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45

'Neath the Arizona Skies

Dec 05, 1934

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45

The Dawn Rider

Jun 20, 1935

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47

Ride Him, Cowboy

Aug 27, 1932

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54

Jet Pilot

Oct 11, 1957

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42

Texas Cyclone

Feb 24, 1932

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46

Two-Fisted Law

Jun 08, 1932

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54

King of the Pecos

Mar 09, 1936

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47

The Telegraph Trail

Mar 18, 1933

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40

Lawless Range

Nov 04, 1935

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50

Somewhere in Sonora

May 27, 1933

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53

Tycoon

Dec 27, 1947

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55

Santa Fe Stampede

Nov 18, 1938

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51

Dakota

Dec 15, 1945

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56

Brown of Harvard

May 02, 1926

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45

Arizona

Jun 27, 1931

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52

The Range Feud

Oct 14, 1931

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52

The Lawless Nineties

Feb 15, 1936

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NA

Bandits of the Badlands

Jun 01, 1934

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NA

The Stagecoach Race

Jun 01, 1936

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NA

The Shadow Gang

Jun 01, 1934

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56

The Three Musketeers

Apr 07, 1933

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48

Three Texas Steers

May 12, 1939

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40

Avenging Angel

Jun 01, 1935

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NA

Next Of Kin

Jun 01, 1934

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41

Idol of the Crowds

Sep 30, 1937

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60

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

May 16, 1988

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50

Overland Stage Raiders

Sep 20, 1938

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50

Red River Range

Dec 22, 1938

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43

No Substitute for Victory

Jan 01, 1970

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38

Desert Command

May 31, 1946

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56

Wyoming Outlaw

Jun 27, 1939

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46

The Lonely Trail

May 25, 1936

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52

Pals of the Saddle

Aug 28, 1938

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55

The Night Riders

Apr 12, 1939

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68

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

Jan 01, 1973

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NA

John Wayne: American Hero Of The Movies

Jan 01, 1990

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56

Lady and Gent

Jul 10, 1932

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49

I Cover the War!

Jul 04, 1937

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43

California Straight Ahead

Apr 16, 1937

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43

The Drop Kick

Sep 25, 1927

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90

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

May 01, 1976

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NA

You're the Star

Jan 01, 1953

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NA

This Little Bullet

Jan 01, 1977

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10

Choice

Jan 01, 1964

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35

The Challenge of Ideas

Jan 01, 1961

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46

The New Frontier

Oct 25, 1935

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NA

Running Hollywood

Jan 27, 1932

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53

Lady from Louisiana

Apr 22, 1941

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100

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Jan 01, 1984

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45

The Draw-Back

Apr 10, 1927

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50

Rough Romance

Jun 15, 1930

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60

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

Jun 03, 1933

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NA

John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

Mar 23, 2023

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NA

The John Wayne Story - The Later Years

May 15, 1993

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40

JOHN WAYNE - AMERICAN LEGEND

Mar 14, 1998

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NA

Maker of Men

Aug 03, 1931

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63

Cast a Giant Shadow

Mar 30, 1966

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NA

Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special

Dec 13, 1976

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NA

Words and Music

Aug 18, 1929

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NA

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

Jan 01, 1987

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NA

The Duke at Fox

May 17, 2001

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73

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

Nov 28, 1976

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NA

Girls Demand Excitement

Feb 08, 1931

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80

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

Jun 28, 2024

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72

Sly

Sep 16, 2023

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10

John Ford & Monument Valley

Mar 05, 2013

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74

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Nov 13, 2022

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40

The Oregon Trail

Jan 18, 1936

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NA

Rodeo Racketeers

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NA

Claim Jumpers

Jan 22, 1934

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63

The American West of John Ford

Dec 05, 1971

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20

Conflict

Nov 29, 1936

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50

Adventure's End

Dec 05, 1937

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NA

The Colter Craven Story

Nov 23, 1960

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53

Flashing Spikes

Oct 04, 1962

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64

Hangman's House

May 13, 1928

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NA

Television: The First Fifty Years

Jan 01, 1999

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NA

Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star

Jul 14, 1993

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45

Sea Spoilers

Sep 30, 1936

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NA

That's Action

Jan 01, 1977

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100

Raquel!

Apr 26, 1970

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100

John Wayne on Film

Sep 16, 2016

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73

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

Apr 11, 1974

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NA

Christmas Around the World with Perry Como

Oct 06, 2012

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68

Directed by John Ford

Sep 06, 1971

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65

Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend

Apr 04, 1976

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NA

John Wayne-A Life on Film

Jan 01, 2000

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60

John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende

Jan 31, 1991

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60

Swing Out, Sweet Land

Jan 01, 1970

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57

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Aug 06, 1975

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60

A Home Made Man

Jul 17, 1928

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57

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Jul 15, 1991

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60

The Screen Director

Mar 12, 1951

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NA

Memo for Joe

Aug 10, 1944

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50

Speakeasy

Mar 08, 1929

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NA

The 10 from Texas

Jan 01, 1961

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65

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

Feb 03, 2019

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75

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Jul 02, 2009

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69

And the Oscar Goes To...

Feb 01, 2014

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52

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Nov 01, 1997

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70

It's Showtime

Mar 31, 1976

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66

John Wayne - America at All Costs

Oct 14, 2019

poster

50

The Making of 'Rio Grande'

Jan 01, 1993

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NA

The Selling of the Pentagon

Feb 23, 1971

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30

Guns Along The Trail

Oct 06, 1935

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50

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Jan 01, 1998

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40

The Victory Squad

Nov 01, 1966

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35

The John Wayne Story: The Early Years

Feb 04, 1993

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60

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

Jun 06, 1992

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NA

Three Girls Lost

Apr 19, 1931

poster

67

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

May 05, 2010

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NA

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

Jan 01, 1998

poster

65

Dictator: One Crazy Job

Jun 12, 2013

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NA

Three Lives

Sep 17, 1953

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NA

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

Dec 09, 1970

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NA

Nuke 'Em, Duke

Jan 01, 2010

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NA

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

Oct 24, 1975

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NA

The Deceiver

Nov 21, 1931

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NA

Hooray for Hollywood

Jan 01, 1976

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NA

The Hollywood Handicap

Aug 10, 1932

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NA

Gérard Blain : adultes, je vous hais

Dec 31, 2019

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NA

The Making of A Movie

Feb 01, 1965

poster

68

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Sep 10, 1950

poster

70

The Lucy Show

Oct 01, 1962

poster

68

The Beverly Hillbillies

Sep 26, 1962

poster

78

I Love Lucy

Oct 15, 1951

poster

62

The Merv Griffin Show

Oct 01, 1962

poster

66

Gunsmoke

Sep 10, 1955

poster

65

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Jan 22, 1968

poster

58

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

Jan 22, 1969

poster

65

Producers' Showcase

Oct 18, 1954

poster

63

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Apr 02, 1973

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100

Casablanca

Sep 27, 1955

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71

The Oscars

Mar 19, 1953

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50

Alcoa Premiere

Oct 10, 1961

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NA

Dateline: Hollywood

Apr 03, 1967

poster

65

Screen Director's Playhouse

Oct 05, 1955

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50

Talking Pictures

Jan 05, 2013

poster

63

Wagon Train

Sep 18, 1957

poster

53

The Mike Douglas Show

Dec 11, 1961

poster

75

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Oct 01, 1962

poster

68

The Ed Sullivan Show

Jun 20, 1948

poster

70

The Bob Hope Show

Apr 09, 1950

poster

70

The Bob Hope Show

Apr 09, 1950

poster

78

The Jack Benny Program

Oct 28, 1950

poster

69

What's My Line?

Feb 02, 1950

poster

60

V.I.P. Schaukel

May 09, 1971

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NA

Battleground

Jan 01, 2004

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NA

Spécial cinéma

Sep 25, 1974

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76

Western von gestern

May 05, 1978

poster

76

Western von gestern

May 05, 1978

poster

76

Western von gestern

May 05, 1978

poster

68

Maude

Sep 12, 1972

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80

Cinépanorama

Feb 04, 1956

poster

60

Hollywood and the Stars

Sep 30, 1963

poster

83

Hollywood

Jan 08, 1980

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70

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Jul 29, 1957

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53

The Mike Douglas Show

Dec 11, 1961

poster

73

The Red Skelton Show

Sep 30, 1951

poster

73

The Red Skelton Show

Sep 30, 1951

poster

73

The Red Skelton Show

Sep 30, 1951

poster

54

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Sep 14, 1973

poster

65

Sacrée soirée

Sep 02, 1987

poster

72

Golden Globe Awards

Jan 20, 1944

poster

65

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Jan 22, 1968