What is John Wayne?
{{Infobox person | name = John Wayne | image = John Wayne - still portrait.jpg | alt = Publicity photo of John Wayne | caption = Wayne, {{circa|1965}} | birth_date = {{birth date|mf=y|1907|05|26}} | birth_place = [[Winterset, Iowa]], [[United States|U.S.]] | birth_name = Marion Robert Morrison | othername = {{hlist|Marion Michael Morrison|'Duke' Wayne}} | death_date = {{death date and age|mf=y|1979|06|11|1907|05|26}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|producer|director}} | death_cause = [[Stomach cancer]] | homepage = [https://www.JohnWayne.com/ Official website] | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | awards = '''[[Academy Awards]]''' * Best Actor: : 1969 ''[[True Grit]]'' '''[[Golden Globe Awards]]''' * Cecil B. DeMille Award (1966) * Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama : 1970 ''[[True Grit]]'' }} '''Marion Robert Morrison''' (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as '''John Wayne''', was an American actor. == Early life == Born with the name '''Marion Robert Morrison''' in [[Winterset]], [[Iowa]]. Wayne was [[Ulster Scots people|Scotch Irish]] on his father and Irish on his mother's side. During Wayne's childhood, he moved to [[Palmdale, California]] then to [[Glendale, California]]. While attending Wayne started working in small local movie companies. And also started playing [[High school football|football in high school]] and participated in the Glendale school team before being recruited by the [[University of Southern California]] (USC). == Career == Wayne began his movie career in the 1920s. In 1928, he played an extra in [[John Ford]]'s ''[[Four Sons]]''. In 1930, he had his first leading role in ''[[The Big Trail]]''. Wayne was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for ''[[Sands of Iwo Jima]]''. One of his most important roles was that of [[Ethan Edwards]] a desperate man look