John Wayne Trivia For The Die-Hard Fan
November 28th, 2011 by the writer
Fun Trivia About The Duke:
Date Born: May 26, 1907 in Winterset, Iowa
Time born: at 1:00pm-CST
Died: June 11, 1979 in Los Angeles, California from cancer
Buried: Pacific View Cemetery in Corona del Mar, California
Birth Certificate Name: Marion Robert Morrison
First Name Change in 1911: Marion Mitchell Morrison
Nickname: Duke
Pet: Airedale Terrier “Duke” (how John got his nickname)
Height: 6 foot 4 inches
Parents: Clyde & Mary Morrison
Sibling: Robert Emmett Morrison
Nationality: Scottish, Irish and English
Location: Glendale, California
School: Excelled in school academically and in football
College: Football scholarship @ USC 1925-1927
Married: 3 times
Divorced: 2 twice
Children: 7
His favorite drink: Sauza Commemorativo Tequila
Favorite pastimes: playing bridge, poker, and chess
Political Views: Conservative
Member: Sigma Chi Fraternity
First Feature Film: Men Without Women in 1930
First Star Movie: Stagecoach in 1939
Number of Film Appearances: almost 250
Radio Series: 1942-1943
Co-directed and starred: The Green Berets in 1968
Best Actor Nomination: Sands Of Iwo Jima in 1949
Oscar Award: True Grit in 1969
Congressional Gold Medal: 1979
Record Most Leading Parts: 142
Cameo appearance: “The Beverly Hillbillies” in 1962
Award: 1973 Gold Medal from the National Football Foundation
Worst Film: The Conqueror 1956
Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1974
25 Cent U.S. Postage Stamp: On March 23, 1990 Honoring Classic Films of 1939 September 9, 2004
37 Cent U.S. Postage Stamp: On September 9, 2004 Honoring The Legends Of Hollywood
Memorialized on many collectibles ranging from wall plaques to John Wayne checkbook covers.