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'''John Wayne''' (born Marion Michael Morrison, nicknamed ~~"The~~ Duke") is considered by many to be the closest thing to the [[Rated "M" for Manly|epitome of manliness]] in his movies. For the most part, Wayne had two roles: he was either a cowboy or a soldier. It didn't matter which he was, though: he was John Wayne.

'''John Wayne''' (born '''Marion Michael Morrison''', nicknamed '''Duke''') is considered by many to be the closest thing to the [[Rated "M" for Manly|epitome of manliness]] in his movies. For the most part, Wayne had two roles: he was either a cowboy or a soldier. It didn't matter which he was, though: he was John Wayne.

A former college football star (a leg injury led to his well-known gait), Wayne got his start as a bit actor before John Ford cast him as a major player in the movie ''[[Stagecoach]]''. From there, he went on to appear in dozens of Westerns, including ''[[She Wore a Yellow Ribbon]]'', ''[[True Grit]]'', ''[[The Searchers]]'', and ''[[McLintock!]]''. Occasionally, he switched to being a soldier (assuming, as was the case in ''Ribbon'', he wasn't both at the same time), and his wartime roles include a paratrooper in ''[[The Longest Day]]''.

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Orange County, California's airport is named after him.

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~~===~~ Some Of Wayne's Famous Films Include: ~~===~~

* ''[[Stagecoach]]'' (1939): The one that put Wayne on the map, in which he plays the Ringo Kid, a criminal who turns himself in to a sheriff protecting a wagon party moving westward so that he can avenge the murders of his father and brother.

* ''[[Fort Apache]]'' (1948): Wayne co-stars with [[Henry Fonda]] as Kirby Yorke, an officer long-experienced in dealing with the Apaches chafing under the martinetish ways of his new commander.

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