Marion Michael Morrison, who later became known as, John Wayne, remains to be one of the most recognized names in the film industry due to his lifetime success as an American actor. Wayne starred in almost 200 movies in his 5 decade long career and was viewed worldwide as the "true American", playing different characters in mostly Westerns and War cinema. John Wayne was nominated for 41 Awards; winning 25 including 3 Golden Globes and 1 Oscar for his performance in his 1970 film "True Grit". It goes without a doubt; John Wayne remains one of Hollywood's American icons for his contributions to cinematic history.
John Wayne was born as Marion Michael Morrison in Winterset, Iowa in 1907. Early in his life, because of his father's lung condition, he and his family moved to Glendale, California where he would become to be known as the Duke. It is known that he had a pet dog, an Airedale, named Duke. Local firefighters began calling him Duke and the nickname stuck. Before John Wayne was known as John Wayne, he was denied into the Naval Academy, but was athletic enough to land a spot on the football team at University of Southern California as a defensive tackle and had what looked like a promising career. After a bodysurfing accident and not being able to play football any longer, is where he got his first opportunity in the film industry as a prop man in exchange for football tickets. This history proves that he was self-reliant displaying work as an over achiever and was self-made.
If there were one thing that is most recognizable about John Wayne, it would have to be his distinct able low-pitched, almost hesitant sounding in tone, voice. It is John Wayne himself who said, " Talk low, talk slow, and don't talk too much," and that's just what he did. Ironically, during the beginning of his career as an actor, sound on film had just been discovered.
Most of the younger generation will know this man as John Wayne. ... John Wayne didn't move in front of the camera until the early 20's. ... John Wayne appeared in a total of 250 movies. On June 11th, 1979, John Wayne died of lung and stomach cancer. ... He couldn't have had a greater legacy. ...
James Marquart, a leading criminal justice professor at Sam Houston State University and co-author of The Rope, the Chair, and Needle: Capital Punishment in Texas, 1923-1990, has done extensive research into the history of capital punishment in Texas and contends that injustice did not stop with the cessation of local executions: "Illegal lynchings gave way to state-sanctioned executions The legacy of an overrepresentation of blacks among the executed population would continue for several decades."" ... We are more likely to use it in the South because we have a legacy of dehumanizing people t...
Although many films of the late 60s and early 70s embodied the bitter aftertaste of the war, the conflict itself remained strikingly absent from the screen, as Hollywood, like the country as a whole, had difficulty adjusting to the grim legacy of a lost and troubling war. During the conflict, Hollywood produced only a single film dealing with Vietnam--John Wayne's The Green Berets. ...
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Executive Summary This essay consists of a comparative study between two leaders. In analyzing the effectiveness of these two leaders, Steve Jobs: The co-founder and CEO of Apple Computer and Barack Obama: The 44th President of the United States of America, we begin by examining the effect of power...
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Many kinds of music have come out on the American stage within the last 100 or so and have had a great impact on it. American music is extremely varied and diverse. Instead of being dominated by the cultures and traditions of any one particular country (i.e. England or Germany), it is the proverbial "melting pot" and it has become a force with which to be reckoned. Today, American music represents people who would have never dreamed of being heard or taken seriously even as little fifty or sixty years ago. ...