Early Life John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison on May 26, 1907, in Winterset, Iowa. (Some sources also list him as Marion Michael Morrison and Marion Mitchell Morrison.) One of the most...

John Wayne, byname Duke, original name Marion Michael Morrison (see Researcher’s Note), (born May 26, 1907, Winterset, Iowa, U.S.—died June 11, 1979, Los Angeles, California), major American motion-picture actor who embodied the image of the strong, taciturn cowboy or soldier and who in many ways personified the idealized American values of his era.

Personal Life & Legacy. John Wayne got married to Josephine Alicia Saenz in the year 1933, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1945. They had four children – Michael, Mary Antonia, Patrick, and Melinda. He married Esperanza Baur, a Mexican actor, in 1946, but the marriage wasn’t a happy one.

John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison in Iowa, to Mary Alberta (Brown) and Clyde Leonard Morrison, a pharmacist. He was of English, Ulster-Scots, and Irish ancestry. Clyde developed a lung condition that required him to move his family from Iowa to the warmer climate of southern California, where they tried ranching in the Mojave Desert.

John Wayne Gacy, (born March 17, 1942, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died May 10, 1994, Statesville, Illinois), American serial killer whose murders of 33 boys and young men in the 1970s received international media attention and shocked his suburban Chicago community, where he was known for his sociability and his performance as a clown at charitable events and childrens’ parties.

Take a Rare Look at John Wayne’s Private Life at Sea John Wayne loved to travel the sea on his yacht, the Wild Goose, taking trips with his big family and celebrity friends like Frank Sinatra, Dean...

In John Wayne: The Life And Legend author Scott Eyman exposes a John Wayne very few knew. Haunted by three failed marriages and bad relations with his children, he always struggled to win the...

In the book “John Wayne: The Life and Legend,” author Scott Eyman says Wayne had a three-year affair with Marlene Dietrich, but his romance with longtime friend Maureen O’Hara lasted even longer....

John Wayne wasn’t merely an actor playing many multiple roles like a chameleon going from one character to another. He was a teacher and an archetype, and he was so, purposefully. (Read This: 9 Lessons In Manhood from John Wayne) There was a theme with all of his characters.