<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> johnwayne.com </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Signature </Th> </Tr> <P> Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison; May 26, 1907--June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed "The Duke", was an American actor and filmmaker . An Academy Award - winner for True Grit (1969), Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades . </P> <P> Born in Winterset, Iowa, Wayne grew up in Southern California . He was president of Glendale High class of 1925 . He found work at local film studios when he lost his football scholarship to the University of Southern California as a result of a bodysurfing accident . Initially working for the Fox Film Corporation, he appeared mostly in small bit parts . His first leading role came in Raoul Walsh's widescreen epic The Big Trail (1930), which led to leading roles in numerous B movies throughout the 1930s, most of them in the Western genre . </P>

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