Born: 26 May 1907, Winterset, Iowa, USA
Died: 11 June 1979, Los Angeles, California, USA
Words and Music (1929) as Pete Donahue (Credited as Duke Morrison)
John Wayne's first credited role is probably lost forever. This is a studio still. The girl is Lois Moran.
Riders of Destiny (1933) as Singin' Sandy Saunders
John Wayne sings in ths film, though his singing voice is provided by Bill Bradbury while Wayne partially turns his back so that you can't see his inability to play the guitar.
With Forrest Taylor.
The Lucky Texan (1934) as Jerry Mason
Rainbow Valley (1935) as John Martin
Stagecoach (1939) as Ringo Kid
New Frontier (1939) as Stony Brooke
In Old California (1942) as Tom Craig
With Edgar Kennedy.
In Old Oklahoma (aka War of the Wildcats) (1943) as Daniel F. Somers
Back to Bataan (1945) as Col. Joseph Madden
With Anthony Quinn.
Angel and the Badman (1947) as Quirt Evans
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) as Tom Doniphon
With James Stewart.
Circus World (1964) as Matt Masters
The opening scene.
The Cowboys (1972) as Wil Andersen
Now come on, John Wayne is not forgotten yet. It'll take a few more decades before he's forgotten, his movies are being shown somewhere on this planet every second of every day! He's like Babe Ruth, people will forget Barry Bonds and Hank Aaron before they forget Ruth!
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