John Wayne

He’s still such a popular favorite that AMC named their Wednesday series of movies, "Waynes-days" and are featuring three months of his best films. He’s still aces high with the public, and it is truly amazing when you realize the Duke died June 11, 1979. 

Dennis Quaid is also a fan, and he’s the host for the Wayne marathon of movies. Just as Tom Mix was the Duke’s idol growing up, the Duke was Quaid’s hero. He’d go to a Saturday matinee, and see one of Wayne’s cowboy movies, and then Quaid would walk out of the theater trying to imitate that angled walk Wayne made so famous. "I was day-dreaming about being a cowboy," Quaid admitted. 
 
 

With Paulette Goddard in the 1942 hit, "Reap The Wild Wind."

Wayne and Lauren Bacall  in "Blood Alley" in 1956.

FACTS ON WAYNE….

…..He was born Marion Michael Morrison, May 26, 1967 in Winterset, Iowa.

…..As a kid, he owned a dog named "Duke," but he earned his own nickname, 
      Duke because of his skill on the football field.

…..He attended USC on a football scholarship.

…..He was denied admission to Annapolis Military Academy

…..Wayne appeared in 152 films, 76 were westerns.

….. A Congressional Medal was named in his honor.

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