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About. BORN. May 26, 1907. DIED. June 11, 1979. AGE. 72. LOCATION. Los Angeles, California. Obituary. On the 100th anniversary of John Wayne's birth, the Duke still swaggers through the...
- Los Angeles California
- June 11, 1979
- May 26, 1907
Jun 12, 1979 · He was 72 on May 2. Wayne lapsed into a coma Sunday and never regained consciousness, hospital administrator Barney Strohm said. The actor’s three sons were with him when he died....
- Robert Kistler
Jun 12, 1979 · LOS ANGELES, June 11 (AP) — John Wayne, the veteran Hollywood actor, died today at 5:23 P.M., Pacific daylight time, at U.C.L.A. Medical Center, a hospital spokesman said. The cause of death...
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Marion Robert Morrison [1] [a] (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), professionally known as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially in Western and war movies. His career flourished from the ...
Jun 10, 2021 · John Wayne. In June 1979, after a long battle with cancer, film star John Wayne died, aged 72. Known as “the Duke”, he was a larger-than-life figure who left behind a complex legacy.
Jun 22, 2023 · Amid his success as an actor, privately he dealt with several health conditions before his passing from stomach cancer at the age of 72 in 1979. "I enjoy life to the extremities of my capabilities," Wayne, or "Duke" as he was nicknamed after his dog, once said in an interview, according to the Washington Post.