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Ronald Lawrence Kovic (born July 4, 1946) [1] is an American anti-war activist, author, and United States Marine Corps sergeant who was wounded and paralyzed in the Vietnam War. His 1976 memoir Born on the Fourth of July was made into the film of the same name which starred actor Tom Cruise as Kovic, and was co-written by Kovic and directed by ...
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Born on the Fourth of July, published in 1976, is the...
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Mar 27, 2024 · Ron Kovic is a Vietnam War veteran, activist, and author who became a leading figure in the antiwar movement in the 1970s. After his service in Vietnam, during which he was wounded and became paralyzed, Kovic wrote the best-selling memoir Born on the Fourth of July (1976), which was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film by Oliver Stone in 1989.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Ron Kovic was born on July 4, 1946, in Wisconsin and served in the Marines from 1964 to 1968. He was paralyzed by a bullet in Vietnam and became an activist for veterans' rights and peace. He wrote the best-selling autobiography 'Born on the Fourth of July' and starred in the film of the same name, directed by Oliver Stone.
Jan 5, 1990 · Born on the Fourth of July: Directed by Oliver Stone. With Tom Cruise, Bryan Larkin, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava. The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country for which he fought.
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Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 American epic biographical anti-war film that is based on the 1976 autobiography of Ron Kovic. Directed by Oliver Stone, and written by Stone and Kovic, it stars Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whaley, and Willem Dafoe. The film depicts the life of Kovic (Cruise) over a 20 ...
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Jan 1, 1976 · 645 reviews 97 followers. March 3, 2024. Ron Kovic was the all-American kid, born on July 4th,an athlete in school who always dreamed of being a hero for his country like he'd seen in the movies. Kovic joins the US Marines making the rank of Sergeant and is sent to Vietnam where serves two tours.
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