Marion Robert Morrison, known professionally as John Wayne, was an American actor. Nicknamed "Duke", he became a popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's
Wayne c. 1965
The house in Winterset, Iowa, where Wayne was born
Wayne with Marguerite Churchill in the widescreen The Big Trail (1930), his first role as a leading man
Wayne with Evalyn Knapp and Natalie Kingston in His Private Secretary (1933)