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'''John Wayne''' (real name: Marion Morrison; nickname: "Duke"), 1907-1979<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000078/ John Wayne], Internet Movie Database</ref>, U. S. film actor, was an icon of American heroism, often appearing in patriotic roles, particularly in movies he made during World War II. His New York Times obituary called him "the greatest figure of one of America's greatest native art forms, the western."<ref name=obit>Shephard, Richard F. (1979), "'Duke,' an American Hero," ''The New York Times,'' June 12, 1979, p. A10</ref>. Vincent Canby called him "as emblematic of the United States of America as the Indian head penny, and perhaps even more enduring."<ref>Canby, Vincent (1979), "Myth as a Man Realized Our Dreams," ''The New York Times,'' June 13, 1979, p. B10</ref>
'''John Wayne''' (real name: Marion Morrison; nickname: "Duke"), 1907-1979<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000078/ John Wayne], Internet Movie Database</ref>, U. S. film actor, was an icon of American heroism, often appearing in patriotic roles, particularly in movies he made during World War II. His New York Times obituary called him "the greatest figure of one of America's greatest native art forms, the western."<ref name=obit>Shephard, Richard F. (1979), "'Duke,' an American Hero," ''The New York Times,'' June 12, 1979, p. A10</ref>. Vincent Canby called him "as emblematic of the United States of America as the Indian head penny, and perhaps even more enduring."<ref>Canby, Vincent (1979), "Myth as a Man Realized Our Dreams," ''The New York Times,'' June 13, 1979, p. B10</ref>
Many of his Westerns were directed by [[John Ford]].
Many of his Westerns were directed by [[John Ford]].