On this day in history, May 26, 1907, John Wayne, the iconic actor who is known for epitomizing the American West, is born in Winterset, Iowa. Named Marion Robert Morrison, Wayne at age six moved with his family to Glendale, California, according to History.com. As a teen, he delivered newspapers in the mornings, while after school he played football and made deliveries for local stores.
'In all these films, The Duke, as he was known, embodied the simple, and perhaps simplistic, cowboy values of decency, honesty and integrity,' the same source indicates. In the later part of the 1960s, Wayne had both successes and failures, notes Biography.com. He co-starred with Robert Mitchum in 'El Dorado' , which was well-received. Wayne won his first — and only — Academy Award for Best Actor for 'True Grit' .
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