John Wayne John Wayne Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison; May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed "The Duke", was an American actor and filmmaker. An Academy Award-winner for "True Grit" (1969), Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades. Born in Winterset, Iowa, Wayne grew up in Southern California. He was president of Glendale High class of 1925. He found work at local film studios when he lost his football scholarship to the University of Southern California as a result of a bodysurfing accident. Initially working for the Fox Film
John Lynch (actor) Vivieros' first feature film, the prison drama "Ghosted". He played the role of Wollfstan in "Black Death", and appeared in the 2012 film version of Michael Morpurgo's novel, "Private Peaceful". Lynch is also a novelist. His first novel, "Torn Water", was published in November 2005 by the Fourth Estate, a literary imprint of Harper and Collins, and his second, "Falling Out of Heaven", was published on 13 May 2010 by the same publisher. John Lynch (actor) John Lynch (born 26 December 1961) is an Irish actor and novelist. He won the AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Actor for the 1995