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
Oscar Millard the deliriously bad John Wayne-Susan Hayward barbarian epic "The Conqueror" (1956), a film probably more famous now for filming in a nuclear bomb testing site and most of the cast and crew succumbing to early, cancer-related deaths. After that, Millard found consistent work on television, writing scripts for such shows as "Wagon Train", "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" for which his was awarded in 2013 by the Writers Guild of America (101 Best written TV Series) and "Twelve O'Clock High". Oscar Millard Oscar Millard (March 1, 1908 – December 7, 1990) was an English writer who found success in Hollywood when