Michael Wayne

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Michael Wayne (real name Michael Anthony Morrison , born November 23, 1934 in Los Angeles , † April 2, 2003 in Burbank , California ) was an American film producer and actor .

Michael Wayne (ca.1981)

Michael Wayne was born the eldest of four children of John Wayne and his first wife Josephine Alicia Saenz. He graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 1956 and then served in the US Air Force Reserve . Two years later he married Gretchen Diebel, with whom he had five children. The marriage ended on his death.

He began his film career in 1952 as a production assistant on John Ford's comedy Der Sieger , in which he also took on an extra role. His father played a boxer who is returning to his Irish homeland. In 1960 he joined the production company Batjac Productions and was involved in the production of Alamo , among other things . In the following years he produced other films with his father in the lead role, including MacLintock (1963), The Green Devils (1968), Chisum (1970) and Big Jake (1971).

After John Wayne's death from cancer in 1979, he founded the John Wayne Cancer Institute and became its chairman of the board of directors at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica .

Michael Wayne died on April 2, 2003 at the age of 68 of a heart attack as a result of a complication of lupus erythematosus . His grave is in Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Filmography

As an actor

  • 1952: The winner (The Quiet Man)
  • 1956: The Conqueror (The Conqueror)
  • 1989: Rapid Fire
  • 1991: Lost Platoon (The Lost Platoon)

As a producer / co-producer

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personal data
SURNAME Wayne, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Morrison, Michael Anthony (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film producer
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , United States
DATE OF DEATH April 2, 2003
Place of death Burbank (Los Angeles County) , United States