Michael Wayne

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American actor and film producer (1934–2003)

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::summary American actor and film producer (1934–2003) ::

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nameMichael Wayne
imageMichael Wayne.jpg
captionWayne in 1981
birth_nameMichael Anthony Morrison
birth_date
birth_placeLos Angeles, California, U.S.
death_date
death_placeBurbank, California, U.S.
resting_placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles
alma_materLoyola Marymount University
occupationActor, film producer
years_active1941; 1951–1999
spouse
children5
motherJosephine Wayne (née Saenz)
fatherJohn Wayne
relatives{{plainlist
signatureMichael Wayne's autograph.jpg
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| name = Michael Wayne | image = Michael Wayne.jpg | caption = Wayne in 1981 | birth_name = Michael Anthony Morrison | birth_date = | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Burbank, California, U.S. | resting_place = Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles | alma_mater = Loyola Marymount University | occupation = Actor, film producer | years_active = 1941; 1951–1999 | spouse = | children = 5 | mother = Josephine Wayne (née Saenz) | father = John Wayne | relatives = {{plainlist|

  • Patrick Wayne (brother)
  • Pilar Pallete (stepmother)
  • Ethan Wayne (half-brother)
  • Jennifer Wayne (niece) | signature = Michael Wayne's autograph.jpg Michael Anthony Morrison (November 23, 1934 – April 2, 2003), known professionally as Michael Wayne, was an American actor and film producer. He was best known as the eldest son of the actor John Wayne.

Early life

Michael Anthony Morrison was born on November 23, 1934, in Los Angeles, California, the eldest child to John Wayne, an actor, and his first wife, Josephine Alicia (née Saenz), the daughter of Panama's Consul General to the United States. He had three younger siblings: Mary Antonia "Toni" Wayne LaCava, Patrick Wayne, and Melinda Ann Wayne Munoz, and three half-siblings: Aissa Maria Wayne, John Ethan Wayne, and Marisa Carmela Wayne, from his father's marriage to his stepmother, Pilar Pallete, a Peruvian former actress.

Wayne graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 1956, with a business degree. He later served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.

Career

Wayne began his film career as a production assistant on the set of the John Ford romantic comedy drama film The Quiet Man in 1951. He adopted his father's stage surname, Wayne. He joined his father's film production company, Batjac Productions, for The Alamo (1960). He became the line producer for McLintock! (1963) and producer on many other John Wayne vehicles, including Big Jake (1971) and Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973).

Wayne served on the board of the Motion Picture & Television Fund. He was The John Wayne Foundation's president and chairman of the board. He was also the founder and chairman of the board of the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center.

Personal life

Wayne married Gretchen Ann Deibel in Los Angeles, California, on August 30, 1958. They had five children together: Alicia Maria Wayne (born 1959), Teresa Ann Wayne (born 1960), Maria Utilla Wayne (born 1962), Josephine Michele Wayne (born 1965), and Christopher Michael Wayne (born 1967). His sister-in-law, Kathryn Deibel, married Frankie Avalon on January 19, 1963, and they had eight children together. He was the uncle of Jennifer Wayne from the country music group Runaway June.

Wayne was 44 years old when his father died from stomach cancer on June 11, 1979. His father left an estate worth $6.85 million (equivalent to $ million in ), of which he received .

Wayne died from heart failure with complications resulting from lupus erythematosus in Burbank, California, on April 2, 2003. He was 68. He was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles.

Filmography

As himself

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YearTitleNotes
1941Meet the Stars #3: Variety Reel #1
1959You Bet Your LifeEpisode: "Episode #9.15"
1977Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast
1984Hollywood GreatsEpisode: "John Wayne"
1992''The Making of 'The Quiet Man'''
1992''John Wayne's 'The Alamo'''
1993Entertainment TonightEpisode: "Episode dated April 11, 1993"
199312th Annual Golden Boot Awards
1993''The Making of 'Sands of Iwo Jima'''
1995Wild Bill: A Hollywood Maverick
1996John Wayne Appears in a Coors Light Commercial: Behind the Scenes
1999E! True Hollywood StoryEpisode: "James Bacon: Hollywood Confidential"
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As an actor

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1952The Quiet ManTeenage Boy at RacesUncredited
1956The ConquerorMongol GuardUncredited
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InGuest PerformerEpisode: "Guest Starring Abbe Lane"
1984Alley CatScarface
1989Rapid FireEddy Williams
1990The Lost PlatoonHayden
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As a producer

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YearTitleRoleNotes
1959Escort WestExecutive producerUncredited
1960The AlamoAssociate producerUncredited
1963McLintock!Producer
1966Cast a Giant ShadowCo-producer
1967The War WagonProducerUncredited
1968The Green BeretsProducer
1970ChisumExecutive producerCredited as; Michael A. Wayne
1971Big JakeProducerCredited as; Michael A. Wayne
1973The Train RobbersProducer
1973Cahill U.S. MarshalProducerCredited as; Michael A. Wayne
1974McQExecutive producer
1975BranniganExecutive producer
1978John Wayne for Great Western SavingsProducerShort
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References

References

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  18. California Birth Index, 1905-1995: OCT 14, 1935 LOS ANGELES — Gretchen Ann Deibel
  19. "Gretchen Wayne - Biography".
  20. California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1949-1959: AUG 30, 1958 LOS ANGELES — Michael A Wayne = Gretchen A Deibel
  21. California Birth Index, 1905-1995: JUN 27, 1959 LOS ANGELES — Alicia M Wayne
  22. California Birth Index, 1905-1995: NOV 30, 1960 LOS ANGELES — Teresa A Wayne
  23. California Birth Index, 1905-1995: JAN 21, 1962 LOS ANGELES — Maria U Wayne
  24. California Birth Index, 1905-1995: SEP 14, 1965 LOS ANGELES — Josephin M Wayne
  25. California Birth Index, 1905-1995: MAR 21, 1967 LOS ANGELES — Christop M Wayne
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