Legally he never did. I think he still signed his given name Marion Morrison. As a child he was called Duke along with his dog named the same. The name John Wayne was the suggestion of a director. He thought it sounded more masculine than Marion. He was probably right, and since that time he was known to the world as John Wayne.
His birth name was Marion Morrison. If I was a man in Hollywood, I wouldn't want to be called' Marion'.
To make it easier for him to get tough talking roles such as cowboys.
He never did. He signed legal papers with his real name, Marion Michael Morrison.
John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison.
John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison but shortly after his birth his parents decided to name their second son Robert so his name was changed to Marion Mitchell Morrison.Maryln Morrison + John WayneJohn Wayne's name was Marion Mitchell Morrison.
John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison but his parents changed his name to Marion Mitchell (in some accounts Michael) Morrison after they decided to name their second son Robert..
When the person who was eventually given the stage name John Wayne was born in Winterset (NOT Waterloo), "Marion Robert Morrson" was written on his birth certificate. Most sources have his birth name as Marion Michael Morrison. Robert was his younger brother's name. I doubt that his parents would give both boys the same name. The parents changed Marion's middle name to Michael upon the birth of the boy they named "Robert." Wayne's oldest son was named Michael, using what was his father's middle name at the time.
Marion Robert Morrison (aka John Wayne) was born May 26th, 1907.
John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison.
John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison. Shortly after his parents decided to name their second boy Robert & his name was changed to Marion Mitchell Morrison although it seems Wayne alternately gave out his name as Marion MichaelMorrison because he liked the name.
John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison but shortly after his birth his parents decided to name their second son Robert so his name was changed to Marion Mitchell Morrison.Maryln Morrison + John WayneJohn Wayne's name was Marion Mitchell Morrison.
Marion Robert Morrison.
If you are talking about Marion Robert Morrison (later Marion Mitchell/Michael Morrison) then he was born in Winterset, Iowa.
John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison but his parents changed his name to Marion Mitchell (in some accounts Michael) Morrison after they decided to name their second son Robert..
When the person who was eventually given the stage name John Wayne was born in Winterset (NOT Waterloo), "Marion Robert Morrson" was written on his birth certificate. Most sources have his birth name as Marion Michael Morrison. Robert was his younger brother's name. I doubt that his parents would give both boys the same name. The parents changed Marion's middle name to Michael upon the birth of the boy they named "Robert." Wayne's oldest son was named Michael, using what was his father's middle name at the time.
Marion Robert Morrison (aka John Wayne) was born May 26th, 1907.
Marion Morrison.
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John Wayne name was Marion Morrison
Marion Mitchell (Robert) Morrison aka John Wayne was born May 26, 1907 and died June 11, 1979