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John Wayne
Questions and answers about the 50-year movie career and personal life of Marion Robert Morrison. As John Wayne, he was one of the most popular, profitable, and prolific stars in the history of cinema.
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What Mexican actress stared with john Wayne?
The actress was Angie Dickinson. She came into town and he recognized her as being wanted as the accessory to a gambler. She told her story and the sheriff agreed to take care of the wanted posters.
What is the value of a John Wayne Commemorative Winchester 32-40 Rifle JW48420?
It depends on the condition, and what accessories are available with it. Collectors value lower serial numbers, and the serial number indicated is near the end of the production run (there were 49,000 JW Commemorative's made). New in the box (no damage or wear to the box, with all accessories (leather strap, booklet, oil paper, literature, etc.) and never been fired or cycled, around $2500. Optional accessories, like the Bianchi leather scabbard, gun rack, etc., will also increase the value (they're worth about $450 each in excellent condition).
If you've got the commemorative ammo to go with it, that'll bump the value up as well. The original value of a single box was about $35.
The ammunition made came in a box that matched the gun box (Duke's picture on it), in 32-40 caliber, nickel plated shells, each stamped with "The Duke" on the primer end of the shell.
How movies did John Wayne made?
John Wayne was born in 1907 and died in 1979. He made many movies during that time and even appeared in some television shows. He was involved in approximately 170 productions. A full list can be viewed here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000078/
Where was the john Wayne movie true grit filmed?
The original film True Grit starred John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn and Glen Campbell as La Boeuf. The movies was mainly filmed in Colorado but some parts were filmed in Mexico and California.
How much is the painting of john Wayne worth if signed by peter shinn?
A painting or pitcher painting of John Wayne signed by artists 1.000.00 and up
Was John Wayne an Eagle Scout?
No, John Wayne was not an Eagle Scout.
He was, however, a scout as a youth and he was an ardent supporter of scouting, At a fund raising dinner for a scout camp shortly before his death he made some now famous commentary on The Scout Law.
Did john Wayne wear built up shoes?
No, the Duke was a tall man, Six Foot four, no llift brackets needed. Like ( Buck) General Humberto, also technically a Duke or high Prince! Called Buck as he held the titular rank of Brigadier ( lowest General rank) General, one star. I am speaking of the Italian crown prince, not Mr. Wayne.
What type of hand gun did john Wayne carry?
Actually there is information on this very question in a recent American Rifleman article. The grips were made of Calalin, I believe it is Bakelite. The article says that Wayne liked them so much he actually tea stained them himself to replicate old ivory. Although he did use other Colts from Stembridge, the supplier of movie firearms, and at least one had those type of grips, in most movies he used his own Colt with the Catalin yellow grips. He also had finger grooves in the left grip. The interesting thing about the gun is that it was a combination of several Colts. Originally a Bisley, it had been altered by adding a regular SAA grip and the triggerguard had been enlarged, probably to better fit the Duke's large finger and make it easier to twirl. And actually it is not a .45 as thought, but a .44-40. He gifted this gun and his holster and belt to an employee and it is now in a private collection. It really is an interesting look when you see a good picture of it. I would like to build one to go with my own Duke gun rig. I suspect the Duke's own Colt would be worth 6 figures.
What is the distance between laguna beach and John Wayne airport?
It was a lot farther than 0.37 miles I can tell you that; it was more like 37 miles.
What movie did Elvis almost appear in with john Wayne?
It's possible you are refering to Rio Bravo. The singing cowboy part went to Rick Nelson.
What was the name of john Wayne's character in true grit?
Yes he did and, surprisingly enough, it is the only movie he ever won an oscar for. Personaly I thought he had much better movies such as "Sands of Iwo Jima" and "The searchers" but that was the one he got it for.
How much was John Wayne paid for the movie liberty valance?
The most John Wayne was paid for a movie was "War Wagon - $1,000,000.00 plus a percentage of gross sales. The least was for Bardelys the Magnificent $10/day. Everything else fell somewhere inbetween.
For a selected list of John Wayne movies & salaries click on the link below & scroll down.
What did john Wayne pass away from?
John Wayne die on June 11, 1979 do to stomach cancer. You can find more about his by going to http://www.answers.com/topic/john-wayne
Who was living with John Wayne when he died?
At the time of his death in June of 1979 Wayne owned a home in Newport Beach, CA, south of Los Angeles. He was partners in ownership to a large ranch and cattle business in Arizona. Shortly before his death Wayne sold his beloved boat 'The Wild Goose'. The motor clunked out when the new owner took possession and Wayne, being the honest business man that he was, replaced the motor for the new owner. He also sold his horse Dollar for $15,000. It is possible that he owned other real estate that has not been written about.
Did John Wayne and Clint Eastwood play in a movie together?
No. He did work with Shirley MacLaine in "Two Mules for Sister Sara" (1970).
Did john Wayne ever serve in the armed forces?
No. By the start of World War II Wayne had been suffering for years from a badly torn shoulder muscle incurred in a body surfing accident that cost him his football scholarship at USC in 1927. He also had a bad back from performing his own stunts during ten years acting in "B" Westerns. Moreover, he suffered from a chronic ear infection, resulting from hours of underwater filming on Cecil B. De Mille's Reap the Wild Wind in 1941. Had Wayne actually undergone a pre-induction physical, he might indeed have been classified 4-F.
According to Randy Roberts and James Olson's top notch John Wayne American, as a married but separated father of four and thirty-four years old in 1942 Wayne was classified by the Selective Service as 3-A (deferred for family dependency). In 1944 as the U.S. Military feared a manpower shortage he was reclassified 1-A (draft eligible). There is no record that he disputed this reclassification but his employer, Republic Studios, did and requested he be given a 2-A classification (deferred in the national interest, i.e., war bond drives, visiting the troops, etc.). Selective Service records for World War II are spotty at best, many having been destroyed, but surviving records indicate these claims were filed "by another," i.e. Republic Studio's legal department. In fact, a letter from Republic Studios head Herbert Yates threatened to sue Wayne for breach of contract should he leave the studio for volunteer military service, though it is doubtful he would have carried through with the threat. But Wayne was indeed Republic's biggest moneymaker during the war and that studio's only "A" star at the time.
Who were actors in movie shootist?
Ron Howard ... Gillom Rogers
James Stewart ... Dr. E.W. Hostetler
Richard Boone ... Mike Sweeney
Hugh O'Brian ... Jack Pulford (faro dealer at Metropole Saloon)
Bill McKinney ... Jay Cobb
Harry Morgan ... Marshal Walter Thibido
John Carradine ... Hezekiah Beckum
Sheree North ... Serepta
What character did John Wayne play in the searchers?
He was obsessed with finding his niece, Debbie. A surly Confederate veteran, he would let nothing or anyone stand in his way.
How many people fought in the civil war?
The Price in Blood!
Casualties in the Civil War
At least 618,000 Americans died in the Civil War, and some experts say the toll reached 700,000. The number that is most often quoted is 620,000. At any rate, these casualties exceed the nation's loss in all its other wars, from the Revolution through Vietnam.
The Union armies had from 2,500,000 to 2,750,000 men. Their losses, by the best estimates:Battle deaths:110,070Disease, etc.:250,152Total360,222
The Confederate strength, known less accurately because of missing records, was from 750,000 to 1,250,000. Its estimated losses:Battle deaths:94,000Disease, etc.:164,000Total258,000
The leading authority on casualties of the war, Thomas L. Livermore, admitting the handicap of poor records in some cases, studied 48 of the war's battles and concluded:
Of every 1,000 Federals in battle, 112 were wounded.
Of every 1,000 Confederates, 150 were hit.
Mortality was greater among Confederate wounded, because of inferior medical service. The great battles, in terms of their toll in dead, wounded, and missing is listed on this site:
The Ten Costliest Battles of the Civil War.
Some of the great blood baths of the war came as Grant drove on Richmond in the spring of 1864- Confederate casualties are missing for this campaign, but were enormous. The Federal toll:
The Wilderness, May 5-7:17,666Spotsylvania, May 10 and 12:10,920Drewry's Bluff, May 12-164,160Cold Harbor, June 1-3:12,000Petersburg, June 15-3016,569
These total 61,315, with rolls of the missing incomplete.
The Appomattox campaign, about ten days of running battles ending April 9, 1865, cost the Union about 11,000 casualties, and ended in the surrender of Lee's remnant of 26,765. Confederate dead and wounded in the meantime were about 6,500.
Lesser battles are famous for their casualties. At Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864, General Hood's Confederates lost over 6,000 of 21,000 effectives -most of them in about two hours. Six Confederate generals died there.
Hood lost about 8,ooo men in his assault before Atlanta, July 22, 1864; Sherman's Union forces lost about 3,800.
The small battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri, August 10, 1861, was typical of the savagery of much of the war's fighting. The Union force Of 5,400 men lost over 1,200; the Confederates, over 11,000 strong, lost about the same number.
The first battle of Manassas/Bull Run, though famous as the first large engagement, was relatively light in cost: 2,708 for the Union, 1,981 for the Confederates.
The casualty rolls struck home to families and regiments.
The Confederate General, John B. Gordon, cited the case of the Christian family, of Christiansburg, Virginia, which suffered eighteen dead in the war.
The 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, in a charge at Petersburg, Virginia, 18 June, 1864, sustained a "record" loss of the war-635 of its 9oo men within seven minutes.
Another challenger is the 26th North Carolina, which lost 714, of its 800 men at Gettysburg-in numbers and percentage the war's greatest losses. On the first day this regiment lost 584 dead and wounded, and when roll was called the next morning for G Company, one man answered, and he had been knocked unconscious by a shell burst the day before. This roll was called by a sergeant who lay on a stretcher with a severe leg wound.
The 24th Michigan, a gallant Federal regiment which was in front of the North Carolinians on the first day, lost 362 of its 496 men.
More than 3,000 horses were killed at Gettysburg, and one artillery battalion, the 9th Massachusetts, lost 80 of its 88 animals in the Trostle farmyard.
A brigade from Vermont lost 1,645 Of its 2,100 men during a week of fighting in the Wilderness.
The Irish Brigade, Union, had a total muster Of 7,000 during the war, and returned to New York in '65 with 1,000. One company was down to seven men. The 69th New York of this brigade lost 16 of 19 officers, and had 75 per cent casualties among enlisted men.
In the Irish Brigade, Confederate, from Louisiana, Company A dwindled from 90 men to 3 men and an officer in March, '65. Company B went from 100 men to 2.
Experts have pointed out that the famed Light Brigade at Balaklava lost only 36.7 per cent of its men, and that at least 63 Union regiments lost as much as 50 per cent in single battles. At Gettysburg 23 Federal regiments suffered losses of more than half their strength, including the well-known Iron Brigade (886 of 1,538 engaged).
Many terrible casualty tolls were incurred in single engagements, like that of the Polish Regiment of Louisiana at Frayser's Farm during the Seven Days, where the outfit was cut to pieces and had to be consolidated with the 20th Louisiana. In this action one company of the Poles lost 33 of 42 men.
One authority reports that Of 3,530 Indians who fought for the Union, 1,018 were killed, a phenomenally high rate. Of 178,975 Negro Union troops, this expert says, over 36,000 died.
Some regimental losses in battle:RegimentBattleStrengthPer Cent1st Texas, CSAAntietam22682.31st Minnesota, USGettysburg2628221st Georgia, CSAManassas24276141st Pennsylvania, USGettysburg19875.7101st New York, USManassas16873.86th Mississippi, CSAShiloh42570.525th Massachusetts, USCold Harbor3107036th Wisconsin, USBethesda Church2406920th Massachusetts, USFredericksburg23868.48th Tennessee, CSAStone's River44468.710th Tennessee, CSAChickamauga328688th Vermont, USCedar Creek15667.9Palmetto Sharpshooters, CSAFrayser's Farm21567.781st Pennsylvania, USFredericksburg26167.4
Scores of other regiments on both sides registered losses in single engagements of above 50 per cent.
Confederate losses by states, in dead and wounded only, and with many records missing (especially those of Alabama):
North Carolina20,602Virginia6,947Mississippi6,807South Carolina4,760Arkansas3,782Georgia3,702Tennessee3,425Louisiana3,059Texas1,260Florida1,047Alabama724
(Statisticians recognize these as fragmentary, from a report of 1866; they serve as a rough guide to relative losses by states).
In addition to its dead and wounded from battle and disease, the Union listed:Deaths in Prison24,866Drowning4,944Accidental deaths4,144Murdered520Suicides391Sunstroke313Military executions267Killed after capture104Executed by enemy64Unclassified14,155
