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John Wayne

Birthname Marion Mitchell Morrison Birthdate May 26, 1907 Birthplace Winterset, Iowa, United States Height 6' 4" (1.93 m) Education University of Southern California, Glendale High School Profession Actor Net worth $50,000,000 Source of Wealth Film, Television Nationality American Country United States Marital Status Separated (Pilar Pallete) Children 7 (Michael, Mary Antonia, Patrick, Melinda, Aissa, John, Marisa)

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Popular American icon John Wayne has an estimated net worth of $50 million. An epitome of rugged masculinity, this American producer, director and actor ranked #13 in the list of Greatest Male Screen Legends of All Time by the American Film Institute.

Some of his most commercially successful films include The Quiet Man,  The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Wings of Eagles, The Searchers, and  She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. He is also noted for his appearance in The High and the Mighty, The Wings of Eagles, Island in the Sky, Jet Pilots, and Flying Tigers. His appearance on True Grit  in 1969 won Wayne an Oscar Best Actor Award as well as the Golden Globe Award.John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison on May 26, 1907 in Winterset, Iowa, USA. At age 72, Wayne died of stomach cancer on June 11, 1979 in Los Angeles, California. An alumnus of University of Southern California, John Wayne has remarried thrice. First was to Josephine Alicia Saenz, then to Esperanza Baur, and finally, to Pilar Pallete.

Over his five-decade career (1927-1976) in the entertainment industry, John Wayne starred in about 170 films. He was once considered as one of the biggest box office stars in the USA.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

1975

Salary

Salary from the film, The Shootist

$750,000

1974

Salary

Salary from the film, Brannigan

$500,000

1969

Salary

Salary from the film, Rio Lobo

$1,000,000

1967

Salary

Salary from the film, Hellfighters

$1,000,000

1967

Salary

Salary from the film, The Green Berets

$1,000,000

1966

Salary

Salary from the film, The War Wagon

$1,000,000

1964

Salary

Salary from the film, The Greatest Story Ever Told

$250,000

1961

Salary

Salary from the film, The Longest Day

$250,000

1960

Salary

Salary from the film, The Comancheros

$750,000

1959

Salary

Salary from the film, North to Alaska

$750,000

1958

Salary

Salary from the film, Rio Bravo

$750,000

1958

Salary

Salary from The Horse Soldiers

$750,000

1957

Salary

Salary from the film, The Barbarian and the Geisha

$700,000

1950

Salary

Salary from the film, Flying Leathernecks

$300,000

1948

Salary

Salary from the film, Sands of Iwo Jima

$180,000

1947

Salary

Salary from the film, Fort Apache

$110,000

1947

Salary

Salary from the film, Red River

$75,000

1947

Salary

Salary from the film, Wake of the Red Witch

$75,000

1945

Salary

Salary from the film, Without Reservations

$68,000

1941

Salary

Salary from the film, Reap the Wild Wind

$25,000

1938

Salary

Salary from the film, Stagecoach

$3,700

1936

Salary

Salary from the film, Idol of the Crowds

$6,000

1936

Salary

Salary from the film, I Cover the War!

$6,000

1936

Salary

Salary from the film, Adventure's End

$6,000

1936

Salary

Salary from the film, California Straight Ahead!

$6,000

1935

Salary

Salary from the film, Sea Spoilers

$6,000

1934

Salary

Salary from the film, Westward Ho

$6,000

1932

Salary

Salary from the film, The Man from Monterey

$1,500

1932

Salary

Salary from the film, Somewhere in Sonora

$1,500

1932

Salary

Salary from the film, The Telegraph Trail

$1,500

1932

Salary

Salary from the film, The Life of Jimmy Dolan

$1,500

1932

Salary

Salary from the film, Baby Face

$1,500

1931

Salary

Salary from the film, The Big Stampede

$1,500

1931

Salary

Salary from the film, Haunted Gold

$1,500

1931

Salary

Salary from the film, Ride Him, Cowboy

$1,500

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Update: 2024-10-12