Michael Wayne
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| Michael Anthony Morrison Wayne | |
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| Born | Michael Anthony Morrison November 23, 1934  Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Died | April 2, 2003 (aged 68) Burbank, California, United States |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Michael A. Wayne |
| Education | Business degree |
| Occupation | Film Producer |
| Known for | Producing several of John Wayne films |
| Spouse | Gretchen Wayne (1958 - April 2, 2003) (his death) |
| Children | Christopher, Alicia, Josephine, Maria and Teresa. |
| Parents | John Wayne Josephine Alicia Saenz |
| Relatives | Brother Patrick Wayne |
Michael Anthony Morrison Wayne (November 23, 1934 – April 2, 2003) was an American film producer and actor, and the eldest son of legendary Hollywood actor John Wayne and his first wife, Josephine Alicia Saenz.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Los Angeles, California, Michael graduated from Loyola University of California in 1956 with a Business degree and served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.[1]
Michael began his film career as a production assistant on the set of the John Ford film The Quiet Man in 1951. He joined his father’s film production company, Batjac, for Alamo (1960) and became line producer for McLintock! (1963) and producer on many other John Wayne vehicles including Big Jake (1971) and Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973).[2]
Michael, who developed the reputation of being a good businessman, served on the board of the Motion Picture and Television Fund and was The John Wayne Foundation's president and chairman of the board. Following the death of his father in 1979, Wayne worked to retain control of his father's estate and film legacy as the head of Wayne Enterprises. He also was founder and chairman of the board of the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center.[3]
Michael and his wife, Gretchen, raised five children, son Christopher, daughters Alicia, Josephine, Maria and Teresa. He died at the age of 68 of heart failure as the result of complications from lupus.[4]
[edit] Filmography
- The Quiet Man (1952) (uncredited) .... Teenage boy at races
- The Conqueror (1956) (uncredited) .... Mongol guard
- The Alamo (1960) Associate Producer
- McLintock! (1963) Producer
- Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) Co-Producer
- The Green Berets (1968) Producer
- Chisum (1970) Executive Producer
- Big Jake (1971) Producer
- The Train Robbers (1973) Producer
- Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) Producer
- McQ (1974) Executive Producer
- Brannigan (1975) Executive Producer
- Rapid Fire (1989) .... Eddy Williams
