Jennifer Wayne, a granddaughter of John Wayne, grew up in southern California, and Hannah Mulholland grew up in Los Angeles, California, while Naomi Cooke is from Cedar Key, Florida. Cooke co-wrote Tyler Farr's top 40 hit "Better in Boots".
Ordained on Jan. 19 for the Orange Diocese, Father Matthew Munoz is currently the parochial vicar at St. Edward's Catholic Church in Dana Point, Calif. The eldest of seven children, Munoz is the grandson of actor John Wayne.
The first of Wayne's three marriages started with Josephine Alicia Saenz, who had a Spanish American background. They met before he had the status of a movie star from his humble beginnings in their teenage years.
As he deteriorated, Wayne was asked by Aissa whether he knew who she was. In his final words, he replied: "Of course, I know who you are. "You're my girl.
Wayne, perpetually patriotic and conservative, was opposed to such progressiveness and was particularly irritated by Eastwood's rising star, which arguably came to surpass his own for a time in the '60s.
"A big mouth don't make a big man." 10. "I want to play a real man in all my films, and I define manhood simply: men should be tough, fair and courageous, never petty, never looking for a fight, but never backing down from one either."
July 27 (UPI)—Robert Emmett Mor rison, brother of John Wayne, the actor, died here of cancer, Saturday. He was 58 years old. Mr. Morrison was a motion pic ture production executive.
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Wayne was married three times and divorced twice. His wives included one of Spanish American descent, Josephine Alicia Saenz, and two from Latin America, Esperanza Baur and Pilar Pallete.
Big Jake was more than just another Wayne picture. The full-fledged family production featured Wayne's three real-life sons—Michael, Patrick and Ethan.
Following the death of his elder brother Michael in 2003, Patrick Wayne became Chairman of the John Wayne Cancer Institute. Divorced in 1978 from Peggy Hunt, he is married (since 1999) to Misha Anderson.
It's unfair to say that John Wayne deliberately avoided being drafted. He was either 34 or 35 at the start of World War II so he was too old for the draft. Also, he had at least three minor children so he would have been exempt on those grounds too.
