John Wayne

Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison; May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), better known by his stage name John Wayne and the nickname Duke, was an American actor, director, and producer. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit (1969), Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades. Born in Winterset, Iowa, Wayne grew up in Southern California. He found work at local film studios when he lost his football scholarship to the University of Southern California (USC) as a result of a bodysurfing accident. Initially working for the Fox Film Corporation, he mostly appeared in small bit parts. His first leading role came in Raoul Walsh's lavish widescreen epic The Big Trail (1930), which led to leading roles in numerous B movies throughout the 1930s, many of them in the Western genre. (read more on wikipedia)

Links To Peel
Peel played a record from John Wayne, who on the LP was speaking with orchestral music in the background on his 21 August 1985 show, in between playing a reggae singer also called John Wayne(2) and a cowpunk alternative country band named Jon Wayne, whose spelling was different from the others.

Shows Played
1985
 * 21 August 1985: Why I Love Her (LP - America, Why I Love Her) RCA