Nationality American Role Film producer Name Michael Wayne | Occupation Film Producer Education Business degree | |
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Full Name Michael Anthony Morrison Born November 23, 1934 ( 1934-11-23 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Cause of death Heart failure complication attributed to lupus Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) Spouse Gretchen Wayne (m. 1958–2003) Siblings Patrick Wayne, Ethan Wayne, Marisa Wayne, Aissa Wayne, Melinda Wayne Munoz, Mary Antonia Wayne LaCava Movies Similar People John Wayne, Patrick Wayne, Ethan Wayne, Marisa Wayne, Josephine Wayne | ||
Michael Anthony Morrison (November 23, 1934 – April 2, 2003), best known as Michael Wayne, was an American film producer and actor, and the eldest son of Hollywood actor John Wayne and his first wife, Josephine Alicia Saenz.
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- Michael Wayne Meet John Waynes Eldest Son
- Michael Wayne for Hondo re release 1953 Bobbie Wygant Archive
- Biography
- Filmography
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Michael Wayne: Meet John Wayne’s Eldest Son
Michael Wayne for "Hondo" re-release 1953 - Bobbie Wygant Archive
Biography
Born in Los Angeles, California, Michael graduated from Loyola University in California in 1956 with a Business degree and served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.
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 Productions, 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).
Michael, known for his acumen in business, held positions on the board of the Motion Picture & Television Fund and also led The John Wayne Foundation as its president and chairman of the board. He also was founder and chairman of the board of the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center.
Michael and his wife, Gretchen, had 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 erythematosus, just two months before his mother's death.