John Wayne drawing Kids T-Shirt

Pencil drawing of John Wayne by Murphy Elliott
Marion Mitchell Morrison[a] (born Marion Robert Morrison;[2] May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed 'Duke', was an American actor, filmmaker and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient.[3][4] He was among the top box office draws for three decades.[5][6]

Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa but grew up in Southern California. He was president of Glendale High School class of 1925.[7] He found work at local film studios. Wayne lost his football scholarship to the University of Southern California as a result of a bodysurfing accident,[1]:63–64 initially working for the Fox Film Corporation. He appeared mostly in small parts, but his first leading role came in Raoul Walsh's Western The Big Trail (1930), an early widescreen film epic which was a box-office failure. Only leading roles in numerous B movies followed during the 1930s, most of them also Westerns.

Wayne's career was...

Traditional pencil drawings, portraits and illustrations by Murphy Art. Elliott Master Painter Murphy Elliott's futuristic oil paintings can be found winning awards in international art contests, featured in space magazines and adding color to the National Space Society's website. But in Plant City, they know him as one of the best house painters in town. To understand Murphy's art, you have to understand Murphy's personal history � his genius, his childhood, his passion for the future of the human race � and how those elements add up to spectacular and prophesying oils on canvas painted at night, and homes and offices immaculately painted during the day. Murphy Elliott's parents placed him in foster care when...