Michael Wayne

Michael Anthony Morrison
Born	Michael Anthony Morrison November 23, 1934(1934-11-23) Los Angeles, California, United States
Died	April 2, 2003(2003-04-02) (aged 68) Burbank, California, United States
Cause of death	Heart failure complication attributed to lupus
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
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 Half-brother Ethan Wayne

Michael Anthony Morrison (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.

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.^[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 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).^[2]

Michael, who developed the reputation of being a good businessman, served on the board of the Motion Picture & Television Fund and was The John Wayne Foundation's 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.^[2]

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.^[2]

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

References

1. ^ Goldberg, Melissa. - Obituaries: Michael Wayne; Film producer, eldest son of John Wayne. - Variety. - April 3, 2003
2. ^ ^{a b c} Michael Wayne (I) - Biography. - IMDb.

External links

• Michael Wayne at the Internet Movie Database
• The New York Times
• slick.org
• The John Wayne Cancer Institute

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Name	Wayne, Michael
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Date of birth	November 23, 1934
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of death	April 2, 2003
Place of death	Burbank, California, United States