Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

John Wayne Biography and Timeline

Follow John Wayne through 4 dated historical records for United States of America.

John Wayne, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1907–1979Years on this page

1907

Birth of John Wayne

Winterset · Arts / Cinema

Birth of John Wayne, Marion Michael Morrison

1938

Stagecoach

Arts / Cinema

Stagecoach is a 1939 American Western film directed by John Ford, starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne in his breakthrough role

1979

Death of John Wayne

Arts / Cinema

Death of John Wayne

Death of John Wayne

Los Angeles · Arts / Cinema

Death of John Wayne, age 72

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.