Originally posted by rod_grant So, John Wayne was a southerner? I think he made a film about grits.
John Wayne was not a Southerner. He was born in the Heartland of the US, but lived and worked in Los Angeles. He also had residences in many places, both the US and abroad.
Originally posted by Jean Poitiers True. Grits.
Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison; May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), better known by his stage name John Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa on May 26, 1907.
He owned an island (Spieden Island, currently owned by Oakley founder James Jannard) in the San Juan archipelago in Washington state, and an island off the coast of Panama, Isla Taborcillo. Wayne was an avid sailor. He owned several yachts, including the Wild Goose, which was originally a US Navy Mine Sweeper, and the Norwester, a 76 foot motor yacht.