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Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison May 26, 1907 June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed Duke, was an American actor and filmmaker. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit (1969), Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades.Born in Winterset, Iowa, Wayne grew up in Southern California. He was ... ... ( read more! ) Claire Trevor (ne Wemlinger March 8, 1910 April 8, 2000) was an American actress. She appeared in 65 feature films from 1933 to 1982, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Key Largo (1948), and received nominations for her roles in The High and the Mighty (1954) and Dead End (1937). Trevor received top billing, ahea ... ... ( read more! ) Andrew Vabre "Andy" Devine (October 7, 1905 February 18, 1977) was an American character actor known for his distinctive raspy, crackly voice and roles in Western films.He is probably best remembered for his role as Cookie, the sidekick of Roy Rogers in ten feature films. He also appeared alongside John Wayne in films like Stagecoach (1939), The M ... ... ( read more! ) John Carradine (born Richmond Reed Carradine February 5, 1906 November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMilles stock company and later John Fords company, best known for his roles in horror films, Westerns, and Shakespearean theatre. In the later deca ... ... ( read more! ) Thomas Mitchell (July 11, 1892 December 17, 1962) was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter. Among his most famous roles in a long career are those of Gerald OHara, the father of Scarlett OHara in Gone with the Wind, the drunken Doc Boone in John Fords Stagecoach, and Uncle Billy in Its a Wonderful Life. Mitchell was the first person to w ... ... ( read more! ) ... George Bancroft was an American screen actor of the 1920s and 1930s. ... ... ( read more! ) Thomas Donald Meek (14 July 1878 18 November 1946) was a Scottish-American actor. He first performed publicly at the age of eight and began appearing on Broadway in 1903. Meek is perhaps best known for his roles in the films You Cant Take It with You (1938) and Stagecoach (1939). He posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 196 ... ... ( read more! ) ... ... . Tom Tyler (August 9, 1903 May 1, 1954) was an American actor in silent and sound motion pictures, best known for his portrayal of superhero Captain Marvel in the acclaimed 1941 movie serial The Adventures of Captain Marvel.Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Tyler , licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ... ... ( read more! ) Dorothy Appleby (January 6, 1906 August 9, 1990) was an American film actress. She appeared in over 50 films between 1931 and 1943. Appleby gained early acting experience as an understudy and a chorus member in plays in New York City. A newspaper article reported that Appleby "came to New York fresh from winning a Maine beauty contest."Appleby wa ... ... ( read more! ) Chief John Big Tree was born on June 2, 1877 in Buffalo, New York, as Isaac Johnny John. He was an actor, known for She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) and Devils Doorway (1950). He died on July 6, 1967 in Onondaga Indian Reservation, New York.One of three men who posed for artist James Fraser for the profile which became ... ... ( read more! ) ... Ed Brady (December 6, 1889 March 31, 1942) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 350 films between 1911 and 1942. ... ... ( read more! )