John Wayne

cowboys that ever hit the silver screen. John Wayne was an World-Renouned Actor, Director, Cowboy and Great American hero. John Wayne was an American actor that sparked and fed the American public’s love and devotion to Western movies that some people carry to this day. The Duke had a long and prosperous career in Hollywood in which he starred in some of the highest grossing Westerns in movie history, but it wasn’t always fame and fortune for John Wayne. In fact, it was quite the opposite and

John Wayne as an American Icon Marion Morrison, also known as John Wayne, is perhaps one of the most popular movie personalities ever. He began as a mere stagehand, but by the end of his career he had developed himself as a very successful actor, producer, and director. Marion Michael Morrison was born on May 26, 1907, in Winterest, Iowa. His father, Clyde, worked as a pharmacist, and John Wayne thought of his father as the “kindest, most patient man I ever knew.” Later on in life

John Wayne: A Great American Artist John Wayne was a great American actor. Most people knew him as a very influential Western star and action hero. His long career began in many small productions that eventually led to star roles. Wayne continued to influence the field of entertainment when he decided to produce and direct a movie of his own. He starred in many controversial war films that would reenact the terror of war in the early 1900s. John Wayne is considered one of the country’s

John Wayne Gacy was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 17 1942. Gacy had an uneventful childhood up until the age of eleven. While out playing he had been struck on the head by a swing. Subsequently he suffered fainting fits for many years. Gacy graduated from business school and went on to work as a shoe salesman for the Nunn Bush shoe company. Gacy met and then married work colleague Marilynn Myres in 1964. The marriage ended when Gacy was imprisoned for ten years at a correctional institute

John Wayne Gacy Edward Low Criminology Fall 2013 Professor Ortiz INTRODUCTION On March 17, 1942, John Wayne Gacy was born into an Irish middle-class family. His parents were Marion Gacy and John Gacy Sr. Gacy Jr. had enjoyed a uninteresting childhood until he suffered a head injury at a playground when he was 11. Up until age 16, Gacy had suffered blackouts due to the injury. After all he was put through, he worshipped his father

John Wayne One of the most famous western movie stars in the mid-1900’s, John Wayne did not let his small beginnings stop him from reaching his goals. He worked long and hard to reach his place in history as the western star he was, and still is today. John Wayne’s hard work, determination, and the ability to achieve his goals, made him a great actor, person, and role model. John Wayne’s original name was Marion Robert Morrison, who was born on May 26, 1907, in Winterset, Iowa. His parents were Mary

study them. John Wayne Gacy is the name of the serial killer being studied here. For those who study serial killers, Gacy is a renowned killer who has been given nicknames such as “Pogo the Clown” or “Killer Clown”. Gacy was given these nicknames because he would go to hospitals and parties to entertain children as a clown named Pogo (Montaldo 2017). The torture, rape, and ultimately murder of 33 young men between 1972 and 1978 (Bonn 2014) brought Gacy into fame. The childhood of John Wayne Gacy was

Beginning with The Great Train Robbery in 1903, Western films have gained international many parts of Europe and Mexico in addition to the United States. One classic example of a Western feature (full length) film is True Grit (1969), which stars John Wayne as the strong, memorable protagonist, Rooster Cogburn. Although the film follows many filmic conventions regarding the formula of the Western genre, it also defies certain conventions, thus serving as an example of a revisionist Western. These qualities

John Wayne Gacy, like many serial killers, had a terrible childhood. Almost equivalent to one from a movie where the young loner gets bullied at school because he is misunderstood or different and when he goes home his father pushes him too hard and just makes the pain worse for his son and the mother tries too hard to protect her son often leaving him feeling even more upset, angry, and emasculated than ever. In a movie, this kind of emotional wear and tear seems to make our lovable character grow

The Case John Wayne Gacy was convicted on the murder of 33 teenage boys between 1972 and 1978. These murders took place in Cook County, Illinois; all inside of John Gacy’s home. The city of Chicago, Illinois, during this time was very violent, with crimes happening regularly; this played out well for Gacy. Twenty victims have been identified, while thirteen victims still remain unidentified. All of John Gacy’s victims were teenage boys, all dying due to strangulation, except for his first victim