John Wayne Remembered 100 Years After His Birth

A couple of weeks back we marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great American actress Katherine Hepburn.

This weekend would have been the centennial birthday of another American giant.

John Wayne, born Marion Robert Morrison on May 26, 1907, epitomizzzed rugged indivdualistic masculinity, and has become an enduring American icon. He is famous for his disntinctive voice, walk and height.

Unlike Hepburn for whom there were no formal events to mark the centennial of her birth, Wayne is being remembered in a big time way in his birthplace, Winterset, Iowa.

There is a full weekend, the John Wayne Birthday Centennial Celebration, taking place on May 25-27.

The weekend will include a groundbreaking and VIP event for the new John Wayne Museum.

There will be an old-fashioned hometown parade, wild west revues, cowboy symposiums, horseback spectaculars and a concert by Riders in the Sky.

For additional information about the Wayne Centennial, see
http://www.johnwaynebirthplace.org/centennial/index.html