Born: May 26, 1907 Died: June 11, 1979 One of the phenomenal overnight rises to fame which is the dream of thousands of movie struck youth occurs in making the Fox picture, “The Big Trail,” in the case of John Wayne, the leading man. Cincinnati Enquirer, November 16, 1930 Let’s mosey on back a few … Continue reading John Wayne: “Who told you I wanted an actor?”