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Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison; May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. An Academy Award-winner, Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades, and was named the all-time top money-making star. An enduring American icon, he epitomized rugged masculinity and is famous for his demeanor, including his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height.
Wayne was born in Winterset, Iowa but his family relocated to the greater Los Angeles area when he was four years old. He found work at local film studios when he lost his football scholarship to USC as a result of a bodysurfing accident. Initially working for the Fox Film Corporation, he mostly appeared in small bit parts. His acting breakthrough came in 1939 with John Ford's Stagecoach, making him an instant star. Wayne would go on to star in 142 pictures, primarily typecast in Western films.
Among his best known films are The Quiet Man (1952), which follows him as an Irish-American boxer and his love affair with a fiery spinster played by Maureen O'Hara; The Searchers (1956), in which he plays a Civil War veteran who seeks out his abducted niece; Rio Bravo (1959), playing a Sheriff with Dean Martin; True Grit (1969), playing a humorous U.S. Marshal who sets out to avenge a man's death in the role that won Wayne an Academy Award; and The Shootist (1976), his final screen performance in which he plays an aging gunslinger battling cancer.
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did you think i'd change my mind
i know you think i watch you sleep
but my heart will never keep
could you ever act your age
i'd act jealous, but i'd hate to make your week
so no more you will with me
i find it hard to sleep, cause i know what you need
i know you need your faith, so i'm killing you with lies
fooled you, fooled myself without even trying
that's over now
fooled you, and never even got to say i'm sorry
you were sorry first
well it's worth about as much as mine, dear
it's only rivaled by the burning summertime
and the winter of blue cold feet
i find it hard to sleep, cause i know what you need
i know you need your faith, so i'm killing you with eyes
fooled you, fooled myself without even trying
that's over now
fooled you, and never even got to say i'm sorry
you were sorry first
you know what sorry's really worth
i won't hurt you, i won't even pray at all
better yet if i'm all alone
shredding prayers is like shredding paper
most, i'm not falling for you, i'm not falling for you