Michael Wayne

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Michael Anthony Morrison Wayne (23 November 1934 – 2 April 2003) was an American film producer and actor, and the eldest son of legendary Hollywood actor John Wayne and his first wife, Josephine Alicia Saenz.

Born in Los Angeles, California, Wayne was graduated from Loyola University of California in 1956 and served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.

Wayne began his film career as a production assistant on the set of the John Ford film The Quiet Man in 1951. He went on to join his father’s film procuction company, Batjac, where he became the producer for many of his father’s fims, including McLintock! (1963), Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973), and Big Jake (1971).

Wayne, who developed the reputation of being a shrewd businessman, served on the board of the Motion Picture and Television Fund and was The John Wayne Foundation's president and chairman of the board. Following the death of his father in 1979, Wayne worked to retain control of his father's estate and film legacy. He also was founder and chairman of the board of the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center.

Wayne and his wife, Gretchen, reared five children, son Christopher, daughters Alicia, Josephine, Maria and Teresa. He died at the age of 68 of heart failure as the result of complications from lupus.

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