Profile
Famous as :
ActorBirth Name :
Marion Michael MorrisonBirth Date :
May 26, 1907Birth Place :
Winterset, Iowa, USASpouse :
Josephine Alicia Saenz (24-Jun-33 - 25-Dec-45), Esperanza Baur (17-Jan-46 - 1-Nov-54) Pilar Wayne (1-Nov-54 - 11-Jun-79)Claim to fame :
As Sgt. John M. Stryker in "Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949)
Academy Awards, USA
1970
Won Oscarcategory Best Actor in a Leading Role for True Grit (1969)
1961
Got nomination for Oscarcategory Best Picture for The Alamo (1960)
1950
Got nomination for Oscarcategory Best Actor in a Leading Role for Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Golden Apple Awards
1976
Won Golden Applecategory Male Star of the Year
1965
Won Golden Applecategory Most Cooperative Actor
Golden Boot Awards
1996
Won Golden Boot In Memoriam AwardGolden Globes, USA
1970
Won Golden Globecategory Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama for True Grit (1969)
1966
Won Cecil B. DeMille Award1953
Won Henrietta Awardcategory World Film Favorite - Male
Laurel Awards
1971
Won Golden Laurelcategory Best Action Performance for Chisum (1970)
1971
Got nomination for Golden Laurelcategory Star, Male (7th place)
1970
Won Golden Laurelcategory Action Performance for True Grit (1969)
1970
Got nomination for Golden Laurelcategory Male Star (4th place)
1968
Won Golden Laurelcategory Action Performance (3rd place) for The Green Berets (1968)
1968
Got nomination for Golden Laurelcategory Male Star (6th place)
1967
Got nomination for Golden Laurelcategory Male Star (6th place)
1966
Got nomination for Golden Laurelcategory Male Star (9th place)
1965
Got nomination for Golden Laurelcategory Action Performance (4th place) for Circus World (1964)
1965
Got nomination for Golden Laurelcategory Male Star (5th place)
1964
Won Golden Laurelcategory Top Action Performance for McLintock! (1963)
1964
Got nomination for Golden Laurelcategory Top Male Star (4th place)
1963
Won Golden Laurelcategory Top Action Performance for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
1963
Got nomination for Golden Laurelcategory Top Male Star (4th place)
1962
Won Golden Laurelcategory Top Action Performance for The Comancheros (1961)
1962
Got nomination for Golden Laurelcategory Top Male Star (8th place)
1961
Won Golden Laurelcategory Top Action Performance for The Alamo (1960)
1961
Got nomination for Golden Laurelcategory Top Male Star (8th place)
1960
Got nomination for Golden Laurelcategory Top Male Star (5th place)
1959
Got nomination for Golden Laurelcategory Top Male Star (8th place)
1958
Got nomination for Golden Laurelcategory Top Male Star (7th place)
People's Choice Awards, USA
1978
Won People's Choice Awardcategory Favorite Motion Picture Actor
1977
Won People's Choice Awardcategory Favorite Motion Picture Actor
1976
Won People's Choice Awardcategory Favorite Motion Picture Actor
1975
Won People's Choice Awardcategory Favorite Motion Picture Actor
Photoplay Awards
1959
Won Photoplay Most Popular Male Starfor Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Walk of Fame
Won Star on the Walk of Fame
category Motion Picture (At 1541 Vine Street)
Western Heritage Awards
1970
Won Bronze Wranglercategory Theatrical Motion Picture for True Grit (1969)
shared with Henry Hathaway (director); Hal B. Wallis (producer); Marguerite Roberts (writer)
1963
Won Bronze Wranglercategory Theatrical Motion Picture for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
shared with John Ford (director); Willis Goldbeck (producer); James Warner Bellah (writer)
1962
Won Bronze Wranglercategory Theatrical Motion Picture for The Comancheros (1961)
shared with Michael Curtiz (director); George Sherman (producer); Clair Huffaker (writer)
1961
Won Bronze Wranglercategory Theatrical Motion Picture for The Alamo (1960)
shared with James Edward Grant (writer); Laurence Harvey, Richard Widmark (actors)
