David Wayne Overview:

Actor, David Wayne, was born Wayne James McMeekan on Jan 30, 1914 in Traverse City, MI. Wayne died at the age of 81 on Feb 9, 1995 in Santa Monica, CA and was cremated and his ashes given to family or friend.

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appeared in four films with Marilyn Monroe (more than any other actor).

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As Young as You Feel (1951). Is a comedy film starring Monty Woolley, Thelma Ritter, and , with Marilyn Monroe in a small role. Sixty-five-year-old John Hodges must retire from Acme Printing. He decides to impersonate the president of the parent company and arrives at his old plant on an... Read full article


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David Wayne Quotes:

Kip Lurie: Lawyers should never marry other lawyers. This is called in-breeding; from this comes idiot children... and other lawyers.


Kip Lurie: Amanda, my love, why do you stay married to a legal beagle with ten thumbs?


[Willie and Joe hit the dirt under unfriendly fire]
Willie: Get down lower!
Joe: I can't get no lower, Willie, me buttons is in the way.


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David Wayne Facts
He was erroneously reported as being killed in action when the Germans were victorious at the Battle of Tobruk in North Africa.

Retired completely in 1993 after the death of his beloved wife of 52 years, Jane Gordon.

In 1947, the first year that Broadway's Tony Awards were presented, he won the Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) Award for "Finian's Rainbow." He subsequently won a second Tony in 1954 as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "The Teahouse of the August Moon," and was also nominated in 1968 as Best Actor (Musical) for "The Happy Time."

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