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:

[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.


Amanda Bonner: Now, you look here, Kip. I'm fighting my prejudices, but it's clear that you're behaving like a, like a - well, I'd hate to put it this way - like a *man*.
Kip Lurie: You watch your language.


Arthur 'Artie' Colner Maxwell: [Seeing lion] Let's get outta here.
Andrew 'Andy' Rockton Hale: [Referring to lion] Aw, scared of his own shadow.
Arthur 'Artie' Colner Maxwell: I'm scared of it too.


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David Wayne Facts
Three of his biggest roles on Broadway -- Og in "Finian's Rainbow," Ensign Pulver in "Mister Roberts" and Sakini in "The Teahouse of the August Moon" --were handed to other actors when they transferred to film: Tommy Steele, Jack Lemmon and Marlon Brando, respectively.

Westport, Connecticut was Wayne's home for decades.

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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