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How many oscar nominations did john wayne recieve

John Wayne, born Marion Morrison on 26 May 1907, was nominated for 3 Oscars; he won Best Actor for True Grit (1969) and was nominated for The Alamo (1960) for Best Picture and Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) for Best Actor. He holds the record for the most leading roles by an actor with 142; he was in a total of 172 titles, films and television. Wayne once stayed in a Las Vegas hotel with Frank Sinatra's suite below; he complained about the noise and knocked out Sinatra's bodyguard - the party noise stopped.

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