Wain, John (Barrington)

Japanese: ウェイン(英語表記)Wain, John (Barrington)
Wain, John (Barrington)
Born: March 14, 1925, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
[Died] May 24, 1994. Oxford. British novelist and poet. After graduating from Oxford University, he became famous for his novel Hurry on Down (1953), and was counted among the "Angry Young Men." His other works include The Living World of Shakespeare (64), A House for a Truth (72), and other critical works, as well as Weep Before God (61). He was Professor of Poetry at Oxford University from 1973 to 1978.

Wayne
Wayne, John

Born May 26, 1907 in Winterset, Iowa.
[Died] June 11, 1979, Los Angeles. American film actor. Entered the film industry in 1929, and rose to stardom in Stagecoach in 1939. Since then, he has worked on many classic westerns and action films, including Fort Apache (1948), The Yellow Ribbon (1949), and The Quiet Man (1956), in collaboration with director John Ford. A leading star in American cinema. Won the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Gritty Pursuit (1969). He also directed The Green Berets (1968).

Wayne
Wayne, Anthony

Born January 1, 1745 near Paolo, Pennsylvania
Died December 15, 1796. Presque Isle, Pennsylvania. American soldier. He fought bravely in various places during the Revolutionary War, and after independence, he defeated the Northwest Indian Confederacy at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794, and acquired about 150,000 km2 of land around the mouth of the Chicago River. He continued to lead the war against the Indians.

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Japanese:
[生]1925.3.14. スタッフォードシャー,ストークオントレント
[没]1994.5.24. オックスフォード
イギリスの小説家,詩人。オックスフォード大学卒業後,小説『急いで駆けおりろ』 Hurry on Down (1953) で有名になり,「怒れる若者たち」の一人に数えられた。ほかに『シェークスピアの世界』 The Living World of Shakespeare (64) ,『真実の家』A House for a Truth (72) などの評論,『神の前で泣け』 Weep Before God (61) などの詩集がある。 1973~78年オックスフォード大学詩学教授。

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Wayne, John

[生]1907.5.26. アイオワ,ウィンターセット
[没]1979.6.11. ロサンゼルス
アメリカの映画俳優。 1929年映画界に入り,39年『駅馬車』で一躍スターの座を築く。以来西部劇,アクション物を中心に,ジョン・フォード監督とのコンビで『アパッチ砦』 (1948) ,『黄色いリボン』 (49) ,『静かなる男』 (56) など,数々の名作を生み出す。アメリカ映画界の代表的スター。『勇気ある追跡』 (69) でアカデミー主演男優賞受賞。『グリーン・ベレー』 (1968) では監督も兼ねた。

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Wayne, Anthony

[生]1745.1.1. ペンシルバニア,ペーオリ付近
[没]1796.12.15. ペンシルバニア,プレスクアイル
アメリカの軍人。独立戦争時各地で奮戦し,独立後の 1794年フォールンティンバーズの戦いで北西部インディアン連合軍を破り,シカゴ河口周辺に約 15万 km2の土地を獲得した。その後も対インディアン戦争を指揮。

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