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Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 American epic biographical anti-war drama film that is based on the 1976 autobiography of Ron Kovic.Directed by Oliver Stone, and written by Stone and Kovic, it stars Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whaley, and Willem Dafoe.
Born on the Fourth of July, published in 1976, is the best-selling autobiography by Ron Kovic, a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran who became an anti-war activist. Kovic was born on July 4, 1946, and his book's ironic title echoed a famous line from George M. Cohan's patriotic 1904 song, "The Yankee Doodle Boy" (also known as "Yankee Doodle Dandy").
In 1990, Townsend won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for the film Born on the Fourth of July. He shared this award with Oliver Stone. In 2012 Clayton was nominated for the Producers Guild of America Award as Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures for Bridesmaids. [2]
12. Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933), former U.S. president. Fun fact: Coolidge is the only U.S. president born on the Fourth of July.
1989 – Born on the Fourth of July - (co-screenwriter with Oliver Stone). Directed by Oliver Stone. [16] Kovic also has a brief cameo appearance in the film as a wheelchair-using soldier in the opening parade scene, who flinches as firecrackers explode, something Tom Cruise's Kovic will also do later in the film.
Daughter of President Barack Obama, Malia is one of the modern-day Fourth of July babies, born in 1998. Now 23 and a Harvard graduate working in Hollywood, the former president’s eldest daughter ...
The Fourth of July marks Independence Day in the United States, but for some celebs, it was the perfect time to get hitched! With the holiday here, ET is looking back at the couples, American and ...
Before appearing in films he appeared in more than 75 plays. Barry is known for his roles in the film Interview with the Assassin, [4] portraying Walter Ohlinger, a man who claimed to be the second shooter on the Grassy Knoll in the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and as Ron Kovic's father in the Academy Award-winning film Born on the Fourth of July.