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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.
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.
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"). The book was adapted into the 1989 Academy Award-winning film of the same name directed and co-written by Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic, starring Tom Cruise as ...
Names like Michael, Jessica, and Emily were among the top 5 most popular names for babies born in the 1990s, ... the number one name in the U.S. for boys born between 1961 and 1998.
Those who have seen Tom Cruise's 1989 movie "Born on the Fourth of July" may recognize this name — Vietnam veteran and antiwar activist Ron Kovic is the man Cruise portrayed.
Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr. (/ ˈ s aɪ z m ɔːr /; November 29, 1961 – March 3, 2023) was an American actor.Born in Detroit, he started his career with supporting appearances in Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Lock Up (1989), and Blue Steel (1990).
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