Name
Ron Kovic
Known For
Writing
Birthday
1946-07-04 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Ladysmith, Wisconsin, USA
Biography
Ronald Lawrence Kovic (born July 4, 1946) is an American anti-war activist, author, and United States Marine Corps sergeant who was wounded and paralyzed in the Vietnam War. His best selling 1976 memoir Born on the Fourth of July was made into the film of the same name which starred actor Tom Cruise as Kovic, and was co-written by Kovic and directed by Oliver Stone.
Kovic received the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay on January 20, 1990, 22 years to the day that he was wounded in Vietnam, and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category.
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Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political...
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The story of the biggest demonstration in human history, which took place on 15th February...
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A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he tra...
- 2006 The U.S. vs. John Lennon as Self
- 2014 We Are Many as Self
- 1989 Born on the Fourth of July as Parade Veteran (uncredited)
- 2007 Fred Baker - filmmaker
