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Ron Kovic

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Imagine having Tom Cruise play your life story in a movie, and ending up on stage in Hollywood celebrating the movie's two Oscars? All Ron Kovic had to do to achieve this fantasy was serve three tours of duty in Vietnam, get paralyzed for life by combat wounds, and write a best-selling book about it all... See full bio »

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Ronald Lawrence Kovic
in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, USA
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Filmography

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1989 Born on the Fourth of July (book / screenplay)
 
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1989 Born on the Fourth of July
Parade Veteran (uncredited)
 
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1989 Born on the Fourth of July (technical advisor)
 
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2013 When Jane & Johnny Come Marching... Homeless (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2009 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Himself
 
2009 6 Days in a Park (documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Convention (documentary)
Hismelf
 
2008 A Soldier's Peace (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Democracy Now! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 August 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2006 The U.S. vs. John Lennon (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 One Bright Shining Moment (documentary)
Himself
 
1996 American Dreamers (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 Oliver Stone: Inside Out (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay
 
1990 Wogan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 February 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Screenplay
 
1978 PBS NewsHour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 May 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1977 Personenbeschreibung (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ron Kovic - Warum verschwindest du nicht? (1977) … Himself
 
1972 Operation Last Patrol (documentary)
Himself
 
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1981 Showtime Looks at 1981 (TV documentary)
Himself - Center for Veterans Rights
 

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Personal Details

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Author of novel "Around the World in Eight Days,"City Lights, 1984. See more »

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1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Interview  | 4 Articles  | See more »
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Personal Quote:

I am the living death, a Memorial Day on wheels. I am your Yankee Doodle Dandy, your John Wayne come home, your Fourth of July firecracker exploding in the grave. See more »

Trivia:

Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, vol. 135, pages 224-228. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005. See more »

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