Biography
Ronald Lawrence Kovic (born July 4, 1946) is an American anti-war activist, writer, and United States Marine Corps sergeant who was wounded and paralyzed in the Vietnam War. His 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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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1946-07-04 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceLadysmith, United States of America
ReligionCatholic
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsBronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
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Image credit: Damon D'Amato from North Hollywood, Calfornia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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