Ron Kovic at an anti-war rally in Los Angeles, California, on October 12, 2007.
Born
Ronald Lawrence Kovic
July 4, 1946 (1946-07-04) (age 77)
Ladysmith, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupations
Activist
author
Marine
Military career
Allegiance
United States
Branch
United States Marine Corps
Years of service
1964–1968
Rank
Sergeant
Unit
3/7 Marines
1st Recon Bn
2nd MAW
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Ronald Lawrence Kovic (born July 4, 1946)[1] is an American anti-war activist, author, 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.[2]
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.[3]
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^Vincent Canby (20 December 1989). "How an All-American Boy Went to War and Lost His Faith". The New York Times.
^"Best Screenplay – Motion Picture". Golden Globe Awards. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on September 29, 2006. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
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