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American activist and writer (born 1946)
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
Ron_Kovic
1989 film by Oliver Stone
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
Born on the Fourth of July (film)
Born_on_the_Fourth_of_July_(film)
Autobiography of Ron Kovic
July is an autobiography by Ron Kovic, a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran who became an anti-war activist, published in 1976. Kovic was born on July 4, 1946
Born_on_the_Fourth_of_July
Rain Man (1988). His next role was as anti-war activist Ron Kovic in the film adaptation of Kovic's memoir of the same name, Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Tom_Cruise_filmography
Surname list
university professor Ron Kovic (born 1946), American anti-war activist PFC Ković, a Serbian soldier in a video game Quake 4 Lazlo Ković, a character in a
Kovic
was nominated for four Academy Awards for Best Actor playing Sergeant Ron Kovic in the biographical anti-war film Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and
List of awards and nominations received by Tom Cruise
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Tom_Cruise
American actor and film producer (born 1962)
Man (1988), and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). For his portrayal of Ron Kovic in the latter, he won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for
Tom_Cruise
Allegations of the spitting on Vietnam veterans
these spitting incidents was directed at anti-war activist and ex-Marine, Ron Kovic, who was wounded and paralyzed in the Vietnam War. At the 1972 Republican
Myth of the spat-on Vietnam veteran
Myth_of_the_spat-on_Vietnam_veteran
American actor (born 1955)
paraplegic, wheelchair-using Vietnam veteran who befriends the film's subject Ron Kovic (played by Tom Cruise), another paraplegic veteran. Dafoe made a cameo
Willem_Dafoe
Award ceremony for films of 1989
play‡ Born on the Fourth of July – Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic based on the autobiography by Ron Kovic Enemies, A Love Story – Roger L. Simon and Paul Mazursky
62nd_Academy_Awards
Hospital in New York, United States
Healthcare System Ron Kovic – patient in 1968. Author of Born on the Fourth of July Born on the Fourth of July – film based on Ron Kovic's autobiography "Bailey
James J. Peters VA Medical Center
James_J._Peters_VA_Medical_Center
American dramatist
title character played by River Phoenix. She also played the mother of Ron Kovic, portrayed by Tom Cruise, in Born on the Fourth of July (1989). She has
Caroline_Kava
American actress
the best selling autobiography of the same name by Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic. Combs portrayed Jenny in the film, which also starred Tom Cruise. Her
Holly_Marie_Combs
American actor (born 1938)
reportedly based on real-life Vietnam veteran-turned-antiwar-activist Ron Kovic, with whom Jane Fonda's character falls in love. The film included a much-talked-about
Jon_Voight
American filmmaker
went on to produce, direct, write and act. Most notably, he acted as Ron Kovic's hippie younger brother in Born on the Fourth of July, which won a 1990
Josh_Evans_(film_producer)
United States military decoration for injured or deceased service members
Jacobs James Jones Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Shannon M. Kent J. T. Knott Ron Kovic Sharon Ann Lane Megan Leavey Robert Leckie Marcus Luttrell Aleda E. Lutz
Purple_Heart
Award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Christy Brown My Left Foot Kenneth Branagh King Henry V Henry V Tom Cruise Ron Kovic Born on the Fourth of July Morgan Freeman Hoke Colburn Driving Miss Daisy
Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor
American director and producer (1935–2023)
Lang and Roman Polanski Born on the Fourth of July starring Al Pacino as Ron Kovic A made-for-television film adaptation of Will Eisner's comic The Spirit
William_Friedkin
Selection of the Democratic Party nominee
busted for drugs in hybrid car". Reuters. July 5, 2007. "Peace Activist Ron Kovic Run For President In '92". The Hickory Daily Record. December 21, 1991
1992 Democratic Party presidential primaries
1992_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries
1980 history book by Howard Zinn
US invasions of Laos and Cambodia, Agent Orange, the Pentagon Papers, Ron Kovic, and raids on draft boards. Chapter 19, "Surprises", covers other movements
A People's History of the United States
A_People's_History_of_the_United_States
American peace advocate
consequences of war. Muller is a friend of Bill Wieman, Mark Clevinger, and Ron Kovic. He has lectured about his experiences on over 100 college campuses. In
Bobby_Muller
1978 film by Hal Ashby
by her friendship with Ron Kovic, a paraplegic Vietnam War veteran, whom she had met at an antiwar rally. At that time, Kovic had recently completed his
Coming_Home_(1978_film)
Village in New York, United States
architect Anthony Ingrassia, American playwright, producer, and director Ron Kovic, author of Born on the Fourth of July, graduated Massapequa High School
Massapequa_Park,_New_York
Book publisher based in New York
as Delhi Noir and Havana Noir. Akashic Books authors include T Cooper, Ron Kovic, Derek McCormack, Melvin Van Peebles, Ryan Adams, Lydia Lunch, Matthew
Akashic_Books
American film, television and stage actor (born 1939)
on the Grassy Knoll in the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and as Ron Kovic's father in the Academy Award-winning film Born on the Fourth of July.
Raymond_J._Barry
American disability rights activist
had a close relationship with disabled Vietnam War veteran and activist Ron Kovic. They went to high school together, and he thanked her in his memoir Born
Connie_Panzarino
American nonprofit organization
promoting the war". This group likely comprised 24-year-old Jan Barry, Ron Kovic, Skip Delano, photographer Sheldon Ramsdell, and former Black Panther
Vietnam Veterans Against the War
Vietnam_Veterans_Against_the_War
British animation director and illustrator
co-produced the animated film, The Peace of Wild Things (2020) which won a Ron Kovic Peace Prize. Katy Jin Wang was born in February 1995 and grew up in Oxfordshire
Katy_Wang
American filmmaker (1939–2016)
screenplay for Born on the Fourth of July. Al Pacino was attached to star as Ron Kovic. At that time, Cimino was eager to make another film about Vietnam and
Michael_Cimino
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
Sean Kenniff – physician Brian Kilmeade – co-host of Fox and Friends Ron Kovic – Vietnam veteran, anti-war activist, author Brian Langtry – lacrosse
Massapequa,_New_York
American writer
it had a name", and that Miller displayed a photograph he had taken of Ron Kovic prominently in his living room. After the war, Miller converted to Catholicism
Walter_M._Miller_Jr.
television writer Moira Kelly 6 March 1968 Queens, New York — — actress Ron Kovic 4 July 1946 Ladysmith, Wisconsin — — activist pH-1 (Harry Park) 23 July
List_of_Long_Islanders
Social movement opposed to armed conflicts
future Secretary of State and U.S. Senator John Kerry and disabled veteran Ron Kovic, spoke out against the Vietnam War on their return to the United States
Anti-war_movement
Category of film award
Alfred Uhry The play by Uhry Born on the Fourth of July Ron Kovic & Oliver Stone The memoir by Kovic Enemies, A Love Story Paul Mazursky & Roger L. Simon
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay
Film award ceremony in 1990
Picture – Drama Actor Actress Tom Cruise - Born on the Fourth of July as Ron Kovic Daniel Day-Lewis - My Left Foot as Christy Brown Jack Lemmon - Dad as
47th_Golden_Globes
1984 album by Bruce Springsteen
July, a 1976 autobiography by Ron Kovic, an anti-war activist who was wounded and paralyzed during the Vietnam War. Kovic's story inspired Springsteen to
Born_in_the_U.S.A.
American filmmaker (born 1946)
and directed Born on the Fourth of July, based on the autobiography of Ron Kovic, a Marine who became an anti-war activist after being paralyzed in combat
Oliver_Stone
French-born American photojournalist (1944–2006)
about Ron Kovic and the anti-war Vietnam veterans and their protests at the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. The film inspired Kovic to
Catherine_Leroy
Award
Working Girl Kevin Wade 1989 Born on the Fourth of July Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic Dead Poets Society ‡ Tom Schulman Do the Right Thing Spike Lee Glory Kevin
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Screenplay
American writer and feminist
Luther King, Cornel West, Gary Snyder, Charles Bukowski, Noam Chomsky, Ron Kovic and Bruce Springsteen, Betty Medsger, Dorothy Allison, Dan Savage, Tony
Susie_Bright
(2004), Aron Ralston 127 Hours (2010) Born on the Fourth of July (1976), Ron Kovic Born on the Fourth of July (1989) Bound for Glory (1943), Woody Guthrie
List of non-fiction works made into feature films
List_of_non-fiction_works_made_into_feature_films
County in New York, United States
Michael Kors – grew up in Merrick Sandy Koufax – lived in Rockville Centre Ron Kovic – from Massapequa Ed Kranepool – lives in Old Westbury Paul Krugman –
Nassau_County,_New_York
2018 documentary film
with prominent activists, including Daniel Ellsberg, Medea Benjamin, and Ron Kovic, and incorporates archival footage and music from artists like Joan Baez
Paying the Price for Peace: The Story of S. Brian Willson
Paying_the_Price_for_Peace:_The_Story_of_S._Brian_Willson
Soldiers who served during the Vietnam War
Fourth of July (1989), Tom Cruise portrays disenchanted Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic who, wounded in action and requiring the use of a wheelchair, leads rallies
Vietnam_veteran
British film industry award
Red October Captain Marko Ramius Tom Cruise Born on the Fourth of July Ron Kovic Robert De Niro Goodfellas Jimmy Conway 1991 (45th) Anthony Hopkins † The
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role
British photographer (1944–2022)
shocked and stressed young men. One of these was Ron Kovic. Richard Boyle was also friends with Kovic and Page at this time. On 9 December 1967, Page was
Tim_Page_(photographer)
High school in Massapequa, New York
Brian Kilmeade (born 1964, class of 1982), television host and author Ron Kovic (born 1946, class of 1964), activist Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954, class
Massapequa_High_School
Political convention of the Republican Party
Stone's film Born on the Fourth of July, based on Ron Kovic's autobiography of the same name, depicts Kovic and fellow Vietnam Veterans Against the War activists
1972 Republican National Convention
1972_Republican_National_Convention
Fourth of July Universal Pictures Oliver Stone (director/screenplay); Ron Kovic (screenplay); Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine
List of American films of 1989
List_of_American_films_of_1989
appearing in his last filmed role as an old soldier in War Requiem. August 2 – Ron Howard's family comedy Parenthood, starring Steve Martin, Tom Hulce, and
1989_in_film
1968 Democratic Convention. Born on the Fourth of July, a 1989 biopic of Ron Kovic, with dramatized scenes at both the 1972 Republican Convention and 1976
United States presidential nominating convention
United_States_presidential_nominating_convention
American grocery store chain
turkeys for the shelter). In the 1989 film Born on the Fourth of July, Ron Kovic works at the A&P supermarket early on, where his father is the manager
A&P
Vietnam War protesters
singers Pete Seeger and Phil Ochs expressed support for the group, as did Ron Kovic. Hunt, A.E. (2001). The Turning: A History of Vietnam Veterans Against
Gainesville_Eight
City in California, United States
Casey Jennings, AVP Pro Patrick Kearney (born 1940), serial murderer Ron Kovic (born 1946), anti-war activist, veteran and writer who was paralyzed in
Redondo_Beach,_California
English politician (born 1945)
"for everybody who is not George Bush", with anti-war Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic as the guest of honour. Livingstone's success with the congestion charge
Ken_Livingstone
Colloquial term for the US heartland
of Ron Kovic's childhood in the early parts of Born on the Fourth of July also fits the cultural perceptions of "Middle America" (though Kovic's hometown
Middle America (United States)
Middle_America_(United_States)
Japanese actor (1950–2006)
(Seiichi Kurosaki) Tom Cruise Born on the Fourth of July (VHS edition) (Ron Kovic) Days of Thunder (1993 TBS edition) (Cole Trickle) Far and Away (Joseph
Hirotaka_Suzuoki
Americans of Croatian birth or descent
car driver. Anthony Jeselnik, comedian. Kathy Keller, Christian writer Ron Kovic, anti-war activist Brian Krzanich, ex-CEO of Intel John Miscovich inventor
Croatian_Americans
List of notable films related to the Vietnam War
US Born on the Fourth of July Oliver Stone Based on the experiences of Ron Kovic, who joined the Marines and was wounded and paralyzed in Vietnam. Upon
List_of_Vietnam_War_films
photojournalist (Appleton) Jim Knipfel (born 1965), writer (Green Bay) Ron Kovic (born 1946), writer, Born on the Fourth of July (Ladysmith) Mabel Johnson
List_of_people_from_Wisconsin
French actor (1948–2020)
inspector Jay Austin (Mark Harmon) Born on the Fourth of July (1989) ... Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise) In Country (1989) ... Emmett Smith (Bruce Willis) Dead Bang
Patrick_Poivey
American journalist (born 1948)
on to photographing the hunger strike at the VA Hospital in Westwood. Ron Kovic was moved to write to her on July 25, 2010: "Your photos are beautiful
Diana_Mara_Henry
Former urban farm in Los Angeles
Butterfly Hill, environmental activist Immortal Technique, rap artist Ron Kovic Dennis Kucinich Tom Morello, of Audioslave and Rage Against the Machine
South_Central_Farm
City in Wisconsin, United States
Hayes, composer and arranger Donald J. Hoffman, Air Force 4-star general Ron Kovic, author, Vietnam War veteran Jim Leonhard, NFL player Earl Maves, NFL
Ladysmith,_Wisconsin
List of notable alumni and faculty of Hofstra University
board of National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) Ron Kovic, activist, paraplegic, author of Born on the Fourth of July Norman F.
List of Hofstra University people
List_of_Hofstra_University_people
Film award for lead actor
Stand and Deliver Forest Whitaker Charlie Parker Bird 1989 Tom Cruise Ron Kovic Born on the Fourth of July Daniel Day-Lewis Christy Brown My Left Foot
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Motion_Picture_–_Drama
British television series
Cruise (2005), Clint Eastwood (1977 and 2015), Stewart Granger (1981), Ron Kovic (1980), Lee Marvin (1980), Sam Mendes (2019), Bobby Moore (1981), David
List of Talking Pictures episodes
List_of_Talking_Pictures_episodes
Against the War Annette Kolb (1870–1967) – German writer and pacifist Ron Kovic (born 1946) – American Vietnam War veteran, war protester Marion Kozak
List_of_peace_activists
Iranian-born film director and producer
Branson, Jesse Jackson, Ken Loach, Hans Blix, Noam Chomsky, Mark Rylance, Ron Kovic, and Tariq Ali, among many others. It premiered at the Sheffield International
Amir_Amirani
win the All Pakistan Newspaper Society award. She is also the winner of Ron Kovic Peace prize. Muniba Mazari is Pakistan's only wheel chair-bound TV anchor
Women_in_Pakistan
British anti-war group
George Galloway, then SNP leader Alex Salmond and Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic. The coalition estimated that 300,000 people were present at the demonstration
Stop_the_War_Coalition
American anti-war organization
permission according to a statement by Veterans for Peace UK. Cindy Sheehan Ron Kovic Brian Willson James B. Burkholder Coffee Strong Vietnam Veterans Against
Veterans_for_Peace
July Oliver Stone Tom Cruise Film adaptation of the autobiography of Ron Kovic, dealing with his service in the Vietnam War, in particular his post-traumatic
List of films featuring the United States Marine Corps
List_of_films_featuring_the_United_States_Marine_Corps
1991 film awards ceremony
Captain First Rank Marko Ramius Tom Cruise – Born on the Fourth of July as Ron Kovic Best Actress in a Leading Role Jessica Tandy – Driving Miss Daisy as Daisy
44th British Academy Film Awards
44th_British_Academy_Film_Awards
American publisher and writer (born 1936)
Beck, Andrei Vozsesnesky, Anne Waldman, Andrei Codrescu, Sam Shepard, Ron Kovic, Ellen Ullman, Michael Parenti, Peter Lamborn Wilson, Rikki Ducornet,
Nancy_Peters
Snježana Kordić – linguist Ante Kovačić – writer Ivan Goran Kovačić – poet Ron Kovic – Vietnam War veteran, writer and peace activist Josip Kozarac – writer
List_of_people_from_Croatia
Pakistani anthropologist, activist and filmmaker
Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market, as well as both the Ron Kovic Peace Prize and the Eva Haller Women Transforming Media Award from the
Samar_Minallah
American acting award
Beverly Mantle / Elliot Mantle 1989 Tom Cruise Born on the Fourth of July Ron Kovic Kenneth Branagh Henry V Henry V Daniel Day-Lewis My Left Foot Christy
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Chicago_Film_Critics_Association_Award_for_Best_Actor
Times. 20 December 1989. "The Latest Exorcism of Oliver Stone : With Ron Kovic's "Born on the Fourth of July,' the film maker returns to Vietnam to cast
List of biographical films of the 1980s
List_of_biographical_films_of_the_1980s
Japanese voice actor and narrator (born 1961)
(Charlie Babbitt) Born on the Fourth of July (1993 TV Asahi edition) (Ron Kovic) Jerry Maguire (VHS/DVD edition) (Jerry Maguire) Magnolia (Frank Mackey)
Koichi_Yamadera
1982 studio album by Bruce Springsteen
and Henry Steele Commager's A Pocket History of the United States, and Ron Kovic's autobiography Born on the Fourth of July (1976). He was inspired by films
Nebraska_(album)
1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida, including Ron Kovic, a wheelchair-using Vietnam veteran, who leads fellow veterans into the
List of protests against the Vietnam War
List_of_protests_against_the_Vietnam_War
The Bloody Traffic – Fenner Brockway, 1934 Born on the Fourth of July – Ron Kovic autobiography, 1976 The Causes of World War Three – C. Wright Mills, 1958
List of books with anti-war themes
List_of_books_with_anti-war_themes
American political campaign
Randall Robinson, Co-Chair campaign's Citizens’ Committee for Nader/LaDuke Ron Kovic Norman Solomon David Brower Greg Kafoury, trial lawyer and political activist
Ralph Nader 2000 presidential campaign
Ralph_Nader_2000_presidential_campaign
British-based registered charity to the Gaza Strip
operation was figure-headed by George Galloway and Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic. The Anti-Defamation League expressed concerns that the convoy would aid
Viva_Palestina
Christopher Keane – The Hunter Arthur Koestler – The Thirteenth Tribe Ron Kovic – Born on the Fourth of July Daniel P. Mannix – We Who Are Not as Others
1976_in_literature
entire war." MACV claimed that 5,000 PAVN/VC had been killed. 20 January Ron Kovic serving with the 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion, 3rd Marine Division
1968_in_the_Vietnam_War
Award ceremony for writing of 1989
play Born on the Fourth of July, Screenplay by Ron Kovic and Oliver Stone; based on the book by Ron Kovic Field of Dreams, Screenplay by Phil Alden Robinson;
42nd Writers Guild of America Awards
42nd_Writers_Guild_of_America_Awards
Day of the year
– Andre Spitzer, Romanian-Israeli fencer and coach (died 1972) 1946 – Ron Kovic, American author and activist 1946 – Michael Milken, American businessman
July_4
photojournalist, author of Iraq: Through the Eyes of an American Soldier Ron Kovic – Oscar-nominated author and screenwriter (Born on the Fourth of July
List of members of the United States Marine Corps
List_of_members_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps
American Vietnam veteran & peace activist (born 1941)
U.S. Lies. SCB Distributors. ISBN 978-0-9998747-4-5. Biography portal Ron Kovic Norman Morrison Charlie Liteky Roy Bourgeois Ben Linder GI Coffeehouses
Brian_Willson
British film industry award
Goodfellas Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese Born on the Fourth of July Ron Kovic and Oliver Stone Driving Miss Daisy † Alfred Uhry Postcards from the Edge
BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay
and John E. Lane Boot by Daniel Da Cruz Born on the Fourth of July by Ron Kovic Breakout by Martin Russ The Bridge at Dong Ha by John Grider Miller Chesty:
List of United States military books
List_of_United_States_military_books
Director of Stony Brook University's Center for Regional Policy Studies Ron Kovic Writer, anti-war activist, author of Born on the Fourth of July Writer-in-residence
List of Stony Brook University people
List_of_Stony_Brook_University_people
2006 American film
Chomsky Walter Cronkite Mario Cuomo Angela Davis John Dean David Fenton Ron Kovic G. Gordon Liddy George McGovern Elliot Mintz Richard Nixon Yoko Ono Geraldo
The_U.S._vs._John_Lennon
Month of 1946
Michael Milken, American "junk bond" financier, in Encino, California Ron Kovic, author of Born on the Fourth of July, in Ladysmith, Wisconsin At the
July_1946
Japanese voice actor and singer (born 1967)
Pete "Maverick" Mitchell Born on the Fourth of July (2003 DVD edition) – Ron Kovic Interview with the Vampire (2025 BS10 Star Channel edition) – Lestat de
Toshiyuki_Morikawa
Won Oliver Stone Born on the Fourth of July The book by Ron Kovic Nominated Shared with Ron Kovic Paul Mazursky Roger L. Simon Enemies, A Love Story The
List of Jewish Academy Award winners and nominees
List_of_Jewish_Academy_Award_winners_and_nominees
Mexican peace activist
Star parents Khizr and Ghazala Khan. Addicted To War Veterans For Peace Ron Kovic Documentary Film by Peter Lilienthal Ivey, Catherine (March 31, 2003)
Fernando_Suarez_del_Solar
Annual screenwriting award
Alfred Uhry Born on the Fourth of July Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic The autobiography by Ron Kovic Field of Dreams Phil Alden Robinson The novel Shoeless
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Writers_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay
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