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 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 ...

Ron Kovic (born July 4, 1946, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, U.S.) is a Vietnam War veteran, activist, and author who became a leading antiwar figure in the 1970s. Kovic had been wounded and paralyzed during his service in the war.

Born on the Fourth of July, published in 1976, is the best-selling autobiography by Ron Kovic, a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran who became an anti-war activist. Kovic was born on July 4, 1946, and his book's ironic title echoed a famous line from George M. Cohan 's patriotic 1904 song, "The Yankee Doodle Boy" (also known as "Yankee Doodle Dandy").

2014年4月2日 · Vietnam War veteran and anti-war activist Ron Kovic wrote the autobiography 'Born on the Fourth of July,' the basis of the Oliver Stone film starring Tom Cruise.

2005年1月1日 · This New York Times bestseller details the author's life story (portrayed by Tom Cruise in the Oliver Stone film)--from a patriotic soldier in Vietnam, to his severe battlefield injury, to his role as the country's most outspoken anti-Vietnam War advocate, spreading his message from his wheelchair.

Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 American epic biographical anti-war drama film 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 J. Barry, Jerry …

2014年11月10日 · Born on the Fourth of July by Ron Kovic. Publication date 1977 Topics Kovic, Ron, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American Publisher Pocket Books Collection internetarchivebooks; printdisabled; inlibrary Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 1.1G

2001年1月1日 · Ron Kovic served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War. He was paralyzed from his chest down in combat in 1968 and has been in a wheelchair ever since. Kovic's powerful and moving new introduction sets this classic antiwar story in a contemporary context.

2011年12月20日 · For paralyzed Vietnam veteran and antiwar activist Ron Kovic, 65, the premiere of the film Born on the Fourth of July 22 years ago today was the realization of a dream. But the movie, based on his searing memoir of the same name, almost didn't get made.