It was on this day, February 9, 1995, actor David Wayne died in his Santa Monica, California home from complications of lung cancer at the age of 81. Born Wayne James McMeekan,  January 30, 1914 in Traverse City, Michigan, he grew up in Bloomingdale, Michigan. Wayne’s first major Broadway role Og the leprechaun in Finian’s Rainbow earned him a Theatre World Award and the first … Continue reading #M(ichigan)M(ovie)H(istory): On this day, February 9, 1995, actor David Wayne dies