Born on the Fourth of July is the best selling autobiography of 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"). The book was adapted into a 1989 Academy Award winning film of the same name co-written by Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic, starring Tom Cruise as Kovic.

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  • Born on the Fourth of July is the best selling autobiography of 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"). The book was adapted into a 1989 Academy Award winning film of the same name co-written by Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic, starring Tom Cruise as Kovic.
  • Nacido el 4 de julio es la autobiografía de Ron Kovic, un veterano paralizado de la Guerra de Vietnam que se convirtió en un activista en contra de la guerra. El título hace referencia al cumpleaños de Kovic y a la canción patriótica «The Yankee Doodle Boy» de George M. Cohan. En 1989, el libro fue adaptado en la película homónima con un guión de Oliver Stone y Kovic y protagonizada por Tom Cruise.
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  • Born on the Fourth of July is the best selling autobiography of 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"). The book was adapted into a 1989 Academy Award winning film of the same name co-written by Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic, starring Tom Cruise as Kovic.
  • Nacido el 4 de julio es la autobiografía de Ron Kovic, un veterano paralizado de la Guerra de Vietnam que se convirtió en un activista en contra de la guerra. El título hace referencia al cumpleaños de Kovic y a la canción patriótica «The Yankee Doodle Boy» de George M. Cohan. En 1989, el libro fue adaptado en la película homónima con un guión de Oliver Stone y Kovic y protagonizada por Tom Cruise.
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  • Born on the Fourth of July
  • Nacido el 4 de julio (memoria)
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