Lee Marvin
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born | Feb 19, 1924 New York City, NY |
| Died | Aug 29, 1987 Tucson, AZ |
| Age | Died at 63 |
| Final Resting PlaceArlington National Cemetery | |
Lee Marvin | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1950-1986 |
| Top Roles | Tully Crow, Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley, MP at Trieste, Al Gannaway, Chino |
| Top Genres | Drama, Western, Action, Romance, Film Adaptation, War |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, World War II, Gangsters |
| Top Collaborators | Stanley Kramer (Producer), John Ford (Director), Robert Aldrich (Director), John Wayne |
| Shares birthday with | Merle Oberon, John Frankenheimer, Cedric Hardwicke see more.. |
Lee Marvin Overview:
Legendary actor, Lee Marvin, was born on Feb 19, 1924 in New York City, NY. Marvin died at the age of 63 on Aug 29, 1987 in Tucson, AZ and was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA.
MINI BIO:
Menacing, tall and gangling American actor with distinctive receding temples to his dark (later silver) hair, furiously busy in the early fifties as western villains and thuggish gangsters (sometimes in cahoots with Ernest Borgnine, whose career followed a similar pattern). He had progressed to principal villain when a TV series M Squad promoted him to showier roles, one of which, the drunken gunfighter in Cat Ballou, won him an Oscar and made him a star as a series of powerful, sometimes more sympathetic protagonists in action films. Died from a heart attack. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Lee Marvin was nominated for one Academy Award, winning for Best Actor for Cat Ballou (as Kid Shelleen/Tim Strawn) in 1965.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1965 | Best Actor | Cat Ballou (1965) | Kid Shelleen/Tim Strawn | Won |
BlogHub Articles:
as Liberty Valance (1962)
By 4 Star Film Fan on May 18, 2016 From 4 Star FilmsI can enter into a discussion of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance from two different avenues.?Most obvious is the film itself. As far as star power, is playing third fiddle to John Wayne and James Stewart, the undisputed stars of this film. However, Liberty Valance is a wonderful role, be... Read full article
as Liberty Valance (1962)
By 4 Star Film Fan on May 18, 2016 From 4 Star FilmsI can enter into a discussion of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance from two different avenues.?Most obvious is the film itself. As far as star power, is playing third fiddle to John Wayne and James Stewart, the undisputed stars of this film. However, Liberty Valance is a wonderful role, be... Read full article
Hollywood Veterans in Arlington National Cemetery:
on Mar 21, 2015 From Comet Over HollywoodLast weekend, filmmaker Brandon Brown and I set out to find six celebrities buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC. The venture took four hours and more than five miles of walking. To put that into perspective, we were hunting for six graves out of more than 400,000 people buried in... Read full article
Book Review--Tales of a Hollywood Housewife: A Memoir by the First Mrs.
By KC on Aug 7, 2013 From Classic MoviesTales of a Hollywood Housewife: A Memoir by the First Mrs. iUniverse Betty Marvin, 2010 When I reviewed the marvelous : Point Blank earlier this summer, I was especially charmed by the stories told about him by his first wife, Betty Marvin. She was the most important voice in ... Read full article
The Five Best Performances
By Rick29 on Mar 11, 2013 From Classic Film & TV CafeWhile recently reading a new biography of , I was reminded of his many memorable performances. That led to this latest installment in our "Five Best" series: 1. Point Blank. As the vengeance-driven Walker, could have opted to play the protagonist as a robotic killing machine... Read full article
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Lee Marvin Quotes:
Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: [Reads note from Gilhooley] "Doc, Mayday, your Boston dotter here." Dotter, D-O-T-T-E-R.
Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: That's right. Two T's.
Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan: Insert name of? Her name's Amelia!
Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley: How do I know? I ain't shackin' up with her!
T.D. Shawnessy: [to Flash, who is drinking beer in public] Flash Perkins, don't you know that your body is the temple of the spirit, and you defile and pollute it with that Devil's brew you have there?
Orville 'Flash' Perkins: [Nonchalantly] Why, if you say so, pappy...
T.D. Shawnessy: Why don't you come 'round to our next temperance rally. Come 'round and take the Total Abstinence Pledge.
Orville 'Flash' Perkins: Why, pappy, I'll take that pledge right now.
T.D. Shawnessy: Orville, we want men to take that pledge only when they're sober.
Orville 'Flash' Perkins: But if they're sober, what's the point in havin' them take the pledge?
[Everybody laughs]
Major John Reisman: You've seen a general inspecting troops before haven't you? Just walk slow, act dumb and look stupid!
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