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| Born | February 19, 1924 New York City, New York |
| Died | August 29, 1987 (aged 63) Tucson, Arizona. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Tucson (ˈtuːsɒn is the seat of Pima County Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast Buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. |
| Years active | 1950 - 1986 |
| Spouse(s) | Betty Ebeling (1951-1967) Pamela Feeley (1970-1987) |
Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924, New York City – August 29, 1987, Tucson, Arizona) was an American film actor. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Tucson (ˈtuːsɒn is the seat of Pima County Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Known for his gravelly voice, white hair and 6`2" stature, Marvin at first did supporting roles, mostly villains, soldiers, and other hard-boiled characters, but after winning a Best Actor Oscar for his part in Cat Ballou, he landed more heroic and sympathetic leading roles. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Cat Ballou is a 1965 comedy-western film which tells the story of a woman who hires a famous gunman to avenge her father's murder but finds that the man she
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Lee Marvin (his birth name, contrary to some sources) was the son of Lamont Waltman Marvin, an advertising executive and the head of the New York and New England Apple Institute, and his wife Courtenay Washington Davidge, a fashion writer and beauty consultant. [1] His father was a direct descendant of Matthew Marvin, Sr. , who emigrated from Great Bentley, Essex, England in 1635 and helped found Hartford, Connecticut. Great Bentley, in the Tendring district of Essex, England, has the largest Village green in the country and has won 'Village of the Year' Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland By his mother, Lee descended from Augustine Washington, brother to President George Washington. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the
Marvin attended St. Leo Preparatory College in St. Leo, Florida (now known as St. Leo University) after being expelled from several schools for bad behavior. St Leo is a town in Pasco County, Florida, United States. The population was 595 at the 2000 census. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Saint Leo University is a private non-profit Roman Catholic university located in Saint Leo Florida, near San Antonio, Florida, He left school to join the U.S. 4th Marine Division, serving as a sniper. The 4th Marine Division is a reserve division in the United States Marine Corps. READ DISCUSSION PAGE BEFORE MAKING ANY EDITS TO CAPTION BELOW http//en He was wounded in action during the WWII Battle of Saipan, eight months prior to the Battle of Iwo Jima. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Saipan was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands from The Battle of Iwo Jima ( February 19, 1945 &ndash March 26, 1945) was the United States capture of the island of Iwo Jima Most of his platoon were killed during the battle. A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four sections or Squads and containing about 30 to 50 soldiers This had a significant effect on Marvin for the rest of his life. [2] He was awarded the Purple Heart medal and was given a medical discharge with the rank of PFC. The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving In many Armed forces in the world Private First Class is a rank held by junior enlisted persons [3]
While working as a plumber's assistant, repairing a toilet at a local community theater in upstate New York, Marvin was asked to replace an actor who had fallen ill during rehearsals. He then began an amateur off-Broadway acting career in New York City and served as an understudy in Broadway productions. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. The City of New York An understudy is a theatrical term for someone who learns the lines and blocking/choreography of a leading actor or actress in a theatrical play.
In 1950, Marvin moved to Hollywood. He quickly found work in supporting roles, and from the beginning was cast in various Western films and WWII or Korean War films. As a decorated combat veteran, Marvin was a natural in war dramas, where he frequently assisted the director and other actors in realistically portraying infantry movement, arranging costumes, and even adjusting war surplus military prop firearms. His debut was in You're in the Navy Now (1951), and in 1952 he appeared in several films, including Don Siegel's Duel at Silver Creek, Hangman's Knot, and the war drama Eight Iron Men. You're in the Navy Now is a Hollywood film released in 1951 by Twentieth Century Fox about the United States Navy in the first Donald Siegel ( October 26, 1912 - April 20, 1991) was an influential American Film director and producer He played Gloria Grahame's vicious boyfriend in Fritz Lang's The Big Heat (1953). Gloria Grahame ( November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an Academy Award -winning American Film Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang ( December 5, 1890 &ndash August 2, 1976) was an Austrian German - American The Big Heat is a 1953 Film noir directed by Fritz Lang, starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame and Lee Marvin. Marvin had a small but memorable role in The Wild One (1953) opposite Marlon Brando (Marvin's gang in the film was called "The Beetles"), followed by Seminole (1953) and Gun Fury (1953). The Wild One is a 1953 Outlaw biker film directed by László Benedek. Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century He was again praised for his role as Hector the small town hood in Bad Day at Black Rock with Spencer Tracy (1955). Bad Day at Black Rock ( 1955) is a thriller film directed by John Sturges that combines elements of Westerns and Film noir Spencer Tracy ( April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award -winning Actor of stage and
During the mid-1950s, Marvin gradually began playing more substantial roles. He starred in Attack (1956), and The Missouri Traveler (1958) but it took over one hundred episodes as Chicago cop Frank Ballinger in the successful 1957-1960 television series M Squad to actually give him name recognition. Attack, also known as Attack!, is a 1956 American War film. It was directed by Robert Aldrich and starred M Squad is an American police drama Television series that ran from 1957 to 1960 on NBC. One critic described the show as "a hyped-up, violent Dragnet. Dragnet, aka LA Dragnet (new title in USA is a long-running radio and television Police procedural drama about the cases of a dedicated . . with a tough-as-nails Marvin" playing a police lieutenant.
In the 1960s, Marvin was given prominent co-starring roles such as The Comancheros (1961), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962; Marvin played Liberty Valance) and Donovan's Reef (1963), all with John Wayne. The Comancheros is a 1961 western film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring John Wayne and Stuart Whitman. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a classic Western movie made in 1962, directed by John Ford and starring James Stewart, Donovan's Reef is a 1963 American Motion picture from director John Ford. John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American Marvin also guest-starred in Combat! "The Bridge at Chalons" (Episode 34, Season 2, Mission 1), and The Twilight Zone episodes #72 The Grave (1961), in which he played a fearless gunman investigating the haunted grave of a man who swore to get revenge on him, and #122 Steel (1963), in which he played a former boxer who gets into the ring with a boxing robot. The Twilight Zone is an American Television series created by Rod Serling. "The Grave" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. "Steel" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, A robot is a mechanical or Virtual Artificial agent In practice it is usually an electro-mechanical system which by its appearance or movements
Thanks to director Don Siegel, Marvin appeared in the groundbreaking The Killers (1964) playing an organized, no-nonsense, efficient, businesslike professional assassin whose character was copied to a great degree by Samuel L. Jackson in the 1994 Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction. Donald Siegel ( October 26, 1912 - April 20, 1991) was an influential American Film director and producer The Killers, sometimes marketed as Ernest Hemingway's The Killers, is a 1964 Crime film released by Universal Studios. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21 1948 is an American Academy Award -nominated and BAFTA -winning actor Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award - BAFTA Award - and Palme d'Or -winning Emmy - and This film was also the first time Marvin received top billing in a movie and the only time Ronald Reagan played a villain.
Marvin won the 1965 Academy Award for Best Actor for his comic role in the offbeat western Cat Ballou starring Jane Fonda. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Cat Ballou is a 1965 comedy-western film which tells the story of a woman who hires a famous gunman to avenge her father's murder but finds that the man she Jane Fonda (born December 21 1937 is an American Academy Award winning Actress, Writer, political activist, former Fashion Following roles in The Professionals (1966) and the hugely successful The Dirty Dozen (1967), Marvin was given complete control over his next film. The Professionals is a 1966 Western movie directed by Richard Brooks. The Dirty Dozen is a World War II action - War film directed by Robert Aldrich, from the novel by E In Point Blank, an influential film with director John Boorman, he portrayed a hard-nosed criminal bent on revenge. Point Blank is a 1967 Crime film directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin and Angie Dickinson, adapted from the John Boorman (born January 18, 1933) is an English filmmaker currently based in Ireland best known for his feature films such as Point In that film Marvin, who had selected Boorman himself for the director's slot, had a central role in the film's development, plot line, and staging. In 1968, Marvin also appeared in another Boorman film, the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful Hell in the Pacific, co-starring famed Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune. Hell in the Pacific is a 1968 World War II film starring Lee Marvin and Toshirō Mifune. Toshirō Mifune (ja 三船 敏郎 Mifune Toshirō toɕiɺoː 1 April, 1920 – 24 December, 1997) was a Japanese He had a hit song with "Wand'rin' Star" from the western musical Paint Your Wagon (1969). "Wand'rin' Star was a UK number one single for Lee Marvin for three weeks in March 1970
Marvin had a much greater variety of roles in the 1970s and 1980s, with fewer 'bad-guy' roles than in earlier years. His 1970s films included Monte Walsh (1970), Prime Cut (1972), Pocket Money (1972), Emperor of the North Pole (1973), The Iceman Cometh (1973) as Hickey, The Spikes Gang (1974), The Klansman (1974), Shout at the Devil (1976), The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday (1976), and Avalanche Express (1978). Prime Cut is a 1972 American film produced by Joe Wizan and directed by Michael Ritchie, with a screenplay written by Robert Pocket Money is a 1972 film directed by Stuart Rosenberg from a screenplay written by Terrence Malick. Emperor of the North Pole is a 1973 American movie starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, and Keith Carradine. The Iceman Cometh is a play written by Eugene O'Neill in 1939. The Klansman is a 1974 American Motion picture drama based on the book of the same name by William Bradford Huie. Shout at the Devil ( 1976) is a British film directed by Peter R Marvin was offered the role of Quint in Jaws (1975) but declined. Jaws is a 1975 thriller / horror Film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley 's best-selling He later expressed considerable regret at not accepting this role.
Marvin's last big role was in Samuel Fuller's The Big Red One (1980). See Samuel Fuller (Mayflower physician for the Mayflower doctor The Big Red One is a 1980 War film written and directed by Samuel Fuller. His remaining films were Death Hunt (1981), Gorky Park (1983), Dog Day (1984), The Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission (1985), with his final appearance being in The Delta Force (1986). Death Hunt is a 1981 film starring Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Tantoo Cardinal, Angie Dickinson, Carl Weathers Gorky Park, the 1983 movie based on the novel Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith, was directed by Michael Apted from The Delta Force is a 1986 Action film starring Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin as leaders of an elite squad of Special forces
A father of six, Marvin was twice married:
In 1971, Marvin was sued by long-time girlfriend Michelle Triola (who called herself Michelle Marvin at the time). Michelle Triola (born 1933 in Los Angeles California, United States) is an actress who is mainly notable for unsuccessfully suing Lee Marvin in 1977 after Though the couple never married, she sought financial compensation similar to that available to spouses under California's alimony and community property laws. Alimony, maintenance or spousal support is an obligation established by Law in many countries that is based on the premise that both spouses have an absolute Community property is a Marital-property regime that originated in civil law jurisdictions and is now also found in some Common-law jurisdictions The result was the landmark "palimony" case, Marvin v. Palimony is a Portmanteau of the words pal and Alimony. The Neologism was coined by celebrity divorce attorney Marvin Marvin 18 Cal. 3d 660 (1976). Case citation is the system used in many countries to identify the decisions in past Court cases either in special series of books called reporters [4]
On April 18, 1979, Judge Arthur K. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Marshall ordered Marvin to pay $104,000 to Triola for "rehabilitation purposes" but denied her community property claim for one-half of the $3. 6 million which Marvin had earned during their six years of cohabitation. In August 1981, however, the California Court of Appeal reversed this decision, declaring that Triola was entitled to no money whatsoever, in that the co-habitant in an unmarried cohabitative relationship has no community property claim, but merely a contract claim. The California Courts of Appeal are the state intermediate appellate courts in the U Without evidence of any contract between Marvin and Triola requiring that Marvin support her should their relationship end, Triola could not recover any money. [5][6]
During the 1970s, Marvin resided off and on in Woodstock, New York. Woodstock is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. He died of a coma induced heart attack and is interred at Arlington National Cemetery. Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War
Marvin enjoyed Marlin Fishing and made frequent trips to Cairns, Australia to engage in the sport. [7]
When visiting co-star Vivien Leigh at her home in London, England, with Michelle Triola, he tore up a deck of antique playing cards that they were playing with. Vivien Leigh Lady Olivier (5 November 1913 &ndash 8 July 1967 was an English actress. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Michelle Triola (born 1933 in Los Angeles California, United States) is an actress who is mainly notable for unsuccessfully suing Lee Marvin in 1977 after Much to Triola's surprise, Leigh was not at all disturbed by Marvin's boorish behavior but seemed enchanted by him.
When filming a movie in Las Vegas in 1966, he and others complained that Vegas Vic's "howdy partner" was too loud. Vegas Vic is the unofficial yet most widely used name for the Las Vegas, Nevada Neon sign that resembles a Cowboy. The voice box was removed. [8]
Marvin, who originally was a student of the late Bruce Lee, once again began training in martial arts in 1981 with SeishinDo Kenpo instructor Frank Landers. Bruce Lee ( November 27 1940 – July 20 1973 was an American-born Martial artist, Philosopher, instructor, Martial arts actor and the Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. SeishinDo Kenpo is an American Martial art system of self defence (Inside Kung-Fu Magazine, August 1981).
A rumor circulated via the internet in recent years alleges that during an appearance on "The Tonight Show," Marvin told host Johnny Carson that he had served in the Marine Corps fighting alongside Bob Keeshan (later known as Captain Kangaroo) at the Battle of Iwo Jima. John William “Johnny” Carson ( October 23, 1925 &ndash January 23, 2005) was an American Television host and Robert James Keeshan ( June 27, 1927 &ndash January 23, 2004) was an American Television producer Captain Kangaroo was a Children's television series which aired weekday mornings on the American Television network CBS from The Battle of Iwo Jima ( February 19, 1945 &ndash March 26, 1945) was the United States capture of the island of Iwo Jima There is no truth whatsoever to this tale. Marvin never told the story, did not fight at Iwo Jima as he had been invalided out months before, and Keeshan enlisted too late to have seen combat in any form. Iwo Jima ( 硫黄[[wikt 島|島]] officially Iōtō,also frequently Iōjima: “ Sulfur island” is an island of the Japanese
Jim Jarmusch relates the following anecdote:
In the 1993 Denis Leary song "I'm an Asshole," Leary states he is going to get the Duke (John Wayne), John Cassavetes, Lee Marvin, Sam Peckinpah and a case of whiskey then drive down to Texas before being cutoff by a bandmate and getting called a asshole. Denis Colin Leary (born August 18, 1957) is a Golden Globe - and Emmy Award -nominated American Actor, Comedian John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American John Nicholas Cassavetes ( December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an American Actor, Screenwriter, and director David Samuel "Sam" Peckinpah (February 21 1925 &ndash December 28 1984 was an American Film director who achieved iconic status following the release
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| Preceded by Rex Harrison for My Fair Lady |
Academy Award for Best Actor 1965 for Cat Ballou |
Succeeded by Paul Scofield for A Man for All Seasons |