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Lee Marvin

(1924–1987) Film Actor United States

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Lee Marvin was a film actor from the United States, best known for Identifying children with special needs.

Quick Facts About Lee Marvin

Born: February 19, 1924
Died: August 29, 1987
Nationality: United States
Profession: Film Actor
Notable works: Identifying children with special needs
Spouse: Betty Ebeling

About Lee Marvin

Lamont Warren Marvin Jr., known as Lee Marvin, was an American film and television actor. Known for his bass voice and prematurely white hair, he is best remembered for playing hardboiled "tough guy" characters. He received various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two BAFTA Awards. He was also a decorated United States Marine during the Second World War. He was also a descendant of the Lee family of Virginia.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Academy Award for Best Actor Purple Heart Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Silver Bear

Quotes by Lee Marvin

I know Chicago cops. They're tough. They have to be. The whole city would explode. It's like a bomb, Chicago.

Bomb

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As soon as people see my face on a movie screen, they knew two things: first, I'm not going to get the…

Faces

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It was the Marines who taught me how to act. After that, pretending to be rough wasn't so hard.

Hard

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A guy digging ditches or a plumber wiping joints - it solves problems, you know? You have to dig this hole so…

Deep

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If I have any appeal at all, it's to the fellow who takes out the garbage.

Appeals

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In school, I couldn't see any sense to reading, writing, and arithmetic. Sure, they kicked me out, but for trifles, like continual…

Reading

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One of the good things about getting older is you find you're more interesting than most of the people you meet.

Age

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I know my career is going badly because I'm being quoted correctly.

Career

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After a sheltered life, I went the other way. I wanted to prove how tough I was.

How

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If your house burns down, rescue the dogs. At least they'll be faithful to you.

Being faithful

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The first day of 'Liberty,' I was hanging around waiting for Ford to come in. Everybody told me how tough he was…

Come

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I love Marlon Brando. Never seem him bad, just less good.

Bad

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My father was the classic Puritan. Hold the emotions in check. Keep up appearances.

Appearances

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I only make movies to finance my fishing.

Finance

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I didn't get my hair cut for two movies, and it got a little long. I'm going back to a... not a…

Back

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It's important not to think too much about what you do.

About

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Wardrobe is - in films, I could say it's a good half of the acting. You get the right rags on, they'll…

Acting

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“Security is two inches behind your belt, where you either keep your guts or you don't. The rest is eyewash".”

Cybersecurity

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If I put on a tie and play what I really think I am, I'm a disaster.

Disaster

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It's one of the things I always do. I move faster onscreen. Creates a sense of danger.

Always

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I was on Saipan when I got hit. Not too bad, but bad enough to hamper me if I stayed. I was…

Bad

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I studied violin when I was very young.

Studied

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I've never been able to accept any kind of discipline.

Accept

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Tequila. Straight. There's a real polite drink. You keep drinking until you finally take one more and it just won't go down.…

Drink

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Newman has it all worked out. I get a million. He gets a million two, but that includes $200,000 expenses.

Expenses

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