Anthony Quinn
Mexican-American actor, two-time Oscar winner, and civil rights activist.
Born on April 21, 1915, in Chihuahua, Mexico, Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca was a performer with both Mexican and American citizenship.[1][2]
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca
- Born
- 21 April 1915
- Birthplace
- Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Died
- 3 June 2001
- Place of death
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Burial place
- Quinn Family Estate; Bristol, Rhode Island, U.S.
- Citizenship
- Mexico, United States
- Occupation
- Actor
- film director
- painter
- sculptor
- restaurateur
- writer
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
He played ethnic villains and native Americans in Paramount movies, dying in almost all of them.[3] During his youth, Quinn engaged in professional boxing for income, after which he pursued education in art and architecture under the guidance of Frank Lloyd Wright.[4][3] To secure his first film role in Cecil B. DeMille's 1936 Western The Plainsman, Quinn claimed to be a full-blooded Cheyenne.[5][3] The year 1947 marked Quinn's acquisition of United States citizenship through naturalization.[6]
Quinn provided financial support for the Spanish-Speaking People's Congress, a Latino advocacy group, and helped raise funds for the legal defense of Mexican-American youths in the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial.[7][8]
What the cited sources add
The same source states that Quinn was co-starred with Italian actresses Anna Magnani, Gina Lollobrigida, and Sophia Loren because no American actress was considered fiery enough to match him.[3] According to the Guardian, Quinn's first lead role was as an illiterate horsebreeder in Black Gold (1947).[3] The Guardian also reports that Quinn had affairs with French actress Dominique Sanda and Pia Lindstrom, Ingrid Bergman's daughter.[3] A 2015 Latino USA article describes Quinn as Hollywood's first real Latino star.[9]
The Guardian obituary recounts that Quinn's family arrived in California as migrant workers picking grapes when he was a boy.[3] The Guardian's obituary states that Quinn claimed credit for inventing the film's well-known sliding-step dance.[3]
References
- Wikipedia, "Anthony Quinn" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "L'universale Cinema", Garzanti, 2003, p. 950 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Anthony Quinn" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Anthony: The Mighty Quinn", BBC News, June 3, 2001; Gates, "Anthony Quinn Dies at 86; Played Earthy Tough Guys", The New York Times, June 4, 2001; Baugh, "Latino American Cinema: An Encyclopedia of Movies, Stars, Concepts, and Trends", Greenwood, 2012, p. 221; Marill, "The films of Anthony Quinn", Citadel Press, 1975, p. 14–15; Gates, "Anthony Quinn Dies at 86; Played Earthy Tough Guys", The New York Times, June 4, 2001; Kehr, "A Role Model with a Hefty Collection of Roles", The New York Times, September 7, 2000; Kehr, "A Role Model with en.wikipedia.org
- Bergan, "Obituary: Anthony Quinn", The Guardian, June 5, 2001. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
- Wikipedia, "Anthony Quinn" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Quinn, Anthony, (born April 20, 1964), writer", Who's Who, December 1, 2017; Private Screenings with Robert Osborne, Turner Classic Movies, re-aired April 21, 2009 (originally broadcast 1999). (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Anthony Quinn" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Baugh, "Latino American Cinema: An Encyclopedia of Movies, Stars, Concepts, and Trends", Greenwood, 2012, p. 221; "Quinn, Anthony, (born April 20, 1964), writer", Who's Who, December 1, 2017 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Anthony Quinn" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Anthony Quinn", Encyclopedia Britannica (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Anthony Quinn" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Josefina's beginnings of activist - History Day: Josefina Fierro de Bright", Edina Public Schools (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Anthony Quinn" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Miller, "A Baldwinite's Regret", CounterPunch, July 3, 2018; Fimrite, "Occupation Of Alcatraz / 30-year anniversary of Indian coup", San Francisco Chronicle, November 19, 1999; "Anthony Quinn Collection of Scripts", Online Archives of California; "Educating the Public about Employment Discrimination", www.eeoc.gov; Calvo, "UFW Toils in a New Field: Cities", Los Angeles Times, May 26, 2000 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Morris, "Anthony Quinn Remembered With New Mural", Latino USA, July 3, 2015. facts only, no text reused. latinousa.org
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