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Lee Marvin

Hard-boiled hero, decorated Marine, and Oscar-winning actor.

Lee Marvin was born in New York City to an advertising executive father and a fashion writer mother.[1] He served as a Marine scout sniper in World War II, participating in 21 amphibious assaults.[2] For his performance in the 1965 film Cat Ballou, Marvin received the Academy Award for Best Actor.[3]

Quick Facts

Birth name
Lamont Waltman Marvin Jr.
Born
19 February 1924
Birthplace
New York City, U.S.
Died
29 August 1987
Place of death
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery
Alma mater
American Theatre Wing
Occupation
Actor

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on August 12, 1942 at age 18.[2] Marvin was wounded by machine gun fire on June 18, 1944 during the Battle of Saipan.[4] After the war, he began acting when asked to replace an ill actor during rehearsals in Woodstock, New York.[5] Marvin gained acclaim for playing villains in Fritz Lang's The Big Heat (1953) and The Wild One (1953).[6]

He starred as Chicago cop Frank Ballinger in the television series M Squad from 1957 to 1960.[7] As a child, Marvin took violin lessons and had a poor academic record at school.[8] The first movie Marvin appeared in was You're in the Navy Now (1951), a film directed by Henry Hathaway.[9] At the 15th Berlin International Film Festival in 1965, Marvin was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Actor.[3]

A heart attack caused Marvin's death on August 29, 1987; he was 63 years old.[10]

What the cited sources add

A UPI report states Marvin made 21 landings in battle zones and was hospitalized for 13 months after being wounded.[11] The California Supreme Court held that contracts between nonmarital partners are enforceable unless based on meretricious sexual services.[12] The trial court found that Michelle Marvin and Lee Marvin never agreed to share property, but awarded her $104,000 for rehabilitation.[12] The Court of Appeal later nullified that award, finding no contract existed between them.[13]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Lee Marvin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Epstein 2013, p. 6, 14–15; Bailey 2014, p. 270; "Family relationship of George Washington and Lee Marvin via John Washington.", famouskin.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Lee Marvin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wise and Rehill 1999, p. 43.; Audie Murphy American Legend, "Lee Marvin: Actor, WWII Combat Veteran Speaks on Combat", October 8, 2013; "Official Military Personnel File for Lee Marvin", The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, August 1942 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Lee Marvin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Berlinale 1965: Prize Winners". Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Retrieved: October 11, 2013. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Lee Marvin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Zec 1980, p. 38.; Rafael, "The real thing: Marvin and Point Blank.", The First Post, February 15, 2007; "Hollywood Veterans in Arlington National Cemetery: Lee Marvin", Comet Over Hollywood, March 22, 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Lee Marvin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wilson, Jane, "Hanging Tough with Lee Marvin", Los Angeles Times, August 27, 1967, p. m37; Epstein 2013, p. 67. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Lee Marvin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Schallert, Edwin, "David Brian to 'Reform' as Safecracker; More Three-D Work on Foot", Los Angeles Times, January 31, 1953, p. 9 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Lee Marvin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Epstein 2013, p. 79. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Lee Marvin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ebert, Roger. "An interview with Lee Marvin." Chicago Sun-Times for Esquire, October 1970. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Lee Marvin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wilson, Jane, "Hanging Tough with Lee Marvin", Los Angeles Times, August 27, 1967, p. m37 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Lee Marvin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hevesi, Dennis. "Lee Marvin, Movie Tough Guy, Dies", The New York Times, August 31, 1987; retrieved October 11, 2013.; "Lee Marvin to be buried at Arlington", UPI, September 18, 1987; "Lee Marvin Is Buried With Military Honors", Los Angeles Times, October 8, 1987 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  11. "Lee Marvin to be buried at Arlington", UPI, September 18, 1987. facts only, no text reused. upi.com
  12. Laskin, Jerry. "California 'Palimony' Law; An Overview." Goldman & Kagon Law Corporation. Retrieved: October 11, 2013.. facts only, no text reused. palimony.com
  13. Wikipedia, "Lee Marvin" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Laskin, Jerry. "California 'Palimony' Law; An Overview." Goldman & Kagon Law Corporation. Retrieved: October 11, 2013.; "Unmarried Cohabitant's Right to Support and Property", The People's Law Library, January 7, 2001; " 'Palimony' figure Michelle Triola Marvin dies" , Associated Press, October 30, 2009. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Lee Marvin (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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