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'''Lee Marvin''' (1924-87) was an actor famous for playing villains in [[Hollywood]] movies. He was also a veteran, a recipient of the [[Purple Heart]] who was wounded combat in [[World War II]], who is buried at [[Arlington National Cemetery]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/21-famous-people-you-didnt-know-were-buried-at-arlington-national-cemetery</ref> | '''Lee Marvin''' (1924-87) was an actor famous for playing villains in [[Hollywood]] movies. He was also a veteran, a recipient of the [[Purple Heart]] who was wounded combat in [[World War II]], who is buried at [[Arlington National Cemetery]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/21-famous-people-you-didnt-know-were-buried-at-arlington-national-cemetery</ref> | ||
| − | He was the tough guy in "The Dirty Dozen" (1967), "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), "Cat Ballou" (1965), and "Sergeant Riker" (1968). | + | He was the tough guy in "The Dirty Dozen" (1967), "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), "Cat Ballou" (1965) (for which he won an [[Oscar]]), and "Sergeant Riker" (1968). |
Prematurely gray with a gravel voice, he got his start in acting by filling in for someone who was sick that day in a theater in [[New York City]].<ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1600/lee-marvin</ref> | Prematurely gray with a gravel voice, he got his start in acting by filling in for someone who was sick that day in a theater in [[New York City]].<ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1600/lee-marvin</ref> | ||
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A lawsuit against him by his girlfriend set a legal precedent for "palimony". | A lawsuit against him by his girlfriend set a legal precedent for "palimony". | ||
| − | He died prematurely of a heart attack in Tucson, [[Arizona]], at age 63. | + | He died prematurely of a heart attack in Tucson, [[Arizona]], at age 63, which has been attributed to tobacco use.<ref>https://quitsmokingwithvivian.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/celebrities-who-died-of-tobacco-related-causes/</ref> |
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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[[category:movies]] | [[category:movies]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:40, September 13, 2021
Lee Marvin (1924-87) was an actor famous for playing villains in Hollywood movies. He was also a veteran, a recipient of the Purple Heart who was wounded combat in World War II, who is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[1]
He was the tough guy in "The Dirty Dozen" (1967), "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), "Cat Ballou" (1965) (for which he won an Oscar), and "Sergeant Riker" (1968).
Prematurely gray with a gravel voice, he got his start in acting by filling in for someone who was sick that day in a theater in New York City.[2]
A lawsuit against him by his girlfriend set a legal precedent for "palimony".
He died prematurely of a heart attack in Tucson, Arizona, at age 63, which has been attributed to tobacco use.[3]