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Lee Marvin was an American actor who had a long and successful career in film, television, and stage. He was best known for his roles in films such as The Dirty Dozen, Cat Ballou, and The Big Red One. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Cat Ballou. Marvin was born in New York City on February 19, 1924. He was the son of Lamont Waltman Marvin, an advertising executive, and Courtenay Washington Davidge, a fashion writer. He attended Manlius Military Academy and then served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Marvin began his acting career in the 1950s, appearing in television shows such as The Philco Television Playhouse and Studio One. He made his film debut in 1955 in The Big Knife. He went on to appear in numerous films, including The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Professionals, The Dirty Dozen, and Paint Your Wagon. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Cat Ballou. Marvin was married three times and had four children. He died on August 29, 1987, in Tucson, Arizona, at the age of 63.

Popular As Lamont Waltman Marvin Jr
Occupation actor,soundtrack,miscellaneous
Age 63 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 19 February 1924
Birthday 19 February
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Date of death 29 August, 1987
Died Place Tucson, Arizona, USA
Nationality United States

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Lee Marvin Height, Weight & Measurements

At 63 years old, Lee Marvin height is 6' 1½" (1.87 m) .

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Height 6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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Who Is Lee Marvin's Wife?

His wife is Pamela Marvin (18 October 1970 - 29 August 1987) ( his death), Elizabeth (Betty) Ebeling (February 1951 - 5 January 1967) ( divorced) ( 4 children)

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Wife Pamela Marvin (18 October 1970 - 29 August 1987) ( his death), Elizabeth (Betty) Ebeling (February 1951 - 5 January 1967) ( divorced) ( 4 children)
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Lee Marvin Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Lee Marvin worth at the age of 63 years old? Lee Marvin’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Lee Marvin's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Cat Ballou (1965)$30,000
Paint Your Wagon (1969)$1,000,000
Pocket Money (1972)$1,000,000

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2002

Together with Nicolas Cage (Adaptation. (2002)), José Ferrer (Moulin Rouge (1952)) and Peter Sellers (Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1964)), he is one of only four actors with an Oscar nomination for playing multiple characters in a film (in Cat Ballou (1965) he plays two characters, Kid Shelleen and Tim Strawn). Marvin is the only one who actually won one for a double role.

1987

At the time of his death from a sudden heart attack, he had been hospitalized at Tucson (AZ) Medical Center since 13 August 1987 with what his spokesman described as "a run-down condition related to the flu".

1986

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 611-613. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.

1982

Turned down the role of Col. Trautman in Rambo: First Blood (1982), as he didn't want to play a colonel.

1979

Lived with Michelle Triola for six years. In 1977 she sued him for palimony and the case went to trial. On 18 April 1979, Judge Arthur K. 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. Both sides claimed victory, but in August 1981, the California Court of Appeal ruled that Triola could not show any contract between herself and Marvin to justify any payment to her. As a result, Triola recovered no money from Marvin.

1976

Went into semi-retirement from acting after filming The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday (1976).

1975

Was Steven Spielberg's first choice to play Quint in Jaws (1975).

1973

Jeff Bridges has said that it was seeing Marvin and Robert Ryan at work in The Iceman Cometh (1973) that made him decide to fully commit to acting. He found that Marvin and Ryan, despite their obvious tough-guy personas, were unusually kind and giving actors.

1972

John Boorman originally wanted Marvin and Marlon Brando to play Ed and Lewis, respectively, in Deliverance (1972). However, Marvin suggested that he and Brando were too old and that Boorman should use younger actors.

1971

Turned down two movies directed by William Friedkin, The French Connection (1971) and Sorcerer (1977).

1970

Turned down the lead role of Gen. George S. Patton in Patton (1970) because he did not want to glorify war.

1969

Was as surprised as anyone when his recording of "Wandering Star", from the Paint Your Wagon (1969) soundtrack, became a surprise hit, earning the Gold Record (the standard in those days) for one million copies sold in 1969.

1968

He supported Eugene McCarthy in the 1968 Democratic primaries, and voted for George McGovern in the 1972 presidential election.

1967

While serving in the Marine Corps he became best friends with John Miara of Malden, MA. Miara became Marvin's model for the character of Maj. Reisman in The Dirty Dozen (1967).

1966

Burt Lancaster and he did not get along during the shoot of The Professionals (1966) due to that fact that Marvin's bottoming-out alcoholism was making him unreliable and difficult at the time. Director Richard Brooks felt the need to intervene because he feared Lancaster was going to "take Lee Marvin by the ass and throw him off that mountain".

1965

A surprise Oscar for his dual role as a drunken gunfighter and his evil, noseless brother in the western comedy Cat Ballou (1965) placed him in the upper tiers of Hollywood leading men, and he filled out his career with predominantly action-oriented films. A long-term romantic relationship with Michelle Triola led, after their breakup, to a highly publicized lawsuit in which Triola asked for a substantial portion of Marvin's assets. Her case failed in its main pursuit, but did establish a legal precedent for the rights of unmarried cohabitors, the so-called "palimony" law.

1960

Publicly endorsed John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election.

1958

Became a father for the fourth time at age 34 when his first wife Betty Ebeling gave birth to their daughter Claudia Marvin on March 3, 1958.

1957

Now established as a major screen villain, Marvin began shifting toward leading roles with a successful run as a police detective in the TV series M Squad (1957).

1956

Became a father for the third time at age 32 when his first wife Betty Ebeling gave birth to their daughter Cynthia Marvin on June 8, 1956.

1954

Became a father for the second time at age 30 when his first wife Betty Ebeling gave birth to their daughter Courtenay Lee Marvin on May 7, 1954.

1953

Could not ride a motorcycle at the time The Wild One (1953) was filmed but, determined not to be bettered by the star, Marlon Brando, he quickly learned. He later became a keen competitor on his Triumph 200cc Tiger Cub in desert races.

1952

Given a leading role in Eight Iron Men (1952), he followed it with enormously memorable heavies in The Big Heat (1953) and The Wild One (1953).

1951

He landed an extra role in Henry Hathaway's You're in the Navy Now (1951), and found his role expanded when Hathaway took a liking to him. Returning to the stage, he made his Broadway debut in "Billy Budd", and after a succession of small TV roles, moved to Hollywood, where he began playing heavies and cops in roles of increasing size and frequency.

1944

Prematurely white-haired character star who began as a supporting player of generally vicious demeanor, then metamorphosed into a star of both action and drama projects, Lee Marvin was born in New York City, the son of Courtenay Washington (Davidge), a fashion writer, and Lamont Waltman Marvin, an advertising executive. The young Marvin was thrown out of dozens of schools for incorrigibility. His parents took him to Florida, where he attended St. Leo's Preparatory School near Dade City. Dismissed there as well, he enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps at the beginning of World War II. In the battle of Saipan in June 1944, he was wounded in the buttocks by Japanese fire which severed his sciatic nerve. He received a medical discharge and got menial work as a plumber's apprentice in Woodstock, NY. While repairing a toilet at the local community theater, he was asked to replace an ailing actor in a rehearsal. He was immediately stricken with a love for the theater and went to New York City, where he studied and played small roles in stock and Off-Broadway.

1928

According to his first wife Betty Ebeling (1928-2018) in her memoirs, "Tales Of a Hollywood Housewife", when Marvin died he left only $10,000 in his will for his four children. She also said that during their marriage he was often pulled over by police for drunken driving, but got away with only a warning and signing an autograph for the officers.