(The Man who Shot) Liberty Valance – Gene Pitney
Lee Marvin
“This time, right between the eyes.”
Yu tokkin’ to me … ?
Lee Marvin Western Filmography
Gun Fury (1953) / The Raid (1954) / The Comancheros (1961) / The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) / Cat Ballou (1965) / The Professionals (1966) / Paint Your Wagon (1969) / Monte Walsh (1970) / The Spikes Gang (1974) …
TV Westerns: Wagon Train, Bonanza, and The Virginian …
Lee with Oscar for Cat Ballou
Military career
Allegiance – United States
Service/branch United States Marine Corps
Years of service 1942–1945
Rank Private First Class
Unit 24th Marine Regiment
Battles/wars
World War II
Battle of Saipan
Awards Purple Heart
Not so bad after all …
Marvin was a bad guy until he discovered he was funny 🙂 Love him in Cat Ballou too.
Lee is in one of my Top Ten Westerns, The Professionals.He had a powerful screen presence, but claimed to dislike the whole thing about Hollywood and celebrity culture. Said he did it for the money. I once saw him drunk on a TV talk show (Merv Griffin?) and he was pretty surly. It’s likely you would have had to be a heavy drinker if you wanted to hang out with him. But he started with bit parts in B movies and went all the way to an Oscar. Not bad at all..