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  • Badguys: Part 1 … Lee Marvin

    (The Man who Shot) Liberty Valance – Gene Pitney

    Lee Marvin

    Liberty Valance - Lee Marvin - Iconic Images

    “This time, right between the eyes.”

    Yu tokkin’ to me  … ?

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    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 Marvin - Oscar
    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 … 

3 responses to “Badguys: Part 1 … Lee Marvin”

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  2. Teepee12 Avatar
    Teepee12

    Marvin was a bad guy until he discovered he was funny 🙂 Love him in Cat Ballou too.

    1. jcalberta Avatar
      jcalberta

      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..

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