| Description |
x, 303 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-288) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Marvin matters -- Part 1: Boot camp. The guilty puritan -- "Dogface" vs. St. Leo -- "I have had my fill of war" -- "These horrible, animal men" -- Part II. In the trenches. The merchant of menace -- "You look like you need a hand" -- Man in a straitjacket -- "Lady, I just don't have the time" -- Part III: Taking the point. "Tension, baby, just tension" -- Everybody gets their "vicaries" -- "I ain't spittin' on my whole life" -- Part IV: The rear echelon. The white eyes -- May the best script win -- The last of the wintry heroes -- Epilogue: The inglorious bastard sons of Lee -- Afterword by Christopher Marvin: My father -- Appendix: Important dates in Lee Marvin's life ; Unmade films of Lee Marvin ; Films Lee Marvin could have made. |
| Summary |
The first full-length, authoritative, and detailed story of the iconic actor's life to go beyond the Hollywood scandal-sheet reporting of earlier books, this account offers an appreciation for the man and his acting career and the classic films he starred in, painting a portrait of an individual who took great risks in his acting and career. Although Lee Marvin is best known for his icy tough guy roles--such as his chilling titular villain in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance or the paternal yet brutally realistic platoon leader in The Big Red One--very little is known of his personal life; his family background; his experiences in WWII; his relationship with his father, family, friends, wives; and his ongoing battles with alcoholism, rage, and depression, occasioned by his postwar PTSD. Now, after years of researching and compiling interviews with family members, friends, and colleagues; rare photographs; and illustrative material, Hollywood writer Dwayne Epstein provides a full understanding and appreciation of this acting titan's place in the Hollywood pantheon in spite of his very real and human struggles.-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Marvin, Lee.
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Actors -- United States -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Marvin, Christopher, 1960-
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| ISBN |
9781936182404 hardcover $27.95 |
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1936182408 hardcover |
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