Photo of Lee Marvin (1924 – 1957) posed as a boxer in his role in “A Fistful of Love.” He is wearing white trunks with dark trim, holding his gloved fists in a defensive posture.
Born Lamont Warren Marvin Jr., he is best remembered for playing hardboiled "tough guy" characters. He received various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two BAFTA Awards. He was also a decorated United States Marine during the Second World War. He was also a descendant of the Lee family of Virginia.
During the 1944 Battle of Saipan, Marvin, a Marine scout, was hit by machine gun fire that severed his sciatic nerve. He was then shot by an enemy sniper, sustaining wounds that took more than a year to heal. He was awarded a Purple Heart, a Presidential Unit Citation, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the WWII Victory Medal, and the Combat Action Ribbon.
Portrait photo of actor Lee Marvin (1924 – 1987) in his role as U.S. Army Major John Reisman in the 1967 war film “The Dirty Dozen.” He is in military dress uniform with “U.S.” and infantry (crossed rifles) pins on his lapels.
Born Lamont Warren Marvin Jr., he is best remembered for playing hardboiled "tough guy" characters. He received various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two BAFTA Awards. He was also a decorated United States Marine during the Second World War. He was also a descendant of the Lee family of Virginia.
During the 1944 Battle of Saipan, Marvin, a Marine scout, was hit by machine gun fire that severed his sciatic nerve. He was then shot by an enemy sniper, sustaining wounds that took more than a year to heal. He was awarded a Purple Heart, a Presidential Unit Citation, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the WWII Victory Medal, and the Combat Action Ribbon.
Portrait photo of rugged actor Lee Marvin (1924 – 1987) in his 1973 role as the hobo hero “Number One” in “Emperor of the North.” He is wearing an ivy cap, a cigar clenched in his lips, looking at the camera menacingly.
Born Lamont Warren Marvin Jr., he is best remembered for playing hardboiled "tough guy" characters. He received various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two BAFTA Awards. He was also a decorated United States Marine during the Second World War. He was also a descendant of the Lee family of Virginia.
During the 1944 Battle of Saipan, Marvin, a Marine scout, was hit by machine gun fire that severed his sciatic nerve. He was then shot by an enemy sniper, sustaining wounds that took more than a year to heal. He was awarded a Purple Heart, a Presidential Unit Citation, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the WWII Victory Medal, and the Combat Action Ribbon.
February 19, 1924: Decorated WWII combat vet and Oscar-winning actor #LeeMarvin is born in NYC (d. 1987)
During the 1944 Battle of Saipan, Marvin, a Marine scout, was hit by gunfire that severed his sciatic nerve. He was then shot by a sniper, sustaining wounds that took more than a year to heal.