death of, 134
divorce from Lamont threatened, 27–28
Hollywood, characterization of, 77–78
Lee’s relationship with, 19–20, 29
marriage to Lamont Marvin, 13
separation from Lamont, 26
“Thanksgiving in Strange Places” show, 58
Woodstock, life in, 55
Marvin, Cynthia Louise, 94, 239
Marvin, Edward, 7
Marvin, Elizabeth, 8
Marvin, Henry, 8
Marvin, Lamont Waltham (Monte)
Academy Award, reaction to, 168
admiration of Lee for, 41
adoption by Ross Marvin, 8–9
The Big Red One, as Lee’s model for Sergeant, 230–235
childhood and education of, 8–9, 11–12
death of, 191–192
of uncle Ross Marvin, 11, 16–17
divorce threat from Courtenay, 27–28
early career of, 12–13
Eastman Kodak, working for, 19
Florida State Citrus Commission, work for, 26–28, 31
Frank Seaman Agency work of, 15
marriage of, 13–14
New York and New England Apple Insti
tute work, 55
postwar alcohol and family fights, 57
punishment of Lee, 22–23
retirement, 55
return from World War II, 52–54
reunion with Lee in Woodstock, 189–190
second marriage of, 191
suicide attempt of, 53
World War I service, 12–13
World War II visits with Lee, 44–46
Marvin, Mary, 7
Marvin, Matthew, 6
Marvin, Michele. See Triola, Michele
Marvin, Pamela Feeley
abortion of, after dating Lee, 65
children from previous marriages, 208
estate, struggle over, 250
Lee’s attempt to throw out, 250
marrying Lee Marvin, 189–190, 193
McLeod, Duncan, prior marriage to, 114
Meyer Mishkin’s friendship with, 240
move to Tucson, 208
at palimony trial, 228
rivalry with Michele, 223
sickness and death of Lee, 244–245
wedding to Lee, 222–223
Marvin, Robert Davidge
Academy Award, reaction to, 168
birth of, 14
childhood fights with Lee, 4
enlistment in Army Air Corps, 32
envy of Lee’s success, 115
Lee’s love for, 39
Oakwood Academy, attendance at, 26
postwar alcohol and family fights, 57–58
teaching career, 115
Marvin, Ross Gillmore, 7–11, 15–18, 245
Marvin, Seth, 6
Marvin vs. Marvin. See palimony suit of Michele Triola
Matthau, Walter, 111
Mature, Victor, 97–98
Maverick Theater, 61–65
MCA (Music Corporation of America), 117
McCann, William, 6–7
McLeod, Duncan, 114
McNally, Stephen, 97
McQueen, Steve, 100, 159
Mean Streets, 251
“Medic,” 109
Meeker, Ralph, 169–172
Melville, Herman, 21
memorial services for Lee Marvin, 250
memorization ability, 21
“Merchant of Menace,” 87
method actors, 137–138
Mexico, 83, 190–191
Mifune, Toshiro, 180–182
Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) training, 40–42
military service
ancestors, of, 6–8
Lamont’s, 12–13, 44–46
Lee’s. See Marine Corps, U.S.
Robert’s, 32
military training films, 66, 241
Milner, Martin, 102, 121–122
Mint Hotel incident, 218
Mishell, Dan, 84
Mishkin, Meyer
ability to get work for clients, 85
Academy Awards, at, 167–168
cleaning up by, 146
Hell in the Pacific, 180–182
Lee’s tribute to, 240
loyalty of Lee Marvin to, 82, 240
Lucille Ball with, 240
“M Squad,” problems from, 116–117
signing of Lee Marvin by, 75–79
TV, pushing Lee to, 106–107
The Wild Bunch, 182–183
“Mister Roberts,” 66–67
Mitchell, Cameron, 91, 205–207
Mitchelson, Marvin, 223–228
Mitchum, Robert, 98
mobsters, playing
The Big Heat, 86–87
The Killers, 135–139
Prime Cut, 191–192
Violent Saturday, 97–98
money, as a motivation, 113
Montalban, Ricardo, 98
Monte Marvin. See Marvin, Lamont Waltham (Monte)
Monte Walsh, 186–189, 242
Moore, Alvy, 85–86, 89, 96, 126
Moore, Roger, 211–212
Moore, Terry, 99–100
Moreau, Jeanne, 186–189
Morey, William, 191–192
MOS (Military Occupational Specialties) training, 40–42
mother of Lee Marvin. See Marvin, Courtenay Washington Davidge
motorcycle gangs, portrayal of, 88–90
motorcycles, love of, 100
Mountie role in Death Hunt, 235–236, 245
M-1’s, 88, 232–233
MTV baddasses list, 252–253
“Murder in the Cathedral,” 67
murder of a civilian in war, 46–47
murder of Ross Gillmore Marvin, 15–17
Music Corporation of America (MCA), 117
music recordings, “Shagging O’Reilly’s Daughter,” 211
N
Naish, J. Carroll, 97
Namath, Joe, 213–214
Nardini, Tom, 151–153
NBC, 138–139
New River, North Carolina, 34–36
New York and New England Apple Institute, 55
New York City
childhood in, 18–20
drinking bouts in, 57–58
Lamont Marvin in, 12–13
postwar return to, 52–53
New York State, 6–7
New York University (NYU), 12
Newlan, Paul, 112
Newman, Paul, 159, 190–191
nightmares, post-military, 57
Nimoy, Leonard, 114
Noonan, Tommy, 97
Norris, Chuck, 241–242
Not As A Stranger, 98
nudity in The Professionals, 161
O
Oakwood Academy, 24–25
obituaries, 250
O’Connor, Carroll, 175
O’Hara, Ralph, 208–209, 216–217, 221, 226, 243–244
Oklahoma! audition, 94–95
Olivier, Laurence, 167
O’Neill, Eugene, 194–197
O’Rourke, Frank, 161
Oroville, California, 205–207
Oscars
for Cat Ballou, 158, 166–168
nominations for The Dirty Dozen, 176
“Our Time in Hell,” 172–173
“Outlaw’s Reckoning,” 108–109
P
Pacula, Joanna, 236–239
Paint Your Wagon, 67, 183–186
painting, 242
Palance, Jack, 99, 101–102, 107, 161, 164, 186
palimony suit of Michele Triola
California Supreme Court trial, 224–229
inception of, 214–216
initiation of, 223–224
Paramount, 183–184
Parkins, Barbara, 211–212
Parris Island, South Carolina, 33–35
Parslow, Phil, 164–165
Parsons, Louella, 143
parties, 1950’s industry, 79–80
Patrick, Nigel, 104–105
Patton, turning down, 179
Payback, 176–177
Pearl Harbor, 31–33, 38, 92
Peary, Robert, 7–11
Peckinpah, Sam, 121–122, 179, 182–185, 193, 243
Peleliu, 181
“People Need People,” 119
Pete Kelly’s Blues, 98–99
pets, 4
Phillips, Bob, 136, 170–172
phoniness, disdain for, 29
Photoplay, Courtenay Marvin writing for, 29
Pierson, Frank, 150, 169
Pillars of the Sky, 102
plays, amateur, 61
plays, professional
“Billy Budd,” 69–70, 77
“Bus Stop,” 103
first, 61–62
“Joan of Arc at the Stake,” 94
Maverick Theater other plays, 64
off-Broadway, 67
road company, 1946–1947, 65
“Roadside,” 62–63
“The Rainmaker,” 103
plumbing apprenticeship, 58–59, 63
Pocket Money, 190–191
Point Blank, 172–177, 180, 251
poker playing, 96
police roles
“Lawbreakers,” 119–120
“M Squad,” 114–118
political support for John F. Kennedy, 135
Porter, Katherine Ann, 144
post-traumatic stress disorder
alcoholism and, 134
nightmares, 57
“People Need People,” 119
symptoms of, 68
press relations, 159–160
Prime Cut, 191–192
producer role of Lee Marvin, 112–113, 186
producers
Frankovich, Mike, 147
Hecht, Harold, 150–158
Kramer, Stanley, 81–82, 88–90
Landers, Hal, 186
Roberts, Bobby, 186
Schiffrin, Bill, 206
production code demise, 159
prostitutes, 41
PTSD. See post-traumatic stress disorder
publicist, use of, 158
Pulp Fiction, 251
puritanism, 6, 12
Purple Heart, receiving, 50–51
Putnam, George Palmer, 15
Q
Quartermaster School, U.S.M.C., 36–40
quotations from Lee Marvin
meateater, 248
press, interviews by, 159–160
“spittin’ on my whole life,” 189
R
racism, 205–207, 211–212
radio, part work for, 66
railroads, 193–194
Raintree County, 104–105
rating systems, 159
reading abilities, 21
Reagan, Ronald, 109–110, 136–139
Real Steal, 118
realism
Attack!, 102
audience demand for, 67
brought by Lee to early TV roles, 79
Eight Iron Men, contribution to, 81–82
police in “Lawbreakers,” 119
“There’s Not Enough Violence on TV!”
article, 120–121
Reed, Donna, 79, 87
Reed, Oliver, 209–211
Reisman, Major John, character of, 169–172, 175–176
religious upbringing, 28–29
Remsen, Bert, 66–67, 119, 121–123
Reservoir Dogs, 251
retirement, 242–243
revenge theme, 176–177
Revolutionary War, 6
Reynolds, Burt, 114
Richards, Max, 66–67
Ritchie, Michael, 192
Ritt, Martin, 193
“Roadside,” 62–63
Roberts, Bobby, 186
Robin Hood Party, The, 218, 226
Robinson, Eddie G., 133
Robson, Mark, 213
Roosevelt, the, 9–10
Ross, Marion, 119
“Route 66,” 121–122
Ruhmann, Heinz, 144
running away from home, 17, 21
Russia, 236–239
Ryan, Lisa, 171
Ryan, Mitch, 187–189, 242, 244–245
Ryan, Robert, 95, 161–162, 169–172, 195–196
S
Saint, Eva Marie, 104
Saipan, battle of, 48–50, 92
salesmen, playing, 194–197
San Diego, 40–43
San Quentin, 119
Santana Records, 220
Santelli, Giorgio, 66
“Saturday Night Live,” 227
Savalas, Telly, 169–172
Scaife, Edward, 169–172
Schaefer, Jack, 186
Schaffner, Franklin, 111
Schell, Maximillan, 213–214
Schiffrin, Bill, 206
schooling. See education
Schygulla, Hanna, 241
Scorsese, Martin, 250–251
Scott, Randolph, 85, 100–101
Scourby, Alexander, 87
scout/sniper activity, 47
scripts, evaluation of, 179–180, 203
Seberg, Jean, 183–184
Segal, George, 144
Seminole, 85
Service, Robert, 21
Seven Men From Now, 100–101
sex
advice to Terry Moore, 99
New York Times reporter, with, 178–179
palimony trial, role in, 226
prostitutes, with, 41
vibrator incident, 219–220
Shack Out on 101, 99–100
“Shakedown Cruise,” 111–112
Shaw, Robert, 213–214
Shearer, Leroy Channing, 7
Ship of Fools, 144–149, 215–216
Shout at the Devil, 211–212
Sickner, Roy, 179, 182–183, 185
Siegal, Don, 136–139
Signoret, Simone, 144
Silver, Ed
investments through, 207–208
Michele Triola, dealing with, 219
purchase of Malibu beach house for Lee, 179
Santa Monica house purchase, 105
testimony in palimony suit, 226
Silverstein, Elliot, 150–158, 168–169
Simpson, O.J., 205–207
Sinatra, Frank, 98, 135
singing, 94–95
Small Soldiers, 252
Smith, Charlie Martin, 204
Smithers, William, 102
“smoke,” 58
South Africa, 211–212
Spacek, Sissy, 191–192
Spike’s Gang, 204
Spradlin, G.D., 186
spy thriller, Avalanche Express, 213–214
S.S. Seahorse, 56–57
St. Leo Doctor of Fine Arts Degree, 184
St. Leo’s School for Boys, 28–31
“Star Trek,” 64
Star Wars, effect on film industry, 214
stardom, pursuit of, 107
“Steel,” 118
Steiger, Rod, 76, 107, 167–168
Stewart, Jimmy, 125–126
Strasberg, Susan, 241
Strauss, Robert, 102
Strode, Woody, 125–126, 161–166
“Studio One,” 110–112
studio system demise, 159
stuntmen, 163–164, 184, 217–220, 226
stunts, ability to do own, 132, 138, 164
Sturges, John, 95
success, quotation on, 160
suicide
Lamont Marvin’s attempt, 53
Michele Triola’s attempts, 174, 219
“Suspense,” 108
Sutherland, Donald, 169–172
Svenson, Bo, 241
swimming ability, 29–30, 104–105
Sydney, Silvia, 97
T
Tarantino, Quentin, 251
Tashman, Lilyan, 78
Taylor, Don, 210
Taylor, Elizabeth, 104, 205
Taylor, Rod, 104
Teddy Valentine, 62
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sp; teenage years in Florida, 26–31
“Ten Nights In a Barroom,” 61
terrorism, 241–242
Texan, first professional acting role as, 62–63
20th Century Fox, 69, 76, 124
“Thanksgiving in Strange Places” show, 58
“The American,” 118–119
The Big Heat, 86–87, 237
The Big Red One, 202, 230–235, 252
“The Big Story,” 108
The Caine Mutiny, 91–93
The Comancheros, 124–125
The Dirty Dozen, 81–82, 167, 169–172, 175–176
The Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission, 240–241
“The Flip Wilson Show,” 223
The Glory Brigade, 85–86
The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday, 209–210
“The Hasty Heart,” 67
The Hunter, 173
The Iceman Cometh, 110, 194–197
“The Joke’s On Me,” 111
The Killers, 135–139, 251
The Klansman, 204–207
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, 124–127, 130–131, 251
The Missouri Traveler, 105–106
The New York Times
Courtenay Marvin’s work at, 13–14
reporter, sex with, 178–179
Ross Marvin murder story, 15–17
The Professionals, 161–166, 217–218
The Rack, 102–103
The Raft bar, 174
The Raid, 93–94
“The Rainmaker,” 103
“The Sons of Lee Marvin,” 249–251
The Stranger Wore A Gun, 85
“The 19th Hole of Europe,” 67
“The Untouchables,” 118
“The Virginian,” 118, 231
The White Eye, 203
The Wild Bunch, 179, 182–185
The Wild One, 74, 88–90
“The Year of Lee Marvin,” 143
therapy, 130
Theresa, 69, 76
“T-Men In Action,” 108
tobacco, sponsoring of shows by, 112
Tokyo, 181
Tombstone Street, 124
Tomkins, Angel, 191–192
Toms River, New Jersey, 25
Torn, Rip, 108
track, high school participation in, 29–30
Tracy, Spenser, 95–96
tributes to Lee Marvin, 250–253
Triola, Michele
Academy Awards, at, 167–168
alcoholism of Lee, contribution to, 217–218
Betty Marvin, harassment of, 155–156
breakup with Lee, 221
death of, 228
Dick Van Dyke, dating, 225–228
fight with Ty Cabeen, 165
financial relationship with Lee, 219
first encounters with Lee Marvin, 147–148
harassment of Betty Marvin, 215–216
Marvin, legal name change to, 221
nature of relationship with Lee, 179, 216
palimony suit. See palimony suit of Michele Triola
payments to, end of, 223
Santana Records recordings of, 220
shoplifting arrest, 229
suicide attempts of, 174, 219
thefts from Lee, accusations of, 217
vibrator incident, 219–220
troubleshooting role, 91
Tucson, Arizona, residence in, 208–209
Tully Crowe character, 124
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