Lee Marvin

<p> Lee Marvin did not receive his first starring film role until he was 40 but in three short years--following the successes of <I>Cat Ballou</I> (for which he won the Academy Award as Best Actor) <I>The Professionals</I> and especially <I>The Dirty Dozen</I>--he was the most popular film actor in America. Marvin was a fascinating man a loving husband and father and one of the most natural effective actors of his time.</p><p> This is a comprehensive reference of the Oscar-winning actor's work. It includes biographical information on Marvin an analysis of each of his 64 movies chapters on his two television shows (<I>M Squad</I> and <I>Lawbreaker</I>) a listing of his television appearances and a complete filmography (which includes video availability). The work is supplemented with dozens of photographs and film stills.</p>