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Anthony Quinn Biography |
Anthony Rudolph Oaxaca Quinn (April 21, 1915 - June 3, 2001) was a Mexican-American actor, painter, and sculptor. He was born Antonio Rudolfo Oaxaca Quinn in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Acting
With an appearance and facility with language that enabled him to play characters of numerous ethnicities, Quinn worked through the late 1930s and 1940s in a wide variety of small film roles as Mexicans, Arabs, Native Americans, Asians, and assorted heavies. After appearing in over 50 films in that period he began to emerge as a leading man in the 1950s, making a clear impression in European films such as Fellini's La Strada (1954) and a 1956 version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and winning two Oscars for supporting roles.
He was nominated for four Oscars, two for Best Actor and two for Best Supporting Actor, winning for the two supporting roles: Viva Zapata! (1952) and Lust for Life (1956). His nominated leading performances were in Wild is the Wind (1957) and Zorba the Greek (1964).
Quinn appeared in 46 movies with other Oscar-winning actors (28) and actresses (18).
He died in Boston, Massachusetts of cancer. His body currently rests in his Bristol, Rhode Island estate.
Painting and sculpture
Quinn was a student and friend of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Family
Quinn was married three times:
Katherine deMille
Iolanda Addolori
Kathy Benvin
He fathered 13 children, and also reportedly had several mistresses (some of whom bore him children).
Education
Quinn received his first high school diploma from Tucson High School in Tucson, Arizona in the 1990s.
Quotations
"In Europe an actor is an artist. In Hollywood, if he isn't working, he's a bum."
"I never get the girl. I wind up with a country instead." |
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