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• Anthony Quinn was a 2 time Academy Award winning actor, artist and entertainer. He was of Mexican and Irish descent and was usually cast in ethnic roles.

• Fast Facts

  1. Full Name: Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca
  2. Born: April 21, 1915
  3. Birthplace: Chihuahua, Mexico
  4. Died: June 3, 2001
  5. Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts
  6. Years active: 1936 - 2001
  7. Fathered 13 children
  8. Was a close personal friend of Frank Lloyd Wright
  9. Was nominated for a Broadway Tony Award in 1961 for "Becket"

• Background

  After starting life in extremely modest circumstances in Mexico his family moved to Los Angeles, California, where he grew up in the Boyle Heights and the Echo Park neighborhoods. He attended Polytechnic High School and later Belmont High before dropping out. Growing up Quinn boxed, then later studied architecture under Frank Lloyd Wright at the great architect's studio, Taliesin in Arizona. Quinn was close to Wright who encouraged him when Quinn decided to give acting a try. After a brief apprenticeship in theater, Quinn made his movie acting debut in 1936 in a variety of small roles in several films at Paramount, mainly playing villains and ethnic types.

• Filmography

  • 1936: The Milky Way
  • 1937: Waikiki Wedding
  • 1941: Bullets for O'Hara
  • 1944: Irish Eyes Are Smiling
  • 1952: [[Viva Zapata!]]
  • 1961: The Guns of Navarone
  • 1962: Lawrence of Arabia
  • 1969: A Dream of Kings
  • 1974: The Marseille Contract
  • 1979: The Passage
  • 1982: Regina Roma
  • 1990: The Old Man and the Sea
  • 1995: A Walk in the Clouds

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