Leeminder: The Lee Marvin Blog-a-thon is August 29th

Posted by Richard Harland Smith on August 24, 2007

Lee Marvin by Jim Blanchard Just a quick Leeminder to all those Marvinophiles out there that the official Lee Marvin Blog-a-Thon is this Wednesday, August 29th! If you're interested in writing about the great man, star/costar of M SQUAD, THE WILD ONE, GORILLA AT LARGE, THE BIG HEAT, RAINTREE COUNTY, THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE, BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK, VIOLENT SATURDAY, DONOVAN'S REEF, SHACK OUT ON 101, THE COMANCHEROS, THE KILLERS, CAT BALLOU, SHIP OF FOOLS, THE PROFESSIONALS HELL IN THE PACIFIC, THE DIRTY DOZEN, POINT BLANK, PAINT YOUR WAGON, MONTE WALSH, PRIME CUT, POCKET MONEY, EMPEROR OF THE NORTH POLE, THE KLANSMAN, SHOUT AT THE DEVIL, DEATH HUNT, THE BIG RED ONE, DOG DAY, DELTA FORCE and so many others, leave your name and URL in the comments section below so that directing readers to your site is ease-i-Lee done.

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Posted By Bongoman : August 25, 2007 10:59 am

You didn't list SEVEN MEN FROM NOW, one of my faves. SHACK OUT ON 101 is insane and should be required viewing for everyone. It would make a good double feature with I MARRIED A COMMUNIST. And I don't think there is anything finer than Marvin's performance in SHIP OF FOOLS, particularly his scenes with Michael Dunn. The scene where Vivien Leigh beats him savagely with her shoe is also up there in the hall of classic movie scenes.

Posted By Charles Pope : August 27, 2007 3:09 pm

In the DVD " The Killers" 1964. Marvin,s co star , Clu Gulager talks about working with Lee Marvin and what it was like on the set.Marvin actually was hammered when he made his death scene out in front of that house.IN addition, Gulager credits Marvin for letting him do his "thing" and allowing him to "steal" a few scenes. Holding Angie Dickinson out that window was fun..and Gulager talks about other scenes with Claude Akins and Ron Raegan Overall a good experience and Marvin was as sadistic as Vince Stone in " The Big Heat"

Posted By Craig Brewster : August 27, 2007 7:04 pm

Remember Lee Marvin the US Marine. Served in WWII. One of the most visited graves in Arlington.

Posted By Craig Brewster : August 27, 2007 7:04 pm

Remember Lee Marvin the US Marine. Served in WWII. One of the most visited graves in Arlington.

Posted By Vernon Justice : August 28, 2007 12:47 pm

Lee Marvin was an excellent actor. He once explained, I believe to Johnny Carson how he got revved up for a scene where he is supposed to be menancing. It went something like this. I need a plummer. My sink is backed up, and water is coming up every place. Call plummer, and no plummer. Mildly irritated. "Where is that Plummer?" An hour goes by and no plummer. " Where in the Hell is this guy, I am going to kill this plummer if he ever gets here!" It was quite amusing at the time.

Posted By J.D. : August 28, 2007 4:44 pm

Here's my entry for the Lee Marvin Blog-A-Thon — an appreciation of Lee in The Killers over at my blog, Radiator Heaven: http://rheaven.blogspot.com/2007/08/lady-i-dont-have-time-lee-marvin-in.html 

Posted By Marty McKee : August 29, 2007 12:20 am

Thanks for the invitation and encouragement, Richard. My Lee tribute, "Lee At War," is online now at the URL above.

Posted By Marty McKee : August 29, 2007 12:24 am

Uh, okay, so the URL didn't take. It looks like you can't embed links in the Comment section, so copy this into your browser:http://craneshot.blogspot.com/2007/08/lee-at-war.html 

Posted By RHS : August 29, 2007 12:26 am

Don't worry, I'll post tomorrow with imbedded links to all your blogs and we'll have ourselves a hog killin' good time.Good work, gents.

Posted By clarkman : August 29, 2007 9:58 am

A few pics from POINT BLANK and a brief observation that Lee Marvin looks like a Jack Kirby comics character come to life:http://clarkblog.typepad.com/clarkblog/2007/08/yesterday-was-l.html

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