Cinema Retro reader Pete Emslie, who happens to be a top talent cartoonist, reminds us that today is Lee Marvin's birthday- and his provided this terrific depiction of Marvin in his Oscar-winning role in
Cat Ballou. (Visit Pete's site at
The Cartoon Cave for more great artwork.) Marvin, who would have been 85 today, died at age 63 in 1987. Cinema Retro will be presenting an exciting feature relating to Marvin in issue #15. Writer Steve Mori, who provided us with his "lost" Steve McQueen interview for issue #1, has just come through with a fascinating feature that is sure to thrill classic movie lovers. In 1974, Steve was a journalist on the set of
The Klansman which paired Marvin and Richard Burton as well as Luciana Paluzzi, Cameron Mitchell and a promising newcomer named O.J. Simpson. While on the set, Steve witnessed the destruction of Burton's second marriage to Elizabeth Taylor, was coerced into interviewing shy and insecure Simpson (and lived to tell the tale!) and managed to get one of the most in-depth interviews with Lee Marvin ever conducted. Marvin was notoriously cranky with the press, but Steve managed to get on his good side and the result was a truly insightful interview in which Marvin discussed his memories of his most memorable films. The interview was never published, but will appear in Cinema Retro #15. Consider this just another shameless attempt to seduce you into subscribing.Â