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Anthony Quinn Biography

Anthony Quinn Profile:
  • Name: Anthony Quinn
  • Birth Name: Anthony Rudolfo Oxaca Quinn
  • Height: 6'
  • Sex: M
  • Nationality: Mexican
  • Birth Date: April 21, 1915
  • Birth Place: Chihuahua, Mexico
  • Profession: actor, producer, director
  • Place of Death: on Sunday June 3, 2001 in a Boston hospital
  • Husband/Wife: Kathy Benvin (secretary; married in 1997), Iolanda Quinn (Italian costume designer; married in 1966; divorced on August 19, 1997), Katherine DeMille (actress; adopted daughter of Cecil B. De Mille; married on October 5, 1937; divorced in 1963)
  • Father: Francisco Quinn (Irish; died while fighting for revolutionary leader Pancho Villa)
  • Mother: Manuela (servant; Mexican)
  • Son: Ryan (born in 1996; mother: Kathy Benvin), Lorenzo Quinn (actor; born in 1965), Francesco Daniele Quinn (actor; born in 1962), Christopher (first child; drowned when he was 4 years old in a pond at the home of W.C. Fields)
  • Daughter: Antonia (born in 1994; mother: Kathy Benvin), Valentina Quinn (actress; born in 1952)

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Anthony Quinn Quotes:
  • When asked about his ethnicity: "It doesn't make a difference as long as I'm a person in the world."
  • "I never get the girl. I wind up with a country instead."
  • "I never satisfed that kid [referring to himself], but I think he and I have made a deal now. It's like climbing a mountain. I didn't take him up Mount Everest, but I took him up Mount Whitney. And I think that's not bad."
  • On Marlon Brando: "We forget how he revolutionised acting."
  • "In Europe an actor is an artist. In Hollywood, if he isn't working, he's a bum."
  • "On the stage, you have to find truth, even if you have to lose the audience"
Anthony Quinn Awards:
  • Chamizal Independent Film Festival: Lifetime Achievement Award (2003)
  • Huelva Latin American Film Festival: Prize of the City of Huelva (2001)
  • Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival: Lifetime Achievement Award (2001)
  • Golden Camera (Germany): For lifetime achievement (1996)
  • Golden Globe Awards: Cecil B. DeMille Award (1987)
  • National Board of Review: Best Actor, ZORBA THE GREEK (1964)
  • Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, LUST FOR LIFE (1957)
  • Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, VIVA ZAPATA! (1953)

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