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Killin' Generals with Dwayne Epstein ~ Part Two

In part two of this interview with the Ultimate Lee Marvin Biographer Dwayne Epstein, they talk about why Lee Marvin doesn’t have a star on the Walk of Fame. They chat about the movies Lee Marvin turned down and ones he could have had if he hadn’t died so young. They talk about Dwayne’s relationship with Kino Lorber, The Sons of Lee Marvin, and John Ford and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. They also get into Lee Marvin’s personal politics, Robert Aldrich and the political legacy of The Dirty Dozen, and if we think Quentin Tarantino is a Big Lee Marvin Fan.

Lee Marvin: Point Blank by Dwayne Epstein 2013
Buy Dwayne's book here
https://www.amazon.com/Lee-Marvin-Point-Dwayne-Epstein/dp/1936182572

Killin’ Generals: The Making of The Dirty Dozen, the Most Iconic WW2 Movie of All Time 2023
Buy Dwayne's book here
https://a.co/d/hqintMY

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Kassandra Smiley Kassandra Smiley

Killin’ Generals with Dwayne Epstein ~ Part One

In this two part interview, Kass sits down with the Ultimate Lee Marvin Biographer Dwayne Epstein. They talk about the origin of his new book “Killin’ Generals: The Making of The Dirty Dozen, the Most Iconic WW2 Movie of All Time”. They chat about how Dwayne got into the Lee Marvin business, How he started writing non-fiction and How he got access to the Marvin Family. They chat about Robert Aldrich, What got cut out of The Dirty Dozen, the myth of how Lee Marvin got into the acting biz.


Lee Marvin: Point Blank by Dwayne Epstein 2013

Buy Dwayne's book here
https://www.amazon.com/Lee-Marvin-Point-Dwayne-Epstein/dp/1936182572

Killin’ Generals: The Making of The Dirty Dozen, the Most Iconic WW2 Movie of All Time 2023
Buy Dwayne's book here
https://a.co/d/hqintMY

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Kassandra Smiley Kassandra Smiley

The Fighting 4th

In this episode we go deep to get a better picture of Lee Marvin, Marine Corps Veteran.  In June 1944, Lee Marvin almost died behind a tree on a beach in Saipan, this is his miraculous tale of survival.

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