- Description
- .25 lin. ft. (1 box).
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 2008-006
- OCLC
- 233652450
- Author
Quinn, Anthony, 1915-2001.
- Title
Anthony Quinn letters to Bertha Case, 1963-1976.
- Summary
Lengthy letters by Quinn to his literary agent Bertha Case focus on the writing of his autobiography, but also discuss his busy film career. Also includes a few photos of Quinn including Christmas card portraits with his family and a published copy of his The Original Sin: A self-portrait, inscribed to Case.
- Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Biography
First Mexican-American actor to win an Academy Award, Anthony Quinn's most notable film roles were the title character in Zorba the Greek for which he received his fourth Oscar nomination and the circus strongman in Fellini's La Strada. He had a prolific career on film playing especially villains and a wide variety of ethnic types. On Broadway he replaced Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire and played opposite Laurence Olivier in Thomas Becket. Quinn was also a painter and writer.
- Occupation
Actors.
Authors.
- Research Call Number
*T-Mss 2008-006