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Anthony Quinn Biography (1915-2001)
Full name, Anthony Rudolph Oaxaca Quinn; original name, Antonio Quinones; born April 21, 1915, in Chihuahua, Mexico; naturalized U.S. citizen, 1947; son of Frank and Manuela "Nellie" (Oaxaca) Quinn; married Katherine de Mille, October 2, 1937 (divorced, 1965); married Iolanda Addolori, January, 1966 (divorced August, 1997); married Kathy Benvin, December 7, 1997; children: (first marriage) Christina, Kathleen, Duncan; (second marriage) Francesco (an actor),Daniele (an actor), Lorenzo (an actor), Valentina Peters (an actress); (thirdmarriage) Antonia, Ryan; four other children. Career: Actor, director, and producer. Artist, with major exhibitions of his oil paintings, sculptures, and serigraphs in Hawaii, 1982 and 1987; San Francisco, CA, 1983; San Antonio, TX, 1984; Houston, TX, 1984; New York City, 1984 and 1989; Washington,DC, 1985; Beverly Hills, CA, 1986; Mexico City, Mexico, 1990; Paris, France,1990; Zurich, Switzerland, 1990; Vienna, Austria, 1991; Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1992; and Las Vegas, NV, 1993. Awards, Honors: Academy Award, bestsupporting actor, 1952, for Viva Zapata!; Venice Film Festival Award,1956, for La Strada; Academy Award, best supporting actor, 1956, forLust for Life; Academy Award nomination, best actor, 1958, for WildIs the Wind; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best actor in a drama, 1961, for Becket; British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award nomination, best foreign actor, 1963, for Lawrence of Arabia; National Board of Review Award, best actor, 1964, Academy Award nomination, best actor,Golden Globe Award nomination, best motion picture actor--drama, both 1965, and British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award nomination, best foreignactor, 1966, all for Zorba the Greek; Golden Globe Award nomination,best motion picture actor--musical/comedy, 1970, for The Secret of Santa Vittoria; Cecil B. DeMille Award, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, outstanding contribution to the world of entertainment, 1987; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries or special, 1988, for The Richest Man in the World: The Story of Aristotle Onassis; Ellis IslandMedal of Honor (Mayor's Liberty Award), National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, notable Mexican actor, 1990; Golden Camera Award, Germany, 1995; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, miniseries, or motion picture, 1997, for Gotti.
Addresses: Contact: P.O. Box 479, Bristol, RI 02809-0479.; Agent: 60 East End, Suite 32C, New York, NY 10028.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director, producer
- Birth Details
- April 21, 1915
- Chihuahua, Mexico
- Death Details
- June 3, 2001
- Boston, Massachusetts
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Zingo Browning, Parole, Universal, 1936
- (Uncredited role) A hood, Night Waitress, RKO Radio Pictures, 1936
- A gangster, Sworn Enemy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1936
- (Uncredited role) The Milky Way, Paramount, 1936
- Harry Morgan, Daughter of Shanghai, Paramount, 1937
- Captain Ricardo Alvarez, The Last Train from Madrid, Paramount, 1937
- Nicholas Mazaney, Partners in Crime, Paramount, 1937
- Cheyenne warrior, The Plainsman, Paramount, 1937
- The Don, Swing High, Swing Low, Paramount, 1937
- Kimo, Waikiki Wedding, Paramount, 1937
- Beluche, The Buccaneer, Paramount, 1938
- Deane Fordline, Bulldog Drummond in Africa, Paramount, 1938
- Nicholas "Nicki" Kusnoff, Dangerous to Know, Paramount, 1938
- Legs, Hunted Men (also known as Crime Gives Orders), Paramount, 1938
- Lou Gedney, King of Alcatraz (also known as King of the Alcatraz), Paramount, 1938
- Marty, Tip Off Girls, Paramount, 1938
- Chang Tai, Island of Lost Men, Paramount, 1939
- Mike Gordon, King of Chinatown, Paramount, 1939
- Forbes, Television Spy, Paramount, 1939
- Jack Cordray, Union Pacific, Paramount, 1939
- Nick Buller, Emergency Squad, Paramount, 1940
- Ramon and Francisco Maderos, The Ghost Breakers, Paramount, 1940
- Francis "Big Boy" Bradmore, Parole Fixer, Paramount, 1940
- Caesar, Road to Singapore, Paramount, 1940
- Joe Yuma, Texas Rangers Ride Again, Paramount, 1940
- Murray Burns, City for Conquest, Warner Bros., 1940
- Manolo de Palma, Blood and Sand, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1941
- Tony Van Dyne, Bullets for O'Hara, Warner Bros., 1941
- Trego, Knockout (also known as Right to the Heart), WarnerBros., 1941
- Alex Moreno, The Perfect Snob, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1941
- Chic Collins, Thieves Fall Out, Warner Bros., 1941
- Wogan, The Black Swan, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942
- Leo Dexter, Larceny, Inc., Warner Bros., 1942
- Mullay Kasim, Road to Morocco, Paramount, 1942
- Crazy Horse, They Died with Their Boots On, Warner Bros., 1942
- Jesus "Soose" Alvarez, Guadalcanal Diary, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1943
- Juan Martines, The Ox-Bow Incident (also known as Strange Incident), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1943
- Yellow Hand, Buffalo Bill, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1944
- Al Jackson, Irish Eyes Are Smiling, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1944
- Michael Romanescue, Ladies of Washington (also known as Ladiesin Washington), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1944
- George Carroll, Roger Touhy, Gangster! (also known as The LastGangster and Roger Touhy), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1944
- Captain Andres Bonifacio, Back to Bataan (also known as The Invisible Army), RKO Radio Pictures, 1945
- Chen-Ta, China Sky, RKO Radio Pictures, 1945
- Indian chief, Where Do We Go from Here?, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1945
- Don Luis Rivera y Hernandez, California, Paramount, 1946
- Charley Eagle, Black Gold, Monogram, 1947
- Jose Martinez, The Imperfect Lady (also known as Mrs. Loring'sSecret), Paramount, 1947
- Emir, Sinbad the Sailor, RKO Radio Pictures, 1947
- Enrique "Ricky" Vargas, Tycoon, RKO Radio Pictures, 1947
- Raul Fuentes, The Brave Bulls, Columbia, 1951
- Giovanni LaRocca, Mask of the Avenger, Columbia, 1951
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High Treason, General Film Distributors/Pacemaker-Mayer-Kingsley,1951
- Captain Roc Brasiliano, Against All Flags, Universal, 1952
- Prince Ramon, The Brigand, Columbia, 1952
- Eufemio Zapata, Viva Zapata!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952
- Portugee, The World in His Arms, Universal, 1952
- Ward "Paco" Conway, Blowing Wild, Warner Bros., 1953
- Tony Bartlett, City beneath the Sea (also known as One Hour toDoomsday), Universal, 1953
- Kiang, East of Sumatra, Universal, 1953
- Jose Esqueda, Ride, Vaquero!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
- Osceola/John Powell, Seminole, Universal, 1953
- Johnny McBride, The Long Wait, United Artists, 1954
- Zampano, La Strada (also known as The Road), Trans-Lux, 1954
- Luis Santos, The Magnificent Matador (also known as The Brave and the Beautiful), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
- Phil Regal, The Naked Street (also known as The Brass Ringand The Mobster), United Artists, 1955
- Captain Gaspar de Portola, Seven Cities of Gold, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
- Antinous, Ulysses (also known as Ulisse), Paramount, 1955
- Francesco Caserto, Angels of Darkness (also known as ForbiddenWomen and Donne proibite), Supra, 1956
- Paul Gauguin, Lust for Life, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
- Dave Robles, The Man from Del Rio, United Artists, 1956
- Big Tom Kupfen, The Wild Party, United Artists, 1956
- Quasimodo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (also known as I Misteridi Parigi and Notre Dame de Paris), Allied Artists, 1957
- Bob Kallen, The Ride Back, United Artists, 1957
- Ben Cameron, The River's Edge, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
- Gino, Wild Is the Wind, Paramount, 1957
- Stationmaster, "A Minute's Walk," Rising of the Moon, Warner Bros., 1957
- Title role, Attila (also known as Attila the Hun and Attila, il flagello di Dio), Universal, 1958
- Dominique, The Buccaneer, Paramount, 1958
- Jack Duval, Hot Spell, Paramount, 1958
- Frank Valente, The Black Orchid, Paramount, 1959
- Craig Belden, The Last Train from Gun Hill, Paramount, 1959
- Tom Morgan, Warlock, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
- Tom Healy, Heller in Pink Tights, Paramount, 1960
- Dr. David Rivera, Portrait in Black, Universal, 1960
- Inuk, The Savage Innocents (also known as Les dents du diable and Ombre bianche), Paramount, 1960
- Colonel Andrea Stavros, The Guns of Navarone, Columbia, 1961
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Circle of Deception (also known as Destruction Test), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961
- Villager, Alive and Kicking, Seven Arts, 1962
- Title role, Barabbas (also known as Barabba), Columbia, 1962
- Auda Abu Tayi, Lawrence of Arabia, Columbia, 1962
- Mountain Rivera, Requiem for a Heavyweight (also known as BloodMoney), Columbia, 1962
- Alfio, Fatal Desire (also known as Cavalleria rusticana), Ultra, 1963
- Captain Vinolas, Behold a Pale Horse (also known as Et vint lejour de vengeance), Columbia, 1964
- Serge Miller, The Visit (also known as Der Besuch,
La rancune, and La vendetta della signora), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964
- Alexis Zorba, Zorba the Greek (also known as Alexis Zorbas), International Classics, 1964
- Juan Chavez, A High Wind in Jamaica, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965
- Lieutenant Colonel Pierre Raspeguy, The Lost Command, Columbia, 1966
- Kublai Khan, Marco the Magnificent (also known as The FabulousAdventures of Marco Polo,
La fabuleuse aventure de Marco Polo,
Le meravigliose avventures di Marco Polo, and Marco Polo), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
- Roc Delmonico, The Happening, Columbia, 1967
- Peyrol, The Rover (also known as The Adventurer and L'avventuriero), Cinerama, 1967
- Johann Moritz, The 25th Hour (also known as La 25e heure,
La venticinquesima ora, and La vingt-cinquieme heure), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
- Leon Alastray, Guns for San Sebastian (also known as I cannonidi San Sebastian,
La bataille de San Sebastian, and Los canonesde San Sebastian), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
- Maurice Conchis, The Magus, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
- Pope Kiril Lakota, The Shoes of the Fisherman, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
- Matsoukas, A Dream of Kings, National General, 1969
- Italo Bombolini, The Secret of Santa Vittoria, United Artists, 1969
- Flapping Eagle, Flap (also known as The Last Warrior,
Nobody Loves a Drunken Indian, and Nobody Loves a Flapping Eagle), Warner Bros., 1970
- Will Cade, A Walk in the Spring Rain, Columbia, 1970
- Professor F. W. J. "Paco" Perez, R.P.M. (also known as Revolutions per Minute), Columbia, 1970
- Narrator, Arruza (documentary), Avco-Embassy, 1971
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The Voice of La Raza, 1972
- Captain Frank Matteli, Across 110th Street, United Artists, 1972
- Erastus "Deaf" Smith, Deaf Smith and Johnny Ears (also known as Los amigos), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973
- Don Angelo, The Don Is Dead (also known as Beautiful but Deadly and The Deadly Kiss), Universal, 1973
- Steve Ventura, The Destructors (also known as The Marseille Contract), American International Pictures, 1974
- Hamza, Mohammad: Messenger of God (also known as Al-Risalahand The Message), Tarik/Irwin Yablans, 1976
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High Rollers (also known as Bluff), 1976
- Ernest Hobday, Target of an Assassin (also known as African Rage,
Fatal Assassin,
The Long Shot,
Portrait of an Assassin, and Tigers Don't Cry), [South Africa], 1976
- Zulfigar, Caravans, Ibex, 1978
- Jesus Sanchez, The Children of Sanchez, Bartlett, 1978
- Theo Tomasis, The Greek Tycoon, Universal, 1978
- Gregorio Ferramonti, The Inheritance (also known as L'eredita Ferramonti), S.J. International, 1978
- The Basque, The Passage, United Artists, 1979
- Bang, The Con Artists (also known as The Con Man,
The Switch,
Bluff storia di truffe e di imbroglioni, and Il grande bluff), S.J. International, 1981
- Mariano, High Risk, American Cinema, 1981
- Omar Mukhtar, Lion of the Desert (also known as Omar Mukhtar: Lion of the Desert), United Film Distribution, 1981
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Regina Roma (also known as Regina), 1982
- Bruno Manzini, The Salamander, ITC, 1983
- Mosen Joaquin, Valentina (also known as 1919 and Valentine), Ofelia Films, 1983
- Himself, Ingrid (documentary), 1985
- Mauricio, Pasion de Hombre (also known as A Man of Passion), Light Age Filmworks, 1989
- Antonio Stradivari, Stradivari, [Italy], 1989
- Scott, Ghosts Can't Do It, RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1990
- Tiburon "Tibey" Mendes, Revenge, Columbia/New World, 1990
- Nick, Only the Lonely, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
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A Star for Two, 1991
- Don Guiseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria, Mobsters (also known as The Evil Empire), Universal, 1991
- Lou Carbone, Jungle Fever, Universal, 1991
- Tony Vivaldi, Last Action Hero, Columbia, 1993
- Don Pedro Aragon, A Walk in the Clouds, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
- Antonio Barracano, Il sindaco, [Italy], 1996
- Old man Archie, Seven Servants, 1996
- Emilio, Somebody to Love, October Films, 1997
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Ringside, 1999
- Himself, From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov andShdanoff (documentary), Aslan Productions/City Block Productions/Keeve Productions, 1999
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Film Work
- Director, The Buccaneer, Paramount, 1958
- Producer, The Visit (also known as Der Besuch,
La rancune, and La vendetta della signora), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964
- Associate producer, Zorba the Greek (also known as Alexis Zorbas), International Classics, 1964
- Executive producer, Across 110th Street, United Artists, 1972
- Executive producer, Mystique (also known as Circle of Power), Mehlman, 1981
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Mayor Thomas Jefferson Alacala, The Man and the City, ABC, 1971-72
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Miniseries
- Host and narrator, Ten Who Dared (also known as The Explorers), syndicated, 1977
- Caiaphas, Jesus of Nazareth (also known as The Life of Christ and Gesu di Nazareth), NBC, 1977
- Long John Silver, Treasure Island (also known as L'isola del tesoro), RAI-2, 1987
- Socrates Onassis, The Richest Man in the World: The Story of AristotleOnassis (also known as Onassis,
Onassis: The Richest Man in the World, and The Richest Man in the World), ABC, 1988
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Camino de Santiago, 1999
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Movies
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King: A Filmed Record ... Montgomery to Memphis (documentary), ABC, 1970
- Santiago, The Old Man and the Sea (also known as Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea), NBC, 1990
- Zeus, "Hercules and the Amazon Women," Action Pack, syndicated, 1994
- Zeus, "Hercules and the Circle of Fire," Action Pack, syndicated,1994
- Zeus, "Hercules and the Lost Kingdom," Action Pack, syndicated, 1994
- Zeus, "Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur," Action Pack, syndicated, 1994
- Zeus, "Hercules in the Underworld," Action Pack, syndicated, 1994
- Michael Reyman, This Can't Be Love, CBS, 1994
- "Mr. Neil" Dellacroce, Gotti, HBO, 1996
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Specials
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Salute to Lady Liberty, CBS, 1984
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Remembering Bing, 1987
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Gregory Peck--His Own Man, Cinemax, 1988
- Guest, Larry King TNT Extra, TNT, 1992
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The Golden Globe's 50th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1994
- Himself, Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western, TNT, 1997
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The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money, Bravo, 1999
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Awards Presentations
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The 38th Annual Tony Awards, 1984
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The Golden Globe Awards, 1987
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The 59th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1987
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The American Film Institute Salute to Gregory Peck (also known asThe 17th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Gregory Peck), NBC, 1989
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Bill Cosby Salutes Alvin Ailey, NBC, 1989
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The 45th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1991
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The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1991
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The 20th International Emmy Awards, PBS, 1992
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The Fifth Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, 1999
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Episodic
- "What Every Woman Knows," Philco Television Playhouse, NBC, 1949
- "Pride's Castle," Philco Television Playhouse, NBC, 1949
- "The House of Dust," Lights Out, NBC, 1951
- "Ticket to Oblivion," Ford Theater (also known as The Ford Television Theater), CBS, 1951
- "Blue Murder," Danger, CBS, 1951
- "Dark Fleece," Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, CBS, 1951
- "The Long Trail," Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, CBS, 1954
- "Bandit's Hideout," Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, CBS, 1955
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Person to Person, CBS, 1958
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Conversation with Cassini, Arts and Entertainment, 1989
- Host, "Third and Oak: The Pool Hall," American Playwrights Theatre, Arts and Entertainment, 1989
- Host, "The Rope," American Playwrights Theatre: The One-Acts, Artsand Entertainment, 1989
- Mr. Fuentes, "Surf's Up," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1989
- "Anthony Quinn," Crazy about the Movies, Cinemax, 1990
- Host, "Let Me Hear You Whisper," American Playwrights Theatre, Arts and Entertainment, 1990
- Host, "Twenty-Seven Wagons Full of Cotton," American Playwrights Theatre, Arts and Entertainment, 1990
- Himself, Reflections on the Silver Screen with Professor Richard Brown, syndicated, 1990
- Himself, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 1995
- Himself, "Frank Costello: Prime Minister of the Mob," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
- Himself, "Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
- Himself, "Sophia Loren: Actress Italian Style," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
- Professor Christo, Cosby, CBS, 1998
- Also appeared in The Dick Cavett Show, ABC.
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Pilots
- Mayor Thomas Jefferson Alacala, The City, ABC, 1971
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Stage Appearances
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Clean Beds, 1936
- Stephen S. Christopher, The Gentleman from Athens, Mansfield Theatre, 1947
- Stanley Kowalski, A Streetcar Named Desire, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1950
- Texas, Borned in Texas, Fulton Theatre, New York City, 1950
- Alvin Connors, Let Me Hear the Melody, Playhouse Theatre, Wilmington, DE, 1951
- Henry II, Becket, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1960
- Caesario Grimaldi, Tchin-Tchin, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1962
- King del Rey, The Red Devil Battery Sign, Shubert Theatre, Boston,MA, 1975
- Title role, Zorba!, Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1983
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Major Tours
- Stanley Kowalski, A Streetcar Named Desire, U.S. cities, 1948-49
- Title role, Zorba!, U.S. cities, 1983-86
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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In Disc Jockey Sampler, Capitol, 1969
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Zorba! (original cast soundtrack), RCA, 1983
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WRITINGS
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Nonfiction
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The Original Sin: A Self-Portrait, Little, Brown (Boston, MA), 1972
- (With Daniel Paisner) One Man Tango: Self-Portrait, HarperCollins(New York City), 1995
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Screenplays
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books:
- Amdur, Melissa, Anthony Quinn, Chelsea House, 1993.
- Marill, Alvin H., The Films of Anthony Quinn, Citadel (Secaucus, NJ), 1975.
Periodicals:
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Atlantic Monthly, November 1972, .
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Christian Science Monitor, December 27, 1972, .
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Interview, May 27, 1991, p. 126.
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People Weekly, September 1, 1997, p. 78; December 22, 1997, p. 115.
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Premiere, September 1, 1992, p. 43.
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Saturday Review, October 21, 1972, .*
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