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Article: ACTING LEGEND ANTHONY QUINN DIES WON 2 OSCARS WHILE STARRING IN 100 FILMS.(NEWS)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- June 4, 2001
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Byline: Associated Press
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two-time Oscar winner Anthony Quinn, a former shoeshine boy and preacher who became an international leading man with a film career spanning six decades, has died of respiratory failure. He was 86.
Both Quinn's screen presence and personal style were larger than life. The barrel-chested actor fathered 13 children and starred in 100 feature films, including the fierce Bedouin leader in ''Lawrence of Arabia'' in 1962 and the earthy hero of the 1964 film ''Zorba the Greek.''
He won his first Oscar for his work in the 1952 film ''Viva Zapata!'' as the brother of Mexican revolutionary leader Emiliano ...