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"Sonnet 18" by William ShakespeareShall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer’s lease hath all too short a date;Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm'd;But thy eternal summer shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st;Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st:So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this, and...

This funny scene makes this one of the best Christmas movies of all time. John Wayne Lee Marvin Caesar Romero Elizabeth Allen

On this edition of "Point/Counterpoint," Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin debate Lee Marvin and Michelle Triola's relationship. [Season 04, 1979]

After carrying out a hit on an ex-race car driver (John Cassavetes), a hitman (Lee Marvin) and his partner start to wonder why the hit was so easy, and why they were paid so well for such a simple job. Ruthlessly following their instincts, they begin to uncover the truth about the dead man, and just who wanted him hit, and why. Co-starring Angie Dickinson and Ronald Reagan, in his final big screen role.

I say Lee Marvin hands down. He was just cool and never thought he had to prove it.

Michelle Triola Marvin dies at 75; her legal fight with ex-lover Lee Marvin added 'palimony' to the language After their cohabitation of six years, she took him to court, seeking $1.8 million, but won just $104,000, and that award was later thrown out.Michelle Triola Marvin, a former nightclub singer whose claims as the onetime live-in girlfriend of actor Lee Marvin led to a landmark ruling that established the legal concept of palimony, has died. She was 75. Marvin, who had fought lung cancer for the last 18 months, died Friday at the Malibu home she shared with actor Dick Van...

Michelle Marvin, ‘Palimony’ Figure, Dies THE ASSOCIATED PRESS October 30, 2009 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Michelle Triola Marvin, who fought a landmark "palimony" case against her former lover, actor Lee Marvin, has died. She was 76. Family spokesman Bob Palmer says Marvin died Friday morning of lung cancer at the Malibu home she shared with actor Dick Van Dyke, her partner of 30 years. Marvin lived with Lee Marvin for six years and took his name. They broke up in 1970 and nine years later she sued for nearly $2 million, even though she had no alimony rights because the...

a scene from the classic Dirty Dozen.

I recieved this in an e-mail and have never heard if before. I am not sure of the source. Does anyone know if it is true. It is an interesting story. Captain Kangaroo passed away on January 23, 2004 at age 76 ,which is odd, because he always looked to be 76. (DOB: 6/27/27.) It reminded me of the following story. Some people have been a bit offended that the actor, Lee Marvin, is buried in a grave alongside 3 and 4 star generals at Arlington National Cemetery. Here's a guy who was only a famous movie star who served...

Was watching Eraser tonight and I thought James Coburn was in Cat Ballou but then I searched and realized it was Lee Marvin. Did a search and found out he got a Purple Heart and is buried in Arlinton National Cemetery. I'm sure most freepers know this but thought I would share this site as we approach our nation's birthday. Recommend you check out this site. I love that generation.

Lee Marvin - True War Story Some people have been a bit offended that Hollywood star Lee Marvin is buried in a grave at Arlington National Cemetery alongside 3 and 4 star generals. His marker gives his name, rank (PVT) and service (USMC). Nothing else. Isn't this a guy who was only a famous movie star who served his time; why the heck does he rate burial with these guys? Well, following is the amazing answer: