Film homage Lee Marvin Cat Ballou 1965 mural Kid Chillean's Black Canyon Arizona 2005-2011
by David Lee Guss
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Film homage Lee Marvin Cat Ballou 1965 mural Kid Chillean's Black Canyon Arizona 2005-2011
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David Lee Guss
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Photograph - Photography
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Lee Marvin earned an Oscar for his dual portrayal of Kid Shelleen/Tim Strawn in the 1965 comedy Western "Cat Ballou." After 14 years in film, he finally became a certified star.
Marvin's widow Pamela auctioned off his movie memorabilia in late August 2010, 23 years after his death from a heart attack.
The "Cat Ballou" items included the Hollywood Foreign Press Association "Golden Globe " Award as "Best Actor In A Comedy or "Musical." The beautiful 9" high statue consists of a golden globe, partially wrapped by a film strip, sitting on a block covered with a gold colored, inscribed presentation plaque.
The very prestigious award item sold for $3,450.
Other "Ballou" items included the XV Int'l Berlin Film Festival Award For Best Actor ($2,587) and the British Academy Award For Best Foreign Actor ($1,437).
Finally the the revised, final draft of the shooting script for "Ballou" went for $1, 610.
The accompanying photo was taken in 2005 of the front wall in Kid Chilleen's Bad Ass BBQ & Steak House in Black Canyon, Arizona, exactly 40 years after the movie's release.
While Lee Marvin lived in Tucson, Arizona it is not known if he ever saw the mural.
The cross legged horse was named "Smokey," and was owned by Fat Jones Stables. In accepting his Oscar, Lee remarked that "half this belongs to a horse out in the valley."
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