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Paul Muni ( September 22, 1895 - August 25, 1967) was a versatile actor from the Golden Age of Hollywood, nominated for five Academy Awards.
Born Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund in Lwow, Galicja, autonomus province of Austria-Hungary (now Lviv, Ukraine), his family emigrated to the United States in 1902. Both of Muni's parents were actors with the Yiddish theater and it was only natural that he would join them on stage. He made his stage debut at the age of twelve, and was quickly recognized by Maurice Schwartz , who signed him up with his Yiddish Art Theater. In a stage quirk, Muni played an eighty-year-old man as his first role. It was an appropriate beginning for an actor who loved wearing elaborate costumes and assuming accents in his film career.
Muni was twenty-nine when he began acting on Broadway. His first role, that of an elderly Jewish man in the play We Americans by Sam Harris , was also the first time that he ever acted in English. He was signed by FoxThe Fox Film Corporation was an American company which produced motion pictures, formed in 1915 when founder William Fox merged two companies he had established in 1913: Greater New York Film Rental, a distribution firm, which was part of the Independents three years later, in 1929Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 See also 1929 in aviation 1929 in film 1929 in literature 1929 in mu, and received an OscarBob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. The Academy Awards (often better known as Oscars) are the most prominent film award in the United States. The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a p nomination for his first film The ValiantThe Valiant is a 1929 film which tells the story of a man condemned to execution who tries to convince two women that he is not their son and brother, and that they must get on with their lives. It stars Paul Muni, Marguerite Churchill, DeWitt Jennings, H, but he was unhappy with the roles and decided to return to BroadwayThis article is about the street in New York City. For other articles with the name Broadway, see: Broadway (disambiguation). Broadway as the name implies, is a big, wide avenue in New York City, New York, and is one of the main north-south thoroughfares.
In 19321932 is the leap year starting on Friday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 3 British arrest and intern Mohandas Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel January 8 In Britain the Archbishop of Canterbury forbids church remarriage of divorcees Jan Muni returned to Hollywood to star in ScarfaceScarface (also known as Scarface, the Shame of the Nation and The Shame of a Nation is a 1932 crime film which tells the story of gang warfare and police intervention when rival gangs fight over control of a city. It stars Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, Karen Mor and I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang, for which he received a second Best Actor nomination. Warner Brothers recognized his considerable talent and signed a long-term contract with him. He went on to receive a Best Actor nomination for The Life of Emile Zola ( 1937) and to win the Academy Award for The Story of Louis Pasteur ( 1939).
In the ensuing years until his retirement in 1959, he spent his time acting on film and stage. He was widely recognized as a talented if eccentric individual. He would go into a rage whenever anyone wore red, but at the same time he could often be found between sessions relaxing with his violin. Over the years, he also because increasingly dependent on his wife Bella, who terrified directors by forcing them to redo scenes that did not meet her satisfaction.
After several failed projects, Muni was nominated for a Tony Award in 1955 for the role of Henry Drummond in Inherit the Wind. He was becoming increasingly infirm, however, and by 1959, soon after receiving his final Academy Award nomination for The Last Angry Man (1959) he retired from acting. He died in Montecito, California.
Partial Filmography
Academy Awards and Nominations
He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6435 Hollywood Blvd.
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