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Oct 4, 2019 · America's "First Actor". Muni was an actor, not a personality. In his prime, Muni garnered the respected title of America’s “First Actor.”. England had Olivier, but we had Paul Muni. His talent and skill were greatly admired, and Muni prided himself on never playing the same role twice. But the tradeoff was that the public never felt like ...
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is a 1932 American pre-Code crime - drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Paul Muni as a wrongfully convicted man on a chain gang who escapes to Chicago. It was released on November 10, 1932. The film received critical acclaim and was nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best ...
Paul Muni. Actor: Scarface. Paul Muni was born Sept. 22, 1895, in Lemberg, Austro-Hungarian Empire, to Salli and Phillip Weisenfreund, who were both professionals. His family was Jewish, and spoke Yiddish. Paul was educated in New York and Cleveland public schools. He was described as 5 feet 10 inches, with black hair and eyes, 165 pounds. He joined the Yiddish Art Theatre in New York (1908 ...
Paul Muni has won several awards for his performances. He won the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for "Inherit the Wind."
Scarface: Directed by Howard Hawks, Richard Rosson. With Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, Karen Morley, Osgood Perkins. An ambitious and nearly insane violent gangster climbs the ladder of success in the mob, but his weaknesses prove to be his downfall.
Muni Weisenfreund. Occupation. Actor. Years active. 1908–1962. Spouse. Bella Finkel ( m. 1921) Paul Muni (born Frederich Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund; September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an American actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1936 movie The Story of Louis Pasteur.
Paul Muni (1895-1967) Paul Muni. Paul Muni was an Austrian-Hungarian-born American stage and film actor who was considered one of the most important and prestigious actors in Hollywood during the 1930s, and one of the rare actors who was given the privilege of choosing which parts he wanted. Later in his career he specialised in playing ...
