Lee Marvin is an extremely important cultural figure in the city of Night Vale.
Biography[]
Before coming to Night Vale, Lee served in the Marines and was decorated with the Purple Heart, only to get demoted to Private for being a troublemaker. He later opposed the Vietnam War. He defendant in the case of Marvin vs. Marvin, which established the concept of “palimony”, the financial support of a former partner to whom a person was never married. He turned down a starring role in Jaws, as he thought it would make him look silly.[1]
While in Night Vale, due to time being weird, Lee celebrated his 30th birthday every day for many years, including the day George Washington declared himself God-King of America when the city was founded and the day the city was possibly destroyed[2] and only recently started to age normally, turning 31.[3]
Selected works[]
Movie[]
- Cat Ballou - as the hired assassin, and the drunken outlaw[4]; he is said to have won an Academy Award for this movie[1]
- The Cows, Stan! The Cows! - as Dougly Dougson[5]
- The Rise of The Hobbits Part 4[6]
- The Sound of Music - as every single one of the von Trapp children, he is also said to have won the Academy Award for Best Musical Score for this movie[7]
- Superman Vs. Himself - as Superman
- Superman Vs. Nobody - as Superman[8]
Television[]
- HBO's sitcom Howard's End - an unspecified starring role[1]
- The Office (the original Luftnarpian version) - as the one-eyed starling (voice)[9]
Theatre[]
- Amara - an opera composed, conducted, and mostly performed by Marvin[10]
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers by William Shakespeare - Marvin performed fragments of the play[11]
Voice work[]
- Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel - audiobook narrated by Marvin[12]
Mentions[]
- Episode 7 "History Week": Cecil mentions the Biennial Lee Marvin Film Festival.
- Episode 36 "Missing": Tamika Flynn gives her speech from the pedestal of Marvin's statue.
- Episode 38 "Orange Grove": Cecil talks about watching "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", in which Liberty Valance is played by Lee Marvin.
- Episode 64 "WE MUST GIVE PRAISE": Gordon Moreno, president of the PTA, speaks from atop Marvin's statue, which also shields the townspeople from the Glow Cloud's rain of dead animals.
- Episode 65 "Voicemail": Dana Cardinal claims to have purchased an autographed card at the Auction of Contraband and Seized Property. Also, during Steve Carlsberg's message, Lee Marvin's Wand'rin' Star can be heard in the background.
- Episode 67 "Best Of?": Lee Marvin helps found the city of Night Vale and celebrates his 30th birthday several times over the centuries.
- Episode 68 "Faceless Old Women": Cecil announces that the upcoming grand opening of the new Old Night Vale Opera House will feature the world premiere of Marvin's new opera.
- Episode 69 "Fashion Week": Old Woman Josie reveals that Marvin will also direct and star in his creation.
- Episode 70B "Review": World premiere of "Amara".
- Episode 92 "If He Had Lived"
- Episode 112 "Citizen Spotlight": Marvin, now a donut food truck entrepreneur, reveals that he has a vision of a void with a light and a hand inside.
- Episode 116 "Council Member Flynn, Part 3": Cecil says that Marvin is his favourite actor.
- It Devours!: Marvin stars as Superman in the movies Superman Vs. Himself and Superman Vs. Nobody.
- Episode 139 "The Birthday of Lee Marvin": The entire episode is dedicated to Lee Marvin, as it is his birthday.
- Episode 146, "The Birthday of Lee Marvin (2)", is entirely narrated by him.
- Episode 150, "The Birthday of Lee Marvin (3)", is in part narrated by him.
- Episode 161 "The Space Race"
- Episode 173 "The Hundred Year Play": he teaches acting classes at the Night Vale Recreation Center.
- Episode 174 "Radio Jupiter"
- Episode 181 "C****s"
- Episode 182 "It Sticks With You"
- Episode 183 "The Nephilim"
- Episode 190 "Listeners"
- Episode 192 "It Doesn't Hold Up"
- Episode 240 "He Is Holding a Knife"
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Episode 190 "Listeners"
- ↑ Episode 67 "Best Of?"
- ↑ Episode 150 "The Birthday of Lee Marvin (3)"
- ↑ Episode 192 "It Doesn't Hold Up"
- ↑ Episode 240 "He Is Holding a Knife"
- ↑ Episode 139 "The Birthday of Lee Marvin"
- ↑ Episode 192 "It Doesn't Hold Up"
- ↑ "It Devours!"
- ↑ Episode 182 "It Sticks With You"
- ↑ Episode 70B "Review"
- ↑ Episode 174 "Radio Jupiter"
- ↑ Episode 167 "Echo"