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Personal Details
Other Works:
Stage:
Appeared (as "George Simon") in "Counsellor-at-Law" on Broadway. Drama (revival). Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey. Royale Theatre: 24 Nov 1942-10 Jul 1942 (258 performances). Cast:
Frieda Altman (as "Goldie Rindskopf"), Leslie Barrett (as "Henry Susskind"), Samuel Bonnell (as "John P. Tedesco"), Elmer H. Brown (as "Francis Clark...
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Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie
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3 Print Biographies
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3 Pictorials
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Height:
5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Personal Quote:
A writer can write in an attic, or on top of a bus. Or with a sharp stick in some wet cement. To act, an actor has to have words. A stage. a camera turning. I can't go into the middle of Times Square, stop traffic and start acting.
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Trivia:
At the time he left Warner Brothers, he was trying to convince the studio to let him star in a biography of
Ludwig van Beethoven. Warners weren't interested, and Muni never did portray the composer. If the film had been made, it would have been the first screen biography of Beethoven in English.
Jack L. Warner, who was president of Warner Brothers, said to the actor, "Nobody wants to see a movie ...
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Trademark:
Known for his complete transformations into the roles he played (often changing his voice and appearence)
Nickname:
Munya