Talk:Anthony Quinn
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[edit] Original name
what about the story that his surname was Quintanilla?
- I heard it was Quiñones or Quiñónez.--Rockero 20:08, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
Quinn's grandfather was Irish and his father was half Irish and his name was indeed Quinn. No need to start an urban legend - just look it up in Quinn's autobiography.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 156.63.68.177 (talk • contribs).
- I too had long thought that "Anthony Quinn" was a nom de Hollywood. But Quinn's memoir, The Original Sin, is rightly decisive in this matter.202.36.179.65 21:44, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Acting: No mention of "Barabbas (1962)"
Kind of surprised there's no mention of the film "Barabbas(1962)" Millions of people got Quinn's image burned into the memory as the face of the man who was spared cruxifiction by the Jerusalem mob who chose to spare him versus Jesus, according to the Bible. I'd think that the film is notable, irrespective of the movie's box office performance, or reviews of Quinn's performance. It is widely screened on TV every year during the Easter season, and that must make it one of his most watched films, not only in the United States, but in all predominently Christian countries. Scupper 13:08, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Why I rewrote much of this entry
I often consult Wikipedia on show business matters. Nearly always, the entries all well-written, and I would guess that that is the case because they are written by professional publicists. This entry is a curious exception; while I cannot dispute the facts, the prose was in need of a lot of polish, which I proceeded to supply. I revere Quinn as a Hollywood giant and as a manly man, but have not seen all that many of his films (e.g., I have never seen Viva Zapata). My favorite Quinn role is the title role in The Magus. I did not know that Quinn was a rogue in the bedroom until I read this entry. I suppose the idea of bearing Anthony Quinn's child must have thrilled more than one pretty woman.202.36.179.65 21:55, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Tonight show
In an earlier appearance on The Tonight Show hosted by Johnny Carson, Quinn remarked that people were coming up to him and saying, "ZORBA", carrying on in Greek in a vain attempt at conversation. I think he was being modest because he said, "I don't speak a word of Greek. I'm Mexican." I recently saw him in a Fellini film, speaking what sounded, (to me), like perfect Italian. Granted, competency in Spanish, English and Italian do not a Greek speaker make.--W8IMP 03:13, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
