Lee Marvin had high praise for all the men in the film, commenting that everyone was ideally cast "and even when they ad-libbed a scene, invariably it was in character, so all it could do was to help the film." 🪖 Watch THE DIRTY DOZEN ('67) Sunday (5/18) at 7p ET on FMC! | FMC

🎖️ Happy Birthday to Lee Marvin (1924–1987) Born on February 19, 1924, Lee Marvin wasn’t the kind of man who needed to act tough. He earned it. Before Hollywood ever framed him in close-up, Marvin served as a U.S. Marine during World War II. He took part in numerous Pacific assaults and was severely wounded during the Battle of Saipan in 1944 — an injury that earned him the Purple Heart and ended his military service. That experience never left him. It shaped the way he stood. The way he spoke.