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Robert Duvall: Biography

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Birth Name: Robert Selden Duvall
Birth Place: San Diego, CA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/05/1931, Capricorn
Profession: Actor; producer; director; screenwriter

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Robert Duvall Fast Facts:

Rose to the rank of Private First Class in the United States Army and was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Shared a New York apartment with Dustin Hoffman while studying acting with Sanford Meisner in the 1950s.
Screenplays for his big-screen debut (1962's To Kill a Mockingbird) and his sole Oscar win (1983's Tender Mercies) were both written by Horton Foote.
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in September 2003.
Mother was a direct descendant of General Robert E. Lee, whom Duvall played in 2003's Gods and Generals.
Received a National Medal of Arts in 2005.

Robert Duvall Relationships:
Suzan Benjamin - Stepdaughter
Barbara Benjamin - Ex-wife
Gail Youngs - Ex-wife
Luciana Pedraza - Wife
Mildred Duvall - Mother
Sharon Brophy - Ex-wife
Nancy Horn - Stepdaughter
William "Bud" Duvall Jr. - Brother
John "Jack" Duvall - Brother
William Duvall - Father
Robert Duvall Awards:
1989 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1993 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1997 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
1980 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1983 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
1997 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1972 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1979 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1998 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2007 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Winner
2007 Emmy: Outstanding Miniseries - Winner
1990 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
1993 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
1972 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Nominee
1979 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Winner
1977 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Nominee
2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - Nominee
1998 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Winner
1997 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1996 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1996 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - Nominee
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1984 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
1980 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
1999 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
College:
Principia College, Elsah, IL (BA in Drama, 1953)