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Rod Steiger

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Rod Steiger Fast Facts:

Dropped out of high school at 16 to join the Navy; served on the destroyer USS Taussig in the South Pacific during WWII.
Enrolled in a civil service theater group, mostly to meet women, after being discharged from the Navy in 1945.
Studied acting in New York at the American Theatre Wing, the Drama Workshop and the Actors Studio.
Appeared in more than 250 live television productions between 1948 and 1953.
Won rave reviews for playing the title role in Paddy Chayefsky's TV production of Marty, but turned down the film role (which won Ernest Borgnine an Oscar).
Turned down the role of Gen. George S. Patton in Patton because he was a pacifist and feared the movie would glorify war.
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997.

Rod Steiger Relationships:
Sally Gracie - Ex-wife
Claire Bloom - Ex-wife
Sherry Nelson - Ex-wife
Paula Ellis - Ex-wife
Joan Benedict - Wife
Anna Justine Steiger - Daughter
Michael Steiger - Son
Lorraine Driver Steiger - Mother
Frederick Steiger - Father
Rod Steiger Awards:
1965 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1967 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
1954 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1966 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actor - Winner
1967 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actor - Winner
1966 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1968 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
1980 Genie Awards: Best Performance by a Foreign Actor - Nominee
1981 Genie Awards: Best Performance by a Foreign Actor - Nominee
1959 Emmy: Best Single Performance by an Actor - Nominee
1964 Emmy: Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
College:
Attended the New School for Social Research, New York, NY