James Coburn, a consummate professional and magnetic ... Coburn was one of a generation of actors, along with Steve McQueen and Lee Marvin, who brought a raw physicality to their work that ...

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The tactic worked, and Lee began teaching some Hollywood luminaries – Steve McQueen, James Coburn, director Roman Polanski, singer Vic Damone, and screenwriter Stirling Silliphant, who wrote the ...