Lee Van Cleef From Accountant to Spaghetti Western Star

Lee Van Cleef From Accountant to Spaghetti Western Star

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Angel Eyes! I hardly knew ya.

Anyone out there know that Lee Van Cleef (a) was born in Somerville, NJ; and (b) began his career as an accountant? Would the IRS ever second-guess this guy?

He also chased submarines during WWII, only to chop off his finger while building his daughter a playhouse.

Van Cleef went from bit-part villain’s henchman in films like “High Noon” and “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” to international superstar thanks the Italian “spaghetti western” circuit. Enjoy music from Sergio Leone’s “Dollars” Trilogy (“A Fistful of Dollars,” “For a Few Dollars More,” and “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”), composed by Ennio Morricone, and Gianfranco Parolini’s “Sabata” Trilogy (including “Sabata” and “Return of Sabata”), composed by Marcello Giombini. There will be plenty of spaghetti for everyone on “Picture Perfect,” this Friday evening at 6:00 EDT, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.


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