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Jack Palance (born Volodymyr Palahniuk; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American actor. During half a century of film and television appearances, Palance was nominated for three Academy Awards, all for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, winning in 1991 for his role in ''City Slickers''. ==Early life== Palance was born Volodymyr Palahniuk on February 18, 1919 in the Lattimer Mines section of Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, to Anna ( Gramiak) and Ivan Palahniuk, an anthracite coal miner.〔(Jack Palance Biography (1920?-) )〕 Palance's parents were Ukrainian immigrants,〔(The Last Role of an American "City Slicker" with a Ukrainian Soul )〕〔(BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Veteran western star Palance dies )〕 his father a native of Ivane Zolote in southwestern Ukraine (modern Ternopil Oblast) and his mother from the Lviv Oblast, an ethnic Pole.〔https://books.google.com/books?id=_YIlKNT2F7MC&pg=PA187&lpg=PA113#v=onepage&q&f=false〕〔(OBITUARY: Academy Award-winning actor Jack Palance, 87 (11/19/06) )〕 One of six children, he worked in coal mines during his youth before becoming a professional boxer in the late 1930s. Fighting under the name ''Jack Brazzo'', Palance reportedly compiled a record of 15 consecutive victories with 12 knockouts before losing a close decision to future heavyweight contender Joe Baksi in a "Pier-6" brawl.〔(Boxing Records ) Official records only show Palance in one sanctioned fight. His other fights may have been club fights.〕〔(M. A. SCHMIDT, "PALANCE FROM PANIC TO PAGAN", The New York Times, March 14, 1954, Drama Section X5 ) In an early interview, Palance claimed to have fought Baksi to a draw〕 Years later he recounted: "Then, I thought, you must be nuts to get your head beat in for $200".〔(Lawrence Christon, "Home on the Range It's been a long, dusty journey since Panic in the Streets and Shane", The Los Angeles Times, April 30, 1995, Calendar Section ) In a later interview, Palance admits to have lost to Baksi〕 Palance's athletic ability ranged away from the squared circle, as well. He was an outstanding high school football player and this skill was recognized by Raymond Wolf, the Head Coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Palance began his career at Carolina as a fullback, but Coach Wolf and the staff felt that he was best-suited to play in the line and, after some consideration, Palance left the game for good.〔()Furman Bisher, a UNC-Chapel Hill alumnus recollected seeing Palance contemplating whether or not football was his future after being asked to switch positions.〕 With the outbreak of World War II, Palance's athletic career ended and his military career began as a member of the United States Army Air Forces. Palance's rugged face, which took many beatings in the boxing ring, was said to have become disfigured while bailing out of a burning B-24 Liberator bomber during a training flight over southern Arizona (where Palance was a student pilot). His distinctive cheekbones and deep-set eyes〔http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2007/janfeb/dept/palance.html〕 were said to have been the result of reconstructive surgery. The story behind Palance's face was repeated numerous times (including in respected film reference works), but upon his death, several obituaries of Palance quoted him as saying that the entire story had been contrived: "Studio press agents make up anything they want to, and reporters go along with it. One flack created the legend that I had been blown up in an air crash during the war, and my face had to be put back together by way of plastic surgery. If it is a 'bionic face,' why didn't they do a better job of it?" Palance was honorably discharged from the Army Air Corps in 1944. After the war he attended Stanford University, leaving one credit shy of graduating to pursue a career in the theatre. (A bachelor of arts degree in Drama was conferred to him, honorary Class of '49, in ’95)〔http://humsci.stanford.edu/about/accomplished_alumni〕 During his university years, to make ends meet he also worked as a short order cook, waiter, soda jerk, lifeguard at Jones Beach State Park, and photographer's model. Palance's last name was actually a derivative of his original name. In an episode of "What's my line?" he describes how no one could pronounce his last name and it was suggested he be called Palanski. From that he decided to just use Palance instead.〔(Nov 27, 1955 episode "What's My Line?" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jack Palance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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