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Jack Palance (born Vladimir Palahniuk) (born
February 18, 1919) is an United States|American
actor. He is best known to modern movie audiences
as both the characters of Curly and Duke in the
City Slickers movies.

Of Ukraine|Ukrainian descent, Palance was born in
Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania. He won an Academy
Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1991 in
film|1991 for City Slickers.


During World War II, Palance, a B-24 bomber pilot,
crashed and received severe burns that led to
extensive facial surgery, resulting in his gaunt,
pinched face. 

In the 1980s, Palance, along with his daughter
Holly Palance, hosted the Ripley's Believe It or
Not! television series.

There is an urban legend that Palance liked Marisa
Tomei so much that in 1992 in film|1992 he
announced her as an Oscar winner for her part in
My Cousin Vinny while there actually was another
name on his note. According to the legend, this
mistake was considered too embarrassing to
correct. This is of course a legend and is not
considered to have much, if any, relation to the
truth.

For his contribution to the television industry,
Jack Palance has a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame at 6608 Hollywood Blvd. In 1992, he was
inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame
at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

He currently resides in Tehachapi, California|
Tehachapi, California in retirement.  

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