""To the world, he was an Academy Award-winning actor, a director, a storyteller. To me, he was simply everything. His passion for his craft was matched only by his deep love for characters, a great meal, and holding court. For each of his many roles, Bob gave everything to his characters and to the truth of the human spirit they represented. In doing so, he leaves something lasting and unforgettable to us all.""
"Known for his iconic roles in the first two Godfather films, Apocalypse Now (in which he utters the famous line, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning"), and Tender Mercies, for which he won the Oscar that sat on the farmhouse's fireplace mantel, he lived there for many years with his fourth wife, Luciana Pedraza Duvall, who designed its interiors."
Robert Selden Duvall died on February 15 at 95 and lived for many years in a Georgian-style Virginia farmhouse in Virginia with his wife Luciana Pedraza Duvall, who designed its interiors. The farmhouse showcased his Oscar from Tender Mercies on the fireplace mantel. Duvall achieved fame for roles in The Godfather films and Apocalypse Now, where he delivered the line "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." He was born January 5, 1931, in San Diego, studied drama at Principia College, served two years in the Army, then moved to New York in 1955 to study at Sanford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse.
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