Birthday Today - Paul Muni

Paul Muni, one of the greatest Hollywood actors of the 1930s, and easily the most forgotten today, was born today in 1895.   Muni was nominated for six Academy Awards, and won one, for The Story of Louis Pasteur.   His most famous role, however, was undoubtedly 1932's original Scarface.   Muni was an incredibly shy person in real life supposedly, but was one of the precursor's of the "method" acting school, immersing himself in his characters through deep research.   He later acted on stage with a young Brando, which seems fitting.   Here he is as Scarface: