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  <lot_id>8821</lot_id>
  <item_id>8821</item_id>
  <name>Tango Lesson with Robert Duvall at His Virginia Farmhouse</name>
  <short_description>Robert Duvall, Tango</short_description>
  <description>This is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to dance the Tango with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.geocities.com/robertduvall_0/&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Robert Duvall&lt;/a&gt;! One of Hollywood's most distinguished, popular, and versatile actors, Robert Duvall possesses a rare gift for totally immersing himself in his roles. Born in San Diego, CA, in 1931 and raised by an admiral, Duvall fought in Korea for two years after graduating from Principia College. Upon his Army discharge, he moved to New York to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse, where he won much acclaim for his portrayal of a longshoreman in +A View From the Bridge. He later acted in stock and off-Broadway, and had his onscreen debut as Gregory Peck's simple-minded neighbor Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;With his intense expressions and chiseled features, Duvall frequently played troubled, lonely characters in such films as The Chase (1966) during his early film career. Whatever the role, however, he brought to it an almost tangible intensity tempered by an ability to make his characters real (in contrast to some contemporaries who never let viewers forget that they were watching a star playing a role). Though well-respected and popular, Duvall largely eschewed the traditionally glitzy life of a Hollywood star; at the same time, he worked with some of the greatest directors over the years. This included a long association with Francis Ford Coppola, for whom he worked in two Godfather movies (in 1972 and 1974) and Apocalypse Now (1979). The list of Robert Duvall's accomplishments can go and on.</description>
  <estimated_price>7000.0</estimated_price>
  <current_price>1050.0</current_price>
  <minimum_bid>1300.0</minimum_bid>
  <bid_increment>250.0</bid_increment>
  <bid_count>7</bid_count>
  <open_date>May 21, 2007 08:00 EST</open_date>
  <close_date>Jun 19, 2007 11:34 EST</close_date>
  <high_bidder>Dietz65</high_bidder>
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