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Appeared in more movies with other Oscar-winning actors than any other Oscar-winning actor - a total of 46 Oscar-winning co-stars (28 male, 18 female). Became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1947, just before he was "gray-listed" for his association with Communists such as screenwriter John Howard Lawson and what were termed "fellow travelers", though he himself was never called before the House Un-American Activities Committee. When warned of his gray-listing by 20th Century-Fox boss Darryl F. Zanuck (a liberal), Quinn decided to go on the Broadway stage where there was no blacklist rather than go through the process of refuting the suspicions. Lived in Bristol, RI, and befriended Providence's controversial mayor Buddy Cianci. Won his second Oscar for a movie in which he only appeared onscreen for a total of 8 minutes. Son of an Irish father and Mexican mother, he grew up in the barrio of East L.A. shining shoes and selling newspapers. Was scheduled to appear in the David Lean-directed "Nostromo" in 1991, but Lean died and the production came to a halt. Was nominated for Broadway's 1961 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for Becket. Took acting class from Michael Chekhov in Hollywood. Played in the band of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson as a youth and as a deputy preacher. He did not get along well with his first father-in-law, legendary producer-director Cecil B. DeMille, though they later developed a civil relationship. He was one of the few actors to move easily and successfully between starring and supporting roles throughout his career. In both categories, the Irish-Mexican Quinn played a vast array of characters and ethnicities, including American, Arab, Basque, Chinese, English, French, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hun, Irish, Italian, Mexican, Mongol, Native American, Filipino, Portuguese, Spaniard and Ukranian. Underwent quadruple heart bypass surgery in February 1990. Was very fond of Keanu Reeves. They became friends during the filming of A Walk in the Clouds (1995).