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Screenings to highlight the depth and versatility of one of Hollywood’s most revered actors

In celebration of the life’s work of one of Hollywood’s most unsung actors, FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) announces a series of free film screenings of Anthony Quinn films at select libraries throughout Rhode Island

Anthony Quinn had a prolific career in film, acting in nearly 200 movies in his 66-year career. A two-time Oscar winner for his roles in Lust for Life and Viva Zapata!, Quinn starred in memorable classics like Lawrence of Arabia, Zorba the Greek and the The Guns of Navarone. This year, on the 10th anniversary of his passing, RIIFF is honoring one of Hollywood’s most versatile and well-respected actors, sharing his timeless classics with a modern Rhode Island audience.

In the later years of his life, Quinn fulfilled his childhood ambition to become an artist. In 1996, Quinn moved to Bristol, R.I. to focus on his paintings and sculpture. While living in Bristol, the 86-year-old Quinn enjoyed taking bike rides along Poppasquash Road, exploring Bristol’s coast. Today, his seaside estate houses hundreds of pieces of his work. Some of his sculpture is exhibited in academic buildings at Roger Williams University in Bristol.

RIIFF will be hosting five screenings in select partnering libraries in July. All screenings are free and open to the public. The information on the screenings follows:

Where: Rogers Library, 525 Hope St. (Rt. 114) Bristol, R.I.

When: Wednesday, July 20 at 6:30 p.m.

More information at: www.rogersfreelibrary.org.

Where: Kingston Free Library, 2605 Kingstown Rd. Kingston, R.I.

When: Thursday, July 21at 6:30 p.m.

More information at: www.skpl.org.

Where: East Greenwich Free Library, 82 Pierce St. East Greenwich, R.I.

When: Tuesday, July 26at 6 p.m.

More information at: www.eastgreenwichlibrary.org.

Where: Rochambeau Library, 708 Hope St. Providence, R.I.

When: Thursday, July 28at 6:30 p.m.

More information at: www.provcomlib.org.

Where: Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library, 1 Memorial Ave. Johnston, R.I.

When: Friday July 29 at 7 p.m.

More information at: www.mohrlibrary.org.