1. From Stage to Screen Beginnings

Born in San Diego in 1931 and raised in a military family, Robert Duvall trained at the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York. There, he studied alongside future stars like Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman. His early career was rooted in stage and television work throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, sharpening the disciplined craft that would define his performances.