RIP in 2009

[Strangler Lewis]

Albano's 80s shtick was mildly amusing. His true contribution to the sport was as a heel manager of villainous tag team champions throughout the 70s.

[Not Afraid]

I don't know about this Lou person, but I learned yesterday that Brenden Mullen (http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-brendan-mullen13-2009oct13,0,4056471.story) - creator of LA's first punk club - The Masque - amazing talent booker at Club Lingerie died of a stroke. He was only 60. :( I saw many an amazing show that he organized - one of the most amazing being Big Joe Turner, Big Mama Thorton and Eddie Cleanhead Vincent (on the same bill!).

[Kevy Baby]

When I first scanned this I thought it said, "He was on his way out just when I was entering my very brief (maybe 2 years all in all) employment in professional wrestling." And I thought to myself, "Huh."I had the EXACT same experience

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b148874_godfather_star_rip.html?utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=imdb_topstories


"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."
Al Martino, the goombah behind perhaps the most famous line in movie history (http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b50108_afi_ranks_top_movie_quotes.html), has died at 82 in his native Pennsylvania, according to his publicist.


Despite a five-decade music career that included a handful of hits ("Volare," "Can't Help Falling in Love"), Martino is destined to be remembered as Johnny Fontane in The Godfather. The Sinatra-esque singer is granted a big Hollywood break by Marlon Brando's Don Vito Corleone, who uses his power of persuasion to convince a stubborn movie producer to hire Fontane, at the expense of the producer's prized horse.
Martino, who crooned the movie's love theme, also popped up briefly in the 1990 sequel, The Godfather Part III. No doubt it was an offer he couldn't refuse.

[flippyshark]

A personal entry - Another of my fellow actors in Orlando has left us. Peni Lotoza (http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_stage_theat/2009/10/in-memoriam-peni-lotoza.html) was wicked funny and wonderful to share a stage with. Unlike the surprise death of my friend and coworker Mark Priest last month, Peni's illness was well known and this sad event was expected. But I will cherish the (very bizarre) show we got to do together about six months ago at the Hard Rock Casino. She also did an amazing job in Die, Mommy Die less than a year ago, refusing to let her illness stop her from giving fantastic comedic performances that completely belied her condition. Terrific lady, and I wish you all could have seen her.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Taken from www.newsfromme.com (http://www.newsfromme.com)

RIP - George Tuska - fantastic artist...


George Tuska, whose career in comics dates back to 1939 and his work in Will Eisner's studio, died around midnight on October 16 at the age of 93. The son of Russian immigrants, Tuska was born in Hartford, Connecticut on April 26, 1916 and grew up to attend the National Academy of Design. Even before graduation, he was assisting on the Scorchy Smith newspaper strip and making his way into the then-new form known as the comic book. In addition to the Eisner-Iger shop, he worked for a half-dozen other publishers and studios, including Fiction House, Fawcett, Harvey and Standard.

Drafted into the army, he served during World War II working as a technical illustrator at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. By the time he got back to New York and civilian life, the trend in comics was swinging from super-heroes to crime comics. He went to work drawing gangster stories for Lev Gleason and quickly became the star artist for that publisher's best-selling books, including the ironically-titled (because of how well it sold) Crime Does Not Pay. Not only did he draw most lead features and the occasional cover but other artists imitated his style. One, an illustrator named Pete Morisi, went so far as to call Tuska and ask for permission to draw like him. Tuska was flattered and told him to go right ahead.

Though Lev Gleason kept him busy, Tuska chose to freelance occasionally for other publishers, especially for Stan Lee at Timely Comics. When the comic book industry imploded in the mid-fifties, he segued to newspaper strip work, taking over Scorchy Smith for a time, followed by a long run drawing Buck Rogers. In the sixties, he was tapped to draw for Tower Comics on T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents and returned to work for Stan Lee at the newly-successful Marvel line. Lee found him to be a valuable utility man and he worked on many titles including The Avengers, X-Men, Captain America and Daredevil. He was the first artist on Luke Cage, Hero for Hire and became the primary artist on Iron Man for some ten years. From time to time, he picked up assignments for DC, where he was usually assigned to "team" comics including Challengers of the Unknown, Teen Titans, Justice League of America and the Legion of Super-Heroes.

At times, Tuska was regarded as a solid "work horse" artist — dependable but not spectacular. One month, DC assigned a Legion story to a young artist who was considered "hot" in the business but who was not particularly reliable. The young artist missed his deadline and at the last minute, the DC editors turned to Tuska to quickly draw the same script. To the relief of the staff, Tuska delivered efficiently...and the same day his pages arrived in the office, the young artist suddenly delivered his — so DC had two versions of the exact same story. The editors studied both, decided that Tuska's was more skillfully drawn...and published the Tuska version. In the late seventies, they also employed him to draw a newspaper strip featuring Superman and other star characters called The World's Greatest Superheroes.

Tuska was much admired by his fellow professionals for his drawing skills. A few openly admitted to envy at something else. Apparently, as Al Williamson once put it, "George couldn't walk into the office without all the secretaries wanting to sleep with him." But Tuska remained faithfully wed to his charming wife Dorothy for 61 years. He is survived not only by her but by three children and an unknown number of grandchildren and great-grandchilden.

I had the honor of interviewing George at the 1997 Comic-Con in San Diego — not an easy task for he was almost completely deaf for the last few decades of his life. Al Williamson was one of many peers who asked to be there to honor Tuska and at one point, Al called him, "The artist everyone wanted to be when I got into the field." George spent the rest of the convention being mobbed by fans and doing sketches of his past characters. That was his main source of income for the last twenty years and he had a constant stream of commission orders...proof of how many fans he had and how much his work was enjoyed for some seventy years.

[Snowflake]

A personal entry - Another of my fellow actors in Orlando has left us. Peni Lotoza (http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_stage_theat/2009/10/in-memoriam-peni-lotoza.html) was wicked funny and wonderful to share a stage with. Unlike the surprise death of my friend and coworker Mark Priest last month, Peni's illness was well known and this sad event was expected. But I will cherish the (very bizarre) show we got to do together about six months ago at the Hard Rock Casino. She also did an amazing job in Die, Mommy Die less than a year ago, refusing to let her illness stop her from giving fantastic comedic performances that completely belied her condition. Terrific lady, and I wish you all could have seen her.

Me, too, Flippy. :-(

[Deebs]

Vic Mizzy (http://www.fancast.com/blogs/tv-news/vic-mizzy-addams-family-theme-writer-dies/)

da-da-da-dah :snap: :snap:
da-da-da-dah :snap: :snap:

[3894]

Vic Mizzy (http://www.fancast.com/blogs/tv-news/vic-mizzy-addams-family-theme-writer-dies/)

da-da-da-dah :snap: :snap:
da-da-da-dah :snap: :snap:

Thank you for "ooky", one of the all-time best words, Mr. Mizzy. R.I.P.

[Snowflake]

Vic Mizzy (http://www.fancast.com/blogs/tv-news/vic-mizzy-addams-family-theme-writer-dies/)

da-da-da-dah :snap: :snap:
da-da-da-dah :snap: :snap:

One of the truly great TV theme songs. Along with his music for that dubious classic The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. RIP Vic.

I've not looked, did he ever do work for The House of Mouse?

[CoasterMatt]

I met him at a KROQ event, where he conducted a sing-a-long of the song; super cool guy.

RIP

[wolfy999]

Soupy Sales

[Strangler Lewis]

I used to watch Soupy's show as a kid in New York. Now the plot to murder the TV stars of my childhood has ensnared him. Very sad.

[3894]

Baxter, the 19 year-old therapy dog. youtube tribute to Baxter. Warning: you will tear up. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIrDbzoOxZc&feature=player_embedded)

[cirquelover]

I loved Soupy Sales as a kid, he was a funny guy. It sure seems like a lot of people are dying but I guess it's the same every year. It just makes me feel old.

[Snowflake]

Baxter, the 19 year-old therapy dog. youtube tribute to Baxter. Warning: you will tear up. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIrDbzoOxZc&feature=player_embedded)

Tear up! I wept copious tears.

[Gemini Cricket]

Tear up! I wept copious tears.
Which is why I haven't watched it yet. Maybe sometime...

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Want to know how old Soupy Sales was?




Here's a clue: His name was Soupy.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Lou Jacobi
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0414279/

- My Favorite Year
- Everything You wanted To Know About Sex..But was Afraid to Ask.
- Diary of Ann Frank
- Amazon Women on the Moon

What a range. RIP

[flippyshark]

Baxter, the 19 year-old therapy dog. youtube tribute to Baxter. Warning: you will tear up. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIrDbzoOxZc&feature=player_embedded)

I'll have to wait until I'm not at work. I cry at Snoopy, Come Home, for Pete's sake, so I can't risk this until I'm safe at home.

[flippyshark]

Want to know how old Soupy Sales was?




Here's a clue: His name was Soupy.

born Milton Supman.

If I had been young Milton, I would have been so tempted to put an "e-r" into that last name.

[Kevy Baby]

Supmaner?

[Kevy Baby]

Legendary Surfer Chris Hawk Dies At 58 (http://cbs2.com/local/Chris.Hawk.Surfer.2.1269130.html)

[Snowflake]

Cross posting from the Comi-Con thread

The founder of Comi-Con has passed away (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_en_ot/us_obit_sheldon_dorf;_ylt=Au7ehrBjvWtbk6cWMR6Z.g5x Fb8C;_ylu=X3oDMTJsaDJkN2YzBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkxMTA0 L3VzX29iaXRfc2hlbGRvbl9kb3JmBGNwb3MDMgRwb3MDNQRzZW MDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNmb3VuZGVyb2ZzYW4-)


:(

[CoasterMatt]

The writer who killed Chuckles the Clown has passed away. (http://trueslant.com/matthewgreenberg/2009/11/11/chuckles-the-clown-mary-tyler-moore-show-david-lloyd-dies-taxi-lou-grant-cheers-rhoda/) RIP David LLoyd. :(

Here's the episode of Mary Tyler Moore - "Chuckles Bites The Dust" in 3 parts - 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgIDwJHTYt8) 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OtVlsKm6fg) 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwC361O13gk)

[CoasterMatt]

RIP Edward Woodward (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8362367.stm) :(

[JWBear]

That makes my cheese sad... :(

[Capt Jack]

ditto. I didnt recognize the name initially....but the face was unmistakeable.

:(

I really hate looking in this thread sometimes.

[Gemini Cricket]

RIP Edward Woodward (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8362367.stm) :(
Breaker Morant is a terrific film.

[flippyshark]

Bye bye for real this time, Sgt. Howie. (I also enjoyed Woodward's recent role in Hot Fuzz.)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Ken Ober, host of MTV's Remote Control.

I think.

First he was dead, then it was reported that it was only a hoax and he's fine. Now he's dead again. It appears he'll remain dead, but you never know.

[Alex]

I thought Colin Quinn was host of Remote Control? I guess that was some other MTV game show.

[Gemini Cricket]

I thought Colin Quinn was host of Remote Control? I guess that was some other MTV game show.
Colin Quinn was a co-host of Remote Control along with Kari Wuherer (sp?).

I guess we could sing "Na na na na. Na na na na. Hey hey hey, goodbye" to Mr. Ober...

[Disneyphile]

Here's the LA Times article about Ken. (http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-ken-ober17-2009nov17,0,6123710.story)

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

The Equalizer was such a great show. I thought he was dead until he pop'd up in Hot Fuzz.

RIP :(

[Gemini Cricket]

Oral Roberts

[mousepod]

Oral Roberts

So long.

http://shopbase.finetunes.net/shopserver/BinaryCacheServlet?datatype=fc300&albumid=1207664335928

[Alex]

Apparently the reward for reaching god's fundraising goals is another 21 years of life.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I feel a song comin' on!

[Snowflake]

I feel a song comin' on!

Is your name Aunt Pearl Burass?

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Such a waiste of a great porn name. Good luck in hell! :)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I feel a song comin' on!Is your name Aunt Pearl Burass?Does this bitter pill answer your question?

[Gemini Cricket]

Apparently, he's survived by his brother Anal Roberts.

[Chernabog]

There's a drag queen in LA named Vaginal Davis, perhaps a cousin?

[Snowflake]

Does this bitter pill answer your question?

Yes! :D

[Not Afraid]

There's a drag queen in LA named Vaginal Davis, perhaps a cousin?

I thought it was Vaginal Cream Davis.

That DQ has been around for a loooong time.

[Prudence]

LA Times is reporting that Roy E. Disney has passed.

[katiesue]

Here's the link here (http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-roy-disney17-2009dec17,0,5129215.story)

[Kevy Baby]

Here's the link here (http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-roy-disney17-2009dec17,0,5129215.story)Fascinating obit to read.

RIP Roy. Thank you for all you did!

[Gn2Dlnd]

One of my fellow vendors at the Larchmont mkt, the father of one of my store owners, and the brother of one of the guys who work for me all died last week. I'm officially worried.

Oral Roberts figured largely in my early teenage years. I recovered.

Roy Disney became a wonderful standard bearer for quality within the company that bears his family name. From some of the biographies I've read, he wasn't thought of too fondly by his uncle. I was impressed that he stepped up to the bat during the Eisner years.

[Snowflake]

1305

RIP Roy.

:(

[Morrigoon]

Holy cr@p!

Thank you Roy for stepping in (or down) when needed!

[wendybeth]

I just read about Roy- very sad news. :(

[cirquelover]

Oh no, that is very sad news indeed.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Sad to see a true "end of era" with Disney. He fought for us and he fought for what the name Disney meant. I hope, in some cinamatic way, Walt greets him, shakes his hand and thanks him for all he did.

RiP

[Disneyphile]

Oh crap no! :(

[flippyshark]

I got to meet Roy a couple of times, and the in-person resemblance to his uncle Walt was astonishing.

Sad news indeed.

[lashbear]

:(

[€uroMeinke]

Wow, sad to hear about Roy - I wonder who's left to protect the Disney brand, the end of an era indeed.

[Not Afraid]

Very sad news. I had no idea he was ill. I really am disconnected from Disney these days.

[wolfy999]

I don't think anyone knew he was fighting cancer, he probably wanted it that way. He will be missed.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

RIP Roy. I'll never forget your Save Disney campaign, and all the wonderful things you did to try be Walt for those of us who weren't around before 1966.

[Snowflake]

Jennifer Jones, RIP.

[Gemini Cricket]

Jennifer Jones, RIP.
Song of Bernadette was my grandfather's favorite film. Then again, he only saw two films in in his 83 years of life. That one and The Ten Commandments.

The one upside is that now there never can be a sequel to Duel in the Sun. I hate that film! Whew! Just kidding. :D

[Alex]

Well, now Cliff Robertson (86) is the sixth oldest living Academy Award winning actor*.

Trailing Luise Rainer (99), Olivia de Havilland (93), Joan Fontaine (92), Celeste Holm (92), and Ernest Borgnine (92).

*Per a handy list I keep on hand for filling out my annual Low-Scoring Celebrity Death Pool Ballot. Also, less than a month until Luise Rainer becomes the second centenarian Oscar-winning actor (after George Burns).

[Gemini Cricket]

Wow, Joan Fontaine is still alive. She's last cast member of The Women alive that Cherny, Snowflake, JW and I can hound for autographs. (I think Virginia Weilder, who played the kid in the movie died pretty young.)

[Snowflake]

Song of Bernadette was my grandfather's favorite film. Then again, he only saw two films in in his 83 years of life. That one and The Ten Commandments.

The one upside is that now there never can be a sequel to Duel in the Sun. I hate that film! Whew! Just kidding. :D

Re: The Ten Commandments, which version? ;-)

For Anne Baxter, alone, one of my favorite films (Yul Brenner, too)

Duel in the Sun us such enormous fun, but Jones was never more charming than in Cluny Brown with Charles Boyer

[Kevy Baby]

Michael Jackson is still dead




I think

[Strangler Lewis]

Re Olivia and Joan: that's a wonderful human interest story that two sisters can live so long and stay so estranged.

[Alex]

I'm trying to decide if I really want to contemplate whether their secret to longevity is the same as Ernest Borgnine's.

[RStar]

Michael Jackson is still dead




I think

Yes, but if we dig him up decades later, his body will be gone, but his face will still look the same!

RIP Roy....

[cirquelover]

I'm trying to decide if I really want to contemplate whether their secret to longevity is the same as Ernest Borgnine's.

Huh?

[Ghoulish Delight]

I'll let Ernie tell you himself (http://mag.ma/swankgd/251967)

[Gemini Cricket]

I'll let Ernie tell you himself (http://mag.ma/swankgd/251967)
That was awesome!
:D

[Morrigoon]

LOL. Best thing ever said on FOx News.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Newest entry on the list of things I never would have guessed I'd ever use as search terms: "borgnine maturbate"

[cirquelover]

:blush: Oh, um thanks for clearing that up for me.

[Strangler Lewis]

I had thought the answer was going to be that he uses the Tova Borgnine skin care products.

And perhaps he does.

[Ghoulish Delight]

The only side effect of his method is losing the ability to understand the concept of microphones.

[Kevy Baby]

I'll let Ernie tell you himself (http://mag.ma/swankgd/251967)Based on that, I am going to live to be 180!

[JWBear]

(I think Virginia Weilder, who played the kid in the movie died pretty young.)

Yes. At 42. Of a heart attack. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Weidler)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Screenwriter Dan O'Bannon (http://stars.ign.com/articles/105/1056472p1.html)
Aliens vs Predator - Requiem
Alien vs. Predator
Alien: Resurrection
Alien³
Total Recall
Aliens
Invaders from Mars
Lifeforce
The Return of the Living Dead
Blue Thunder
Heavy Metal
Dead & Buried
Alien
Dark Star

[Alex]

Somebody actually wrote Heavy Metal?

[Snowflake]

Screenwriter Dan O'Bannon (http://stars.ign.com/articles/105/1056472p1.html)
Aliens vs Predator - Requiem
Alien vs. Predator
Alien: Resurrection
Alien³
Total Recall
Aliens
Invaders from Mars
Lifeforce
The Return of the Living Dead
Blue Thunder
Heavy Metal
Dead & Buried
Alien
Dark Star

Wow, I've not seen a single film listed.

[Alex]

If we turned the sound all the way down would you watch the first two Alien movies (those are the only two really good movies on the list)?

[Kevy Baby]

Somebody actually wrote Heavy Metal?VAM

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I think Return of the Living Dead is a great zombie flick.

[JWBear]

Wow, I've not seen a single film listed.

And I have seen more of them than I like to admit.

[Alex]

In a related gripe, news organizations really need to be careful how they introduce non-death news pieces for people not generally in the news. NPR just did this:

Charles Gibson, 34-year veteran of ABC news, two-time host of Good Morning America and most recently anchor of World News...retired today.

Of course, up to the end there I assumed he'd died. That's happened to me a couple times recently. "Mel Brooks, who started his career as a writer on the Sid Caesar show and hit sitcoms and followed that up with a successful career making satirical movies today...received a Kennedy Center Honor."

[Ghoulish Delight]

The tip off with NPR is obits usually start with something along the lines of, "In sadder news today..."

[Snowflake]

If we turned the sound all the way down would you watch the first two Alien movies (those are the only two really good movies on the list)?

I heard the first film was very good. I suppose I should Netflix it.

:-)

Ya know, I do watch those new-fangled movies, talkies.
I even watch color films, too.

[BarTopDancer]

Brittany Murphy died last night (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/20/brittany-murphy-dead-dies_n_398576.html)

Here (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005261/) is her IMDB page.

[flippyshark]

Screenwriter Dan O'Bannon (http://stars.ign.com/articles/105/1056472p1.html)
Aliens vs Predator - Requiem
Alien vs. Predator
Alien: Resurrection
Alien³
Total Recall
Aliens
Invaders from Mars
Lifeforce
The Return of the Living Dead
Blue Thunder
Heavy Metal
Dead & Buried
Alien
Dark Star

Wow. I've seen every single one of these and own most of them.

Dead and Buried is a particular favorite of mine - a low budget bit of nonsense that nevertheless really creeps me out.

[flippyshark]

Brittany Murphy died last night (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/20/brittany-murphy-dead-dies_n_398576.html)

Here (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005261/) is her IMDB page.

Only 32 - that's very sad. Just a kid, really. I enjoyed her characterization of Luanne on King of the Hill quite a lot, but haven't seen much of her other work.

[Gemini Cricket]

Brittany Murphy died last night (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/20/brittany-murphy-dead-dies_n_398576.html)

Here (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005261/) is her IMDB page.
Wow!
WTF?
I thought she was pretty talented. Loved her in Clueless, Sin City and as Luann. Frick. I hope they don't find out it's drugs or some sh!t like that.
Bummer!

[BarTopDancer]

Wow!
WTF?
I thought she was pretty talented. Loved her in Clueless, Sin City and as Luann. Frick. I hope they don't find out it's drugs or some sh!t like that.
Bummer!

Rumors were she was anorexic.

I liked her work. Most people would know her as Luanne Platt in King of the Hill. I also enjoyed her work in 8 Mile.

[Alex]

God I hope she didn't die of anything related to anorexia. I don't think I could survive another societal bout of self-flagellation over eating disorders.

[Deebs]

Alaina Reed Hall (http://www.popeater.com/2009/12/21/alaina-reed-hall-of-sesame-street-and-227-dies-at-63/)
:(

[cirquelover]

Aww I remember the Sesame Street lady, she was cool!

There sure seems like a lot of deaths lately but I guess it's part of growing older.

[Stan4dSteph]

God I hope she didn't die of anything related to anorexia. I don't think I could survive another societal bout of self-flagellation over eating disorders.I have a feeling you're going to be let down.

[Alex]

I hope not. Otherwise I'll have to die just to prove a point. And I'm not even sure what the point is, which would make it even lamer.

[€uroMeinke]

Not many days left to die and make it into this thread - of course there's always the possibility of the RIP 2010 thread being created

[Alex]

No, does it really seem likely that people will die two years in a row?

[€uroMeinke]

make that two decades - kinda blows your mind huh?

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Arnold Stang - RIP :(

Best line - "I think we're gonna have to kill him!:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/arts/television/22stang.html?_r=1

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Arnold Stang - RIP :(

Best line - "I think we're gonna have to kill him!:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/arts/television/22stang.html?_r=1I had to read the article to know who he was, but Mad Mad World is one of my fav movies ever.

This makes me wonder which of that film's major players is still alive...

Jonathan Winters
Mickey Rooney

....

Yeah, it was a long time ago. I learned everything I know about Hollywood stars from watching that movie as a kid.

[Gemini Cricket]

I always liked Arnold Stang's cartoon voices.

...Mad Mad World is one of my fav movies ever.

Oh hell yes. I LOVE that movie.

So quotable!
"Neville, you know how much I hate explosions."

"...except you, lady. You can just DROP DEAD!"

"Everybody pays taxes!- Even businessmen, who rob and cheat and steal from people everyday, even they have to pay taxes!"

"Nobody's gonna get me up in the air! "

""Where did you get that funny accent? Are you from Harvard or something"

[Alex]

This makes me wonder which of that film's major players is still alive...

Jonathan Winters


I was 100% certain that Winters is dead. But he's not. Wonder who I was thinking of.

Sid Caesar is still alive. As is Dorothy Provine.

Smaller cameo parts but Peter Falk and Carl Reiner are still around.

[Ghoulish Delight]

And Jerry Lewis (uncredited)

[Strangler Lewis]

Hell, not only had I thought that Jennifer Jones was dead, I thought that her death had previously been reported and that at that time I had thought she was dead.

I hope she sticks with it this time.

[Strangler Lewis]

Hell, not only had I thought that Jennifer Jones was dead, I thought that her death had previously been reported and that at that time I had thought she was dead.

I hope she sticks with it this time.

[Gemini Cricket]

I'm thinking that kid who leads Phil Silvers down the river might still be alive. But who knows. I tried to look him up on imdb like Alex would and I couldn't find him. Barrie Chase is still alive... I forgot that Zasu Pitts was in this one, too. Her last film apparently...
:D

[Kevy Baby]

I was 100% certain that Winters is dead. But he's not. Wonder who I was thinking of.Shelley Winters? She died back in 2006

And on the subject of Shelley Winters, I was glancing through her IMDb bio (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001859/bio) when I found this jem:

On the 6 July, 1972 episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962), she grew tired of Oliver Reed's attitude towards women. They had a heated conversation and, after Winters told Reed what she thought of his opinions, she left the set. The show continued with Reed going on about women while Johnny Carson looked at him in a daze. Shortly afterward, Winters appeared from stage left, unannounced to Reed and to the shock of Carson. She was carrying a champagne bucket of ice and water and surprised Reed by dumping it over his head. Reed was furious over this and tried to attack her but crew members intervened. The show broke for commercial break. When it resumed, both actors were gone.I would like to see that clip.


ETA: And I found it
Clip 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujW8KGMOq3U)
Clip 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv__5GA466k)
Clip 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkMgHNVpoJE)

[Alex]

Can't watch YouTube from work so can't confirm these embedded videos work, but this blog post appears to include the incident in question (though it says 1975).

http://thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com/2009/02/oliver-reed-vs-shelley-winters.html

[Ghoulish Delight]

Ask and you shall receive

Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujW8KGMOq3U&feature=player_embedded)

Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv__5GA466k&feature=player_embedded)

Part 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkMgHNVpoJE&feature=player_embedded)

Most of the action is in part 3. The ice dumping is at ~5:30 in the 3rd clip, and it was a small coffee cup, not a champagne bucket.

[Kevy Baby]

Can't watch YouTube from work so can't confirm these embedded videos work, but this blog post appears to include the incident in question (though it says 1975).

http://thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com/2009/02/oliver-reed-vs-shelley-winters.htmlThat link includes the same three You Tube links. I noticed the 1972 vs. 1975 discrepancy.

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Unfortunately, I cannot listen to the videos here at work. But I scanned through them. At about the 5:30 mark on part 3, I see Shelly coming back and dumping a cup of water on Olly's head, but certainly not "a champagne bucket of ice and water." Further, Reed does not lose his cool; rather, he continues to sit and talk to Johnny for a couple more minutes. I will need to look into this further when I can actually listen.

[Ghoulish Delight]

He doesn't lose his cool on screen, though who knows what happened backstage.

Oh, and in case anyone missed it, here are the links:


Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujW8KGMOq3U&feature=player_embedded)

Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv__5GA466k&feature=player_embedded)

Part 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkMgHNVpoJE&feature=player_embedded)

[Stan4dSteph]

Only a few days left to appear in this thread. Hurry up and die. Don't delay, act today!

[Strangler Lewis]

The National Enquirer is reporting on Loretta Lynn's brave last days. They're often right about such things.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Her daughter disagrees (http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_212274477.shtml)

[flippyshark]

Most of the action is in part 3. The ice dumping is at ~5:30 in the 3rd clip, and it was a small coffee cup, not a champagne bucket.

And apparently it was filled with whisky.

Those clips remind me of the days when guests on talk shows had quite a lot more time to talk. These days, it's two minutes, during which the host usually does most of the talking.

I love both Shelley and Oliver on screen. Winters seems like she would have been annoying as hell in real life, and I would never have been able to keep up with Reed, who probably drank more before breakfast than I will in my entire life.

FWIW, Reed's observations about women's liberation sound almost w2ord for word like my own dad at that time. :rolleyes:

[Strangler Lewis]

I was thinking the same thing. That was definitely from the 90 minute days.

Of course, the show truly went to sh*t when it left New York.

[Alex]

Those clips remind me of the days when guests on talk shows had quite a lot more time to talk. These days, it's two minutes, during which the host usually does most of the talking.

That's one reason Craig Ferguson is the only one I watch anymore. He's still mostly constrained by the 8 minute spot but he actually converses with his guests much of the time rather than just setting up the clip or pre-coordinated joke.

Plus, an entire show using puppets for everything but the guests (it was very much a mixed bag but I'm glad they tried it).

The great reminder is a show that is (or what) on Hulu of an old New York late night show (can't remember the name and can't get to Hulu at work) where the host and guest just went until they ran out of things to talk about and then the channel went off the air for the night.

[Gemini Cricket]

I love Craig Ferguson!

[Gemini Cricket]

Winters vs. Reed

Hmm. Awkward clip to watch.

1. Reed was a pompous but eloquent windbag.

2. Winters was being rude and a spotlight stealer.

3. I like her acting most of the time.

4. He has a special place in my heart for a certain scene in Women in Love. ;)

5. I never understood the 'sit and wait on the couch while the next guest talks' concept of the Carson show.

6. His reaction made her look silly but on the whole they both were being dildos.

7. You can tell it took Carson by surprise too because it took him awhile to think of something witty to say.

[Strangler Lewis]

That's one reason Craig Ferguson is the only one I watch anymore. He's still mostly constrained by the 8 minute spot but he actually converses with his guests much of the time rather than just setting up the clip or pre-coordinated joke.

Plus, an entire show using puppets for everything but the guests (it was very much a mixed bag but I'm glad they tried it).

The great reminder is a show that is (or what) on Hulu of an old New York late night show (can't remember the name and can't get to Hulu at work) where the host and guest just went until they ran out of things to talk about and then the channel went off the air for the night.

Joel Franklin?
David Susskind?

[Alex]

David Susskind was the man.

Only nine episodes on Hulu but I found all the ones I watched pretty interesting, particularly Jerry Lewis. This one (http://www.hulu.com/watch/46485/the-david-susskind-show-mary-tyler-moore) with Mary Tyler Moore in the first segment was interesting because a psychic was brought on while she was still on stage and MTM was obviously uncomfortable with the whole thing. But it was fun to watch almost everything the psychic said (mostly about the upcoming 1966 presidential election) was completely wrong (unless I've forgotten about Mitt Romney's dad getting the Republican nomination and Robert Kennedy being president).

And looking at Wikipedia I see it was only in his first few years that he was able to go as long as he wanted, then they started syndicating.

[blueerica]

I hate scanning this thread. There was about 30 seconds where I thought Wait, Craig Ferguson's dead?

[Jazzman]

R.I.P.

The dignity of the Oregon State Beavers football team.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Quick aside on talk shows - Kevin Pollak's Chat Show video podcast (on iTunes and YouTube) is him and a guest for two hours just talking about the guest's careers. I got addicted to these and quickly went through the ones involving actors and comedians that I like. Highly recommended for those that hate the standard talk show BS.

[cirquelover]

R.I.P.

The dignity of the Oregon State Beavers football team.

Ain't that the truth!!

[Kevy Baby]

R.I.P.

The dignity of the Oregon State Beavers football team.

Ain't that the truth!!So I'm guessing they lost a big game?

Oh (http://blog.oregonlive.com/pac10/2009/12/pac-10_football_an_ill_wind_en.html)

[blueerica]

Quick aside on talk shows - Kevin Pollak's Chat Show video podcast (on iTunes and YouTube) is him and a guest for two hours just talking about the guest's careers. I got addicted to these and quickly went through the ones involving actors and comedians that I like. Highly recommended for those that hate the standard talk show BS.


Aside to the aside... Follow him on Twitter.

[Alex]

I watched one and half of the Kevin Pollack interviews (thanks for the tip, I like long interviews). Adam Carrola and half of Felicia Day.

Unfortunately I'm finding Pollack to be a very poor interviewer. Both of these are from early on, though. Does he get better as time goes on?

[CoasterMatt]

Vic Chesnutt (http://www.nme.com/news/vic-chesnutt/49033) :(

[mousepod]

Rowland S. Howard. Always felt his more subdued personality was lost in the shadow of Nick Cave's boisterous character.

[Kevy Baby]

Michael Jackson is still deadI just checked again and he is still dead

[RStar]

I just checked again and he is still dead

I thought this thread was dead.....

[Strangler Lewis]

Michelle Triola (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Triola)

I learned this today upon reading about Dick Van Dyke's marriage. I had not known that he had lived with her for 33 years. While that's a good run, somehow this brings him down a notch in my mind.

[Kevy Baby]

I thought this thread was dead.....Apparently not

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I had never heard of her before. I can see why she might leave a bad impression, but 33 years of commitment overrides pretty much anything else in my book. If anything, I'm really glad Dick Van Dyke had that happiness. At least I assume it was happy.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Moved the last 3 posts to the correct thread...

[€uroMeinke]

Moved the last 3 posts to the correct thread...

But she died in 2009

[Ghoulish Delight]

Oh...whoops. I guess I'll move it back then.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Okay, remedied. I will cease my meddling.

[Strangler Lewis]

Edward Schillebeeckx (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Schillebeeckx)

[Gn2Dlnd]

Are people STILL dying in 2009?