RIP 2012

[SzczerbiakManiac]

That doesn't mean we can't try. Maybe he wasn't doing it correctly.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

Back in the 70s, it felt like Ernest Borgnine was everywhere. The Poseidon Adventure and Willard were the two that made the biggest impression on my little brain.

Ernest Borgnine's performance in The Poseidon Adventure epitomizes cinema in the '70s, the decade of men yelling.

Originally Posted by Alex

Sadly, this is how we learn that masturbating can't save you forever.

Where's our update?

[Alex]

At the time of his death, Ernest Borgnine (95 years, 6 months, 14 days) was the 3rd oldest living Adacemy Award winning actor, behind Luise Rainer (102 years, 4 months, 26 days) and Olivia de Havilland (96 years, 7 days). He was the oldest living male winning actor.

With his death, Shirley Jones (78 years, 3 months, 8 days) moves into the top 25 living winning actors. George Kennedy (87 years, 4 months, 20 days) is now the oldest living male winner.

At the time of his death, he was the 4th oldest living acting nominee behind Luise Rainer, Olivia de Havilland, and Kirk Douglas (95 years, 6 months, 29 days).

With his death, Angela Lansbury (86 years, 8 months, 14 days) moves into the top 25 oldest living acting nominees.

Ernest Borgnine achieved what is the currently the 16th oldest age for any nominee (living or dead), though Celeste Holm (95 years, 2 months, 9 days) will pass him shortly. He achieved the 8th greatest age of any acting winner (with Holm right behind him in this category as well).

With the sketchier data on all nominees (not all birthdates are available and some for whom no death information is available are presumably dead) he is approximately 87th.

[Alex]

Also, he missed by 18 days passing Jimmy Stewart and entering the top ten for longest life lived after first winning an acting Academy Award (56 years, 108 days for Borgnine; 56 years 124 days for Stewart).

[cirquelover]

I am very sad that he has passed. He used to show up here in Oregon most summers. he was a favorite at a small bar up here, funny man!!

[Capt Jack]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

Ernest Borgnine's performance in The Poseidon Adventure epitomizes cinema in the '70s, the decade of men yelling.

ok, I had to send that to quotes, as its....just so true

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Celeste Holm (95)

[Alex]

****. I killed Celeste Holm.

[Alex]

At the time of her death, Celeste Holm (95 years, 2 months, 16 days) was the 3rd oldest living Adacemy Award winning actor, behind Luise Rainer (102 years, 5 months, 3 days) and Olivia de Havilland (96 years, 14 days).

With her death, Shirley MacLaine (78 years, 2 months, 21 days) moves into the top 25 living winning actors.

At the time of her death, she was the 4th oldest living acting nominee behind Luise Rainer, Olivia de Havilland, and Kirk Douglas (95 years, 8 months, 6 days).

With her death, Julie Harris (86 years, 8 months, 13 days) moves into the top 25 oldest living acting nominees.

My quest to track the inanely irrelevant continues.

[Strangler Lewis]

I assume she was ahead of Borgnine and Jimmy Stewart on length of life after her award. And I assume Luise Rainer heads that list. Of course, I could be wrong.