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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Jan 16, 2006 19:36:06 GMT -5
Hollywood legend Shelley Winters has died at the age of 85. Winters won Academy Awards for her roles in THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK and A PATCH OF BLUE.
Some of her other films were THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, A PLACE IN THE SUN, NIGHT OF THE HUNTER and the made-for-tv film, ELVIS, which starred Kurt Russell as Elvis Presley, Miss Winters as Elvis' mother and was directed by John Carpenter.
R.I.P.
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Post by frankenjohn on Jan 16, 2006 20:05:47 GMT -5
On a happy note, Happy Birthday John Carpenter!
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Jan 25, 2006 9:45:22 GMT -5
From IMDB:
25 January 2006
Chris Penn: 1965-2006
Actor Chris Penn, brother of Sean Penn and star of such films as Reservoir Dogs and Mulholland Falls, was found dead Tuesday at a condominium in Santa Monica; he was 40. Few details were released surrounding Penn's death late Tuesday afternoon, though sources reported there were no signs of foul play, and an autopsy was to be conducted to determine the cause of death. A spokesperson for the Penn family confirmed the actor's passing and released a statement saying that Penn's family "would appreciate the media's respect of their privacy during this difficult time." The son of director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan, Penn was the younger brother of Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn, and began his acting career in the early 80s, appearing in such films as Rumble Fish, All the Right Moves, and Footloose; he appeared alongside his brother in the 1986 film At Close Range. Penn went on to specialize in working-class character roles, achieving fame for his portrayal of Nice Guy Eddie Cabot in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs as well as such films as Short Cuts, The Funeral (for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination), and Mulholland Falls. Most recently, he appeared in the film version of Starsky & Hutch as well as episodes of TV series Entourage and Everwood, and his latest film, The Darwin Awards, was slated for a premiere Wednesday night at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Post by slayrrr666 on Jan 25, 2006 11:19:38 GMT -5
I'll always remember him from "Rush Hour." RIP Chris.  |
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Jan 25, 2006 16:35:30 GMT -5
RIP Nice Guy Eddie...  |
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Post by frankenjohn on Jan 25, 2006 16:49:24 GMT -5
I would've been the first to talk about Chris Penn, but I was leaving for school when I heard. My friend Nick and I mourn.  |
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Post by Bartwald on Jan 25, 2006 17:43:30 GMT -5
Shocking and sad! He was a good actor in need of better roles than the ones he was getting.
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Post by Gabriel on Jan 25, 2006 18:12:48 GMT -5
Shocked... Also didn't know he was Sean's younger brother. RIP.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Feb 6, 2006 15:01:25 GMT -5
Another classic tv star gone:
Grandpa Munster Dies
American actor Al Lewis, who played Grandpa in hit 1950s comedy The Munsters, has died. He was 95. Lewis, who had suffered years of failing health, passed away with his wife Karen at his bedside in New York on Friday night. The much-loved actor hosted a weekly program on New York radio station WBAI-FM after a long career in TV and film. He is survived by Karen, three sons and four grandchildren.
R.I.P.
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Post by frankenjohn on Feb 6, 2006 15:23:35 GMT -5
 RIP!
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Feb 6, 2006 16:39:17 GMT -5
Man, I hadn't heard about that one... |
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Post by slayrrr666 on Feb 6, 2006 16:43:06 GMT -5
RIP Al.
I know my father loves The Munsters and took this pretty hard when he found out. He really loved him.
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Post by Phoenix on Feb 6, 2006 16:43:54 GMT -5
He lived a full life - 95 years! Hope he didn't suffer too much at the end......... RIP |
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Post by Bartwald on Feb 6, 2006 17:04:57 GMT -5
...and another RIP to Walerian Borowczyk who gave us many movies that blurred the border between "art" and "sin". I was never a true fan of his works but always respected them and the director.
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Feb 13, 2006 8:54:44 GMT -5
'Jaws' Author Dies
Jaws author Peter Benchley died in his Princeton, New Jersey home on Saturday night. He was 65. The writer, whose 1974 best-selling novel was adapted into Steven Spielberg's movie blockbusters, died from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive and a fatal scarring of the lungs, his widow Wendy confirmed. Despite his novel turning sharks into objects of fear for millions of people around the world, the author was a long-time campaigner for the conservation of the sea creatures. Wendy says, "Spielberg certainly made the most superb movie; Peter was very pleased. But Peter kept telling people the book was fiction, it was a novel, and that he no more took responsibility for the fear of sharks than Mario Puzo took responsibility for the Mafia." Benchley is survived by three children and five grandchildren.
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