R.I.P. (2006)

[frankenjohn]

I loved Jack Warden. R.I.P.

[Heineken Skywalker]

Character actor Bruno Kirby, 57, dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bruno Kirby, a veteran character actor who co-starred in "When Harry Met Sally," "City Slickers" and many other films, has died at age 57, his wife said Tuesday.

Kirby died Monday in Los Angeles from complications related to leukemia, according to a statement from his wife, Lynn Sellers. He had recently been diagnosed with the disease.

"We are incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support we have received from Bruno's fans and colleagues who have admired and respected his work over the past 30 years," his wife said. "Bruno's spirit will continue to live on not only in his rich body of film and television work but also through the lives of individuals he has touched throughout his life."

Kirby was perhaps best known for his roles opposite Billy Crystal in 1989's "When Harry Met Sally" and 1991's "City Slickers."

Other film credits included "Good Morning, Vietnam," "The Godfather: Part II" and "Donnie Brasco." More recently, he played Phil Rubenstein on the HBO series "Entourage."

Loved him in his cameo as the chauffer in THIS IS SPINAL TAP and as the young version of Clemenza in GODFATHER II. Only 57, what a drag.

R.I.P.

[frankenjohn]

BIG TIME RIP! Bruno ruled!

[Pulpmariachi]

Psycho Screenwriter Stefano Dead At Age 84


Joseph Stefano, who wrote the screenplay for Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller, died Aug. 25 in Thousand Oaks, CA at age 84, according to reports published on Wednesday. He also worked with Gus Van Sant on the 1998 remake of the movie. In an interview with E! Online, Stefano recalled that when he read the original novel, "I realized I was hearing an awful lot about the killer and very little about the killed. That brought my mind around to Marian Crane, and I though, "What if the movie is about her?" ... It must have taken me 20 minutes to pitch. Hitchcock didn't say a word. And when I finished, he looked at me and said, 'We could get a star.' In 1959 it was unheard of to get a star to play someone who gets murdered 15 minutes into the film." Stefano also wrote numerous other features and was credited as the co-creator to the classic sci-fi series The Outer Limits.
Film Great Glenn Ford Dead At 90


Glenn Ford, who appeared in his first film in 1939 and his last in 1991, making 82 films between those years, has died in Beverly Hills at age 90. Some of his films are regarded as classics, including Blackboard Jungle, Gilda, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, and The Big Heat. He had been in failing health for more than 10 years, making it impossible for him to attend a 90th birthday tribute on May 1 in Hollywood. In a videotape played at the affair, he said, "I wish I were up and around, but I'm doing the best that I can. ... There's so much I have to be grateful for." During the 1940s, he often starred in three or four movies each year (in 1940, five films), playing pretty much the same strong, nice-guy character. He once acknowledged, "I have to play myself. I'm not an actor who can take on another character, like Laurence Olivier. The worst thing I could do would be to play Shakespeare."

RIP

[frankenjohn]

RIP indeed. Especially for Glenn Ford/

[ZapRowsdower]

That is sad. Psycho is one of my all-time favorite movies. And so, the world loses another great screenwriter.

[Pulpmariachi]

"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin Killed


Famed adventurer, environmentalist and TV personality Steve Irwin, known around the world as the "Crocodile Hunter," was killed Monday by a stingray during a diving expedition off the coast of Queensland, Australia; he was 44. According to initial reports, Irwin had been filming a documentary on the Great Barrier Reef, and was diving near Low Isles Reef, about 1,260 miles north of Queensland capital Brisbane. Irwin was felled by a stingray barb through his chest, and his crew immediately called authorities for medical treatment, but Irwin was dead before an emergency helicopter arrived on the scene. The son of naturalists, Irwin spent his whole life around animals, and was raised at the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park. He quickly grew into an animal expert, with a specialty in reptiles, and was catching crocodiles by the age of 9; later, he spearheaded Australia's crocodile relocation program, capturing the animals from populated areas and either returning them to their natural environment or raising them in the Queensland Park. In 1991, Irwin took over the running of the park, which was renamed the Australian Zoo (and would become a major tourist destination), and a year later he married his wife Terri, with whom he would have two children. The footage from their crocodile-trapping honeymoon was later fashioned into the first episode of his TV series Crocodile Hunter, and Irwin was catapulted to instant worldwide fame, with his enthusiastic nature, fearless animal acumen, and his trademark phrase, "Crikey!" Irwin turned his television success into a feature film, 2002's The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course, and in addition to his reptile passions, was an avid promoter of Australian tourism, including the recent Australia-Los Angeles campaign "G'Day LA!" In 2004, Irwin suffered one of his few bouts of negative publicity, when he fed a crocodile with one hand while holding his infant son with the other. Coming soon after the Michael Jackson "baby dangling" incident, Irwin was roundly drubbed by press reports, though he firmly insisted he was in control of the entire situation and his son was never in danger. In recent years, Irwin campaigned against wildlife hunts in Australia, specifically crocodile safaris.

[frankenjohn]

Crikey! They say that death caused by a stingray is practicaly unheard of. He may have gotten lucky with his child, but not with his life. Poor guy. R.I.P.

BTW this is a great quote by him: "If something ever happens to me, people are gonna be like 'we knew a croc would get him!'"

[slayrrr666]

RIP my Australian mate.

[Gabriel]

I'm half australian and my aunt said its a really sad place at the minute.

Im actually a touch more upset about it than maybe I should be.

Anyway, as if it needs to be said;

Rest in peace.

[Bartwald]

RIP to all mentioned above.

Steve Irwin's death was a shock, I loved the guy's attitude, sense of humour and admired his courage. Certainly didn't expect him to die this way.

[slayrrr666]

Jack Palance died yesterday at age 89. RIP.

[frankenjohn]

87. Wish I could live that long. R.I.P.

[Pulpmariachi]

Yeah. RIP.

And to Ed Bradley too.

[Bartwald]

Jack was a good sport. One of these guys you think they'd live forever, too, wasn't he? RIP.