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Post by Richard Kimble on Jun 6, 2017 4:07:23 GMT
variety.com/2017/tv/news/roger-smith-dead-dies-ann-margret-1202454948/Roger Smith, who starred in the series “77 Sunset Strip” and was married to actress Ann-Margret, died Sunday in Sherman Oaks. He was 84. The handsome leading man retired from acting after being diagnosed with myasthenia gravis in 1980. After that, he managed his wife’s career and produced several of her TV specials. The couple had celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 8. On “77 Sunset Strip,” Smith played detective Jeff Spencer, who partnered with Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as his partner. The show ran from 1958 to 1964, though Smith left in 1963. His Spencer character made appearances on other detective shows of the period including “Surfside 6” and “Hawaiian Eye.” After “77 Sunset Strip” ended its run, Smith had the title role in the comedy series “Mr. Roberts,” adapted from the movie about a World War II Navy lieutenant. He also appeared in movies including “Man of a Thousand Faces,” “No Time to Be Young” and “Auntie Mame.” He is survived by his wife, and a daughter and two sons from his first marriage.  
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Post by telegonus on Jun 6, 2017 5:48:54 GMT
variety.com/2017/tv/news/roger-smith-dead-dies-ann-margret-1202454948/Roger Smith, who starred in the series “77 Sunset Strip” and was married to actress Ann-Margret, died Sunday in Sherman Oaks. He was 84. The handsome leading man retired from acting after being diagnosed with myasthenia gravis in 1980. After that, he managed his wife’s career and produced several of her TV specials. The couple had celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 8. On “77 Sunset Strip,” Smith played detective Jeff Spencer, who partnered with Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as his partner. The show ran from 1958 to 1964, though Smith left in 1963. His Spencer character made appearances on other detective shows of the period including “Surfside 6” and “Hawaiian Eye.” After “77 Sunset Strip” ended its run, Smith had the title role in the comedy series “Mr. Roberts,” adapted from the movie about a World War II Navy lieutenant. He also appeared in movies including “Man of a Thousand Faces,” “No Time to Be Young” and “Auntie Mame.” He is survived by his wife, and a daughter and two sons from his first marriage. |
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Post by telegonus on Jun 6, 2017 5:58:19 GMT
variety.com/2017/tv/news/roger-smith-dead-dies-ann-margret-1202454948/Roger Smith, who starred in the series “77 Sunset Strip” and was married to actress Ann-Margret, died Sunday in Sherman Oaks. He was 84. The handsome leading man retired from acting after being diagnosed with myasthenia gravis in 1980. After that, he managed his wife’s career and produced several of her TV specials. The couple had celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 8. On “77 Sunset Strip,” Smith played detective Jeff Spencer, who partnered with Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as his partner. The show ran from 1958 to 1964, though Smith left in 1963. His Spencer character made appearances on other detective shows of the period including “Surfside 6” and “Hawaiian Eye.” After “77 Sunset Strip” ended its run, Smith had the title role in the comedy series “Mr. Roberts,” adapted from the movie about a World War II Navy lieutenant. He also appeared in movies including “Man of a Thousand Faces,” “No Time to Be Young” and “Auntie Mame.” He is survived by his wife, and a daughter and two sons from his first marriage. Okay, I'll try again (last time I posted with no message  ): I was thinking of Roger Smith, for no particular reason, the other day. Not that I've been watching reruns of 77Sunset Strip. One of those things, I guess. It occurred to me that he was a pretty big star, was one of the top two leads on that series, which ran for five years, a long run for those days; and he was a good looking, likable actor. I wondered why he seemed to disappear (virtually) after Mr. Roberts, but then Warners TV stars often didn't fare too well after their series went off the air. Even Clint Walker on the long running Cheyenne never crashed through afterwards, unlike the other Clint. Anyway, I always liked Roger Smith, sorry to hear that he had health problems. RIP, Jeff Spencer. |
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Post by petrolino on Jun 6, 2017 17:31:25 GMT
Sonja Sutter has died at the age of 86. At the peak of her cinematic fame in the 1950s, Sutter starred in a pair of popular German classics, Rolf Thiele's 'The Barrings' (1955) and Konrad Wolf's 'Lissy' (1957). Sutter also worked regularly in television and was a longtime member of the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria.
Sonja Sutter R.I.P.
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Post by petrolino on Jun 9, 2017 17:14:08 GMT
Glenne Headly has died aged 62. A fine actress, a terrific comedienne and a beautiful person. She's remembered in Variety : Glenne Headly (1955 - 2017) Thanks for the movies. Glenne Headly Rest in Peace
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Post by gunshotwound on Jun 9, 2017 23:25:45 GMT
Cinematographer Fred J. Koenekamp, who won an Oscar for “The Towering Inferno” and was also nominated for shooting “Patton” and “Islands in the Stream,” died May 31. Age 94.
His daughter Kathy Guyitt and the American Society of Cinematographers confirmed his death.
Both “Patton” and “Islands in the Stream” were directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, for whom he also shot “Papillon” and later “Yes, Giorgio".
His work included memorable films of the 1970s such as “Billy Jack,” “Beyond the Valley of the Dolls,” “Kansas City Bomber,” “Uptown Saturday Night,” and “The Amityville Horror".
Koenekamp received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Asc in 2005.
He was born in Los Angeles, where his father, Hans F. Koenekamp, was a Hollywood cinematographer and special effects expert. After starting out as a film loader at Rko, he moved up through the ranks and eventually became director of photography for several seasons of “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.".
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Post by Doghouse6 on Jun 10, 2017 0:39:16 GMT
Cinematographer Fred J. Koenekamp, who won an Oscar for “ The Towering Inferno” and was also nominated for shooting “Patton” and “ Islands in the Stream,” died May 31. Age 94. His daughter Kathy Guyitt and the American Society of Cinematographers confirmed his death. Both “ Patton” and “ Islands in the Stream” were directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, for whom he also shot “ Papillon” and later “ Yes, Giorgio". For some reason, I've never been able to retain Oscar trivia, often forgetting who won what within a day, and I 'bout dropped my beer when reminded that Koenekamp won for The Towering Inferno. I dunno, maybe the colleagues nominating him understood more than I do about difficulties involved in balancing lighting and exposure when shooting practical fire effects or something, but it's by far neither his best feature work (which I'd judge to be Papillon) nor the best of the year. Other nominees were John Alonzo for Chinatown, Bruce Surtees for Lenny (either of which would have been more than deserving honorees) and Geoffrey Unsworth for Murder On the Orient Express (which, in its own nostalgically gauzy way, was superior photographically). The fifth nom was Earthquake (the less said, the better). Well, I've had my surprise for the day...two, actually: the inclusion of Yes, Giorgio tells me I once saw the man at work; I had a friend who was an opera buff in general and Puccini acolyte in particular, so I got him on the set when they were shooting a Turandot sequence. I don't mean to speak ill of the newly-deceased (and don't think I really am), but I sometimes become opinionated as Friday wanes. |
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Post by gunshotwound on Jun 10, 2017 6:53:14 GMT
Cinematographer Fred J. Koenekamp, who won an Oscar for “ The Towering Inferno” and was also nominated for shooting “Patton” and “ Islands in the Stream,” died May 31. Age 94. His daughter Kathy Guyitt and the American Society of Cinematographers confirmed his death. Both “ Patton” and “ Islands in the Stream” were directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, for whom he also shot “ Papillon” and later “ Yes, Giorgio". For some reason, I've never been able to retain Oscar trivia, often forgetting who won what within a day, and I 'bout dropped my beer when reminded that Koenekamp won for The Towering Inferno. I dunno, maybe the colleagues nominating him understood more than I do about difficulties involved in balancing lighting and exposure when shooting practical fire effects or something, but it's by far neither his best feature work (which I'd judge to be Papillon) nor the best of the year. Other nominees were John Alonzo for Chinatown, Bruce Surtees for Lenny (either of which would have been more than deserving honorees) and Geoffrey Unsworth for Murder On the Orient Express (which, in its own nostalgically gauzy way, was superior photographically). The fifth nom was Earthquake (the less said, the better). Well, I've had my surprise for the day...two, actually: the inclusion of Yes, Giorgio tells me I once saw the man at work; I had a friend who was an opera buff in general and Puccini acolyte in particular, so I got him on the set when they were shooting a Turandot sequence. I don't mean to speak ill of the newly-deceased (and don't think I really am), but I sometimes become opinionated as Friday wanes. I agree with you Doghouse6. I remember watching the Academy Awards that year and I was shocked when The Towering Inferno won the cinematography award. I was hoping Chinatown would win. I liked Koenekamp & Joseph Biroc (co-winner) but I do not believe they should have won. What was really sad was Gordon Willis was not even nominated that year for The Godfather Part II, although the movie was chosen as one of the 10 preliminary selections but did not make it as one of the final 5 nominees. |
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Post by petrolino on Jun 10, 2017 9:32:33 GMT
Cinematographer Fred J. Koenekamp, who won an Oscar for “ The Towering Inferno” and was also nominated for shooting “Patton” and “ Islands in the Stream,” died May 31. Age 94. His daughter Kathy Guyitt and the American Society of Cinematographers confirmed his death. Both “ Patton” and “ Islands in the Stream” were directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, for whom he also shot “ Papillon” and later “ Yes, Giorgio". His work included memorable films of the 1970s such as “ Billy Jack,” “ Beyond the Valley of the Dolls,” “ Kansas City Bomber,” “ Uptown Saturday Night,” and “ The Amityville Horror". Koenekamp received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Asc in 2005. He was born in Los Angeles, where his father, Hans F. Koenekamp, was a Hollywood cinematographer and special effects expert. After starting out as a film loader at Rko, he moved up through the ranks and eventually became director of photography for several seasons of “ The Man from U.N.C.L.E.".Fred Koenekamp was a master of his trade. His father, Hans Koenekamp of Denison, Iowa, was a Mack Sennett crewman. Fred Koenekamp's work on Ralph Nelson's twisted eugenics drama 'Embryo' (1976), Ted Kotcheff's offbeat heist comedy 'Fun With Dick And Jane' (1977), Stuart Rosenberg's supernatural mood-piece 'The Amityville Horror' (1979) and Richard Brooks' wry political satire 'Wrong Is Right' (1982) display the diversity of his armoury. He skills as a camera operator came to the fore when filming Jonathan Kaplan's blistering action picture 'White Line Fever' (1975) and the disaster movies of Irwin Allen, James Goldstone and Richard Sarafian. James Coburn described Koenekamp as "one of the best in the business". Thanks for the movies. Fred Koenekamp R.I.P. |
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Post by Doghouse6 on Jun 10, 2017 16:48:22 GMT
I agree with you Doghouse6. I remember watching the Academy Awards that year and I was shocked when The Towering Inferno won the cinematography award. I was hoping Chinatown would win. I liked Koenekamp & Joseph Biroc (co-winner) but I do not believe they should have won. What was really sad was Gordon Willis was not even nominated that year for The Godfather Part II, although the movie was chosen as one of the 10 preliminary selections but did not make it as one of the final 5 nominees. More agreement here: the omission of Willis was a surprising one (especially in view of Earthquake making the cut, with its flat, overlit and generally cheesy '70s-TV-style cinematography by Phil Lathrop, who had also done better work in, say, They Shoot Horses, Don't They, for which he wasn't nominated (whoops: I forgot I said "the less said, the better;" ah well, I sometimes remain opinionated on Saturdays). |
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Post by neurosturgeon on Jun 10, 2017 17:05:34 GMT
Adam West, TV's Batman, had died at the age of 88. The cause of death is reported to be leukemia.
he was in one of my favorite films, "The Young Philadelphians."
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Post by petrolino on Jun 10, 2017 17:16:19 GMT
Adam West, TV's Batman, had died at the age of 88. My favourite Batman. Adam West Rest in Peace |
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Post by petrolino on Jun 10, 2017 19:32:30 GMT
Costume designer Rita Riggs has passed away aged 86. Riggs designed costumes for Mark Rydell's pungent slice of social realism 'Cinderella Liberty' (1973), James William Guercio's funky crime sleeper 'Electra Glide In Blue' (1973), Taylor Hackford's tart glitterball 'The Idolmaker' (1980) and Peter Boganovich's sanguine industry musical 'The Thing Called Love' (1993).
Rita Riggs R.I.P.
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Post by Richard Kimble on Jun 14, 2017 3:08:34 GMT
linkSome sources claim she was the inspiration for the song "Wild Horses", though that is disputed. AP & BJ in Marrakesh 1967, photographed by Cecil Beaton
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Post by petrolino on Jun 14, 2017 17:10:25 GMT
linkSome sources claim she was the inspiration for the song "Wild Horses", though that is disputed. AP & BJ in Marrakesh 1967, photographed by Cecil Beaton Anita Pallenberg lived an extraordinary existence as a creative catalyst, gliding quietly through the worlds of art, fashion, music and film. In her later years, as she battled disability and illness, she dedicated herself to perhaps her greatest passion : gardening. Thanks for the movies. Anita Pallenberg R.I.P. |
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Post by teleadm on Jun 14, 2017 18:09:46 GMT
RIP Anita. Remember her as The Great Tyrant in Barbarella 1968
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Post by manfromplanetx on Jun 15, 2017 7:42:12 GMT
R.I.P ... Aleksey Vladimirovich Batalov (20 November 1928 – 15 June 2017) Acclaimed Soviet and Russian actor, noted for his many great films, portraying noble and positive characters... Boris in The Cranes are Flying (1957). He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1976 and a Hero of Socialist Labour in 1989, received many other awards for his services to the arts, credited for directing three films also Outstanding 10/10 , Drama Nine Days in One Year (1962) as Dmitri Gusev, nuclear physicist  |
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Post by teleadm on Jun 15, 2017 17:35:24 GMT
R.I.P ... Aleksey Vladimirovich Batalov (20 November 1928 – 15 June 2017) Acclaimed Soviet and Russian actor, noted for his many great films, portraying noble and positive characters... Boris in The Cranes are Flying (1957). He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1976 and a Hero of Socialist Labour in 1989, received many other awards for his services to the arts, credited for directing three films also Outstanding 10/10 , Drama Nine Days in One Year (1962) as Dmitri Gusev, nuclear physicist RIP Aleksey. Also remember him from Дама с собачкой / The Lady with the Dog 1960 for wich he won a Jussi Award (Finland). |
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Post by petrolino on Jun 16, 2017 22:31:46 GMT
Theatrical performer Sam Beazley has died aged 101. Beazley was born in Kensington, London. Towards the end of his acting career, he appeared in the blockbuster 'Harry Potter' franchise.
Character actor Gilberto Galimberti has died at the age of 84. Galimberti was a skilled acrobat, talented stunt performer and dedicated martial artist. He appeared in many pictures helmed by his good friend Fernando Di Leo and appeared in some of the greatest Italian crime films of the 1970s, also working with Antonio Margheriti, Umberto Lenzi, Ruggero Deodato, Franco Prosperi and Michele Massimo Tarantini.
Doris Carey has died aged 93. Carey appeared in two films directed by her husband Timothy Carey : 'The World's Greatest Sinner' (1962) and 'Tweet's Ladies Of Pasadena' (1970).
Editor Bill Butler has died aged 83. Butler assembled several pictures for Melvin Frank including 'A Touch Of Class' (1973) and 'The Duchess And The Dirtwater Fox' (1976), both starring George Segal. He also cut together Stanley Kubrick's 'A Clockwork Orange' (1971) and Joseph Ruben's 'Our Winning Season' (1978).
Yoko Nogiwa has died at the age of 81. Nogiwa appeared alongside her husband Sonny Chiba in 'Gangster Cop' (1970) and 'Shogun's Ninja' (1980). She played character roles in the crime stories 'Cop Story' (1971), 'Professional Killers' (1973) and 'Beast In The Shadows' (1977). She was also one of Japan's great stars of television.
Camera operator Bruce MacCallum has died aged 70. MacCallum worked for many great filmmakers during his long and distinguished career, assisting some of the finest cinematographers working in Hollywood.
Polish film director Piotr Andrejew has died aged 69. When Andrejew broke through in the 1970s he became regarded as part of Poland's "cinema of moral anxiety" ("anxiety is conflict, conflict of interests" - Janusz Kijowski), an intellectual movement led by Krzysztof Zanussi, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Agnieszka Holland and Feliks Falk. Sadly, I've not had the opportunity to see any of his work.
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Post by Richard Kimble on Jun 17, 2017 2:58:22 GMT
variety.com/2017/film/news/john-g-avildsen-dead-dies-rocky-karate-kid-1202469349/John G. Avildsen, who won an Oscar for directing the original “Rocky” (1976), starring Sylvester Stallone, and also directed all three of the original “Karate Kid” films, has died in Los Angeles. He was 81.  A rep confirmed his death. Avildsen also won the DGA Award for directing “Rocky,” which also won Oscars for best picture and film editing and was nominated in multiple other categories. In 2006 Variety interviewed Avildsen, who said that a film with a boxing story didn’t excite him at first, but he was “moved by the urban character study of Sylvester Stallone’s script.” He held out on directing part two in lieu of another project — a decision that Avildsen said was “one of my greatest mistakes.” He returned to the franchise to direct 1990’s “Rocky V.” In 1983 he was Oscar nominated again, this time for the documentary short “Traveling Hopefully.” The Director’s Guild released a statement, saying “We were greatly saddened to learn of the passing of beloved director John Avildsen. His iconic ‘Rocky,’ which won the DGA Feature Film Award in 1976, has been lionized throughout our culture as the quintessential underdog story – a recurring theme in his notable body of work which included ‘Save the Tiger’ and ‘The Karate Kid’ franchise. Throughout the decades, his rousing portrayals of victory, courage and emotion captured the hearts of generations of Americans.” He served on the DGA’s National Board for three terms, on the DGA’s Eastern Directors Council from 1977-1990, on the Western Directors Council from 1992-1994, and was a member of the 1987 and 1996 DGA Negotiating Committees. Avildsen developed a reputation for making movies about losers, or underdogs, who somehow become winners. Avildsen’s other films included the critically hailed drama-thriller “Joe” (1970), starring Susan Sarandon and Peter Boyle. It was his first success as a director, and was praised for Peter Boyle’s performance. “Save the Tiger” (1973), an issue-oriented drama sporting an outstanding starring performance from Jack Lemmon, was nominated for three Oscars, with Lemmon winning best actor. The three Oscar nominations for “Save the Tiger” and the win for Lemmon secured Avildsen’s place on the list of go-to directors. His other films included comedy “W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings” (1975), starring Burt Reynolds; thriller “The Formula” (1980), starring George C. Scott and Marlon Brando; eerie comedy “Neighbors,” starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd; pregnancy comedy “For Keeps?” (1988), starring Molly Ringwald; drama “Lean on Me” (1989), which helped launch Morgan Freeman’s career; and bull riding biopic “8 Seconds” (1994), starring Luke Perry. Avildsen started in the business as a cinematographer, lensing seven films from the mid-’60s to the early ’70s, including his feature directorial debut “Turn on to Love” (1969) and subsequent helming efforts “Guess What We Learned in School Today,” “Joe,” “Cry Uncle,” “Okay Bill” and “The Stoolie” (1972), starring Jackie Mason. John Guilbert Avildsen was born in Oak Park, Illinois. He graduated from the prestigious Hotchkiss School and NYU. He started out in the film business as an assistant director on movies by Arthur Penn and Otto Preminger. A documentary on the director’s life and career, “John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs” (2016), directed and produced by Derek Wayne Johnson, features interviews with Stallone, “Karate Kid” star Ralph Macchio, Martin Scorsese, Jerry Weintraub and Burt Reynolds. The documentary is a companion to the book “The Films of John G. Avildsen: Rocky, The Karate Kid, and Other Underdogs,” written by Larry Powell and Tom Garrett. Avildsen is survived by a daughter, Bridget, and sons Anthony, Jonathan and Ashley.
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): I was thinking of Roger Smith, for no particular reason, the other day. Not that I've been watching reruns of 77Sunset Strip. One of those things, I guess. It occurred to me that he was a pretty big star, was one of the top two leads on that series, which ran for five years, a long run for those days; and he was a good looking, likable actor. I wondered why he seemed to disappear (virtually) after Mr. Roberts, but then Warners TV stars often didn't fare too well after their series went off the air. Even Clint Walker on the long running Cheyenne never crashed through afterwards, unlike the other Clint.
