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Post by teleadm on Feb 21, 2023 5:51:29 GMT
French film director and screenwriter Michel Deville has left us at the age of 81, on February 16th. He started his filmmaking career in the late 1950's, paralleling the emergence of the French New Wave directors. Though he never achieved the level of critical and international recognition of some of his contemporaries such as François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard and Claude Chabrol, possibly because of his more conventional filmmaking style. Nevertheless, his films, especially his comedies from the 1970's and 1980's, were popular in his native France. His Raphael, or The Debauched One 1971 was nominated for a Cannes Palme d'Or, Le Voyage en douce 1980 was nominated for a Berlin Golden Bear as was Death in a French Garden 1985 and Almost Peaceful 2002 was nominated for a Venice Golden Lion. He is remembered by News in FranceR.I.P. Michel Deville
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Post by teleadm on Feb 22, 2023 5:31:52 GMT
Austrian actress Nadja Tiller has left us at the age of 93, on February 21st. She was one of the most popular German-speaking actresses of international films of the 1950's and 1960's. In 1949, she won the Miss Austria competition, a national beauty pageant for unmarried women in Austria. She made her major-film debut in 1952 in Märchen vom Glück ( Good Luck Fairytale). Her international breakthrough role was that of Rosemarie Nitribitt in the 1958 German movie Rosemary (1958). She appeared in over 70 films, including many international productions. She performed with, among others, O. W. Fischer, Curd Jürgens, Hansjörg Felmy, Mario Adorf, Jean Gabin, Yul Brynner, Robert Mitchum, Rod Steiger, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Marais, and at the height of her career was considered along with Sophia Loren to be among the most alluring women in European film. She is remembered by News in GermanyR.I.P. Nadja Tiller
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Post by teleadm on Feb 23, 2023 4:51:03 GMT
American songwriter and musician Tom Whitlock has left us at the age of 68, on February 17th. (alzheimer's disease) Perhaps best known for his Academy Award-and Golden Globe-winning song "Take My Breath Away", from the film Top Gun, which he co-wrote with Giorgio Moroder. He and Moroder had other collaborations, for the films Over the Top, American Anthem and Rambo III, and also co-wrote the official theme songs for both the 1988 Summer Olympics ("Hand In Hand") and the 1990 FIFA World Cup ("To Be Number One"). In 2012, the Library of Congress honored Whitlock for his songwriting contributions. He is remembered by US todayR.I.P. Tom Whitlock
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Post by Richard Kimble on Feb 27, 2023 0:03:39 GMT
Hollywood ReporterWalter Mirisch, the legendary independent-minded producer who is the only person to receive the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences’ Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, the Irving G. Thalberg Award and an Oscar for best picture, has died. He was 101. The affable Mirisch, who served four terms as president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences from 1973-77, died Friday in Los Angeles of natural causes, AMPAS announced. “Walter was a true visionary, both as a producer and as an industry leader,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang said in a joint statement. “He had a powerful impact on the film community and the Academy, serving as our president and as an Academy governor for many years. His passion for filmmaking and the Academy never wavered, and he remained a dear friend and adviser.” Survivors include his son Larry Mirisch, the owner of The Mirisch Agency, the below-the-line shop that he founded in 1992. Mirisch earned his Oscar statuette in 1968 for producing the edgy thriller In the Heat of the Night (1967). His production outfit, The Mirisch Co., produced two other classics that took home the Academy’s ultimate prize: Billy Wilder’s poignant comedy The Apartment (1960) and Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins’ musical drama West Side Story (1961). In the Heat of the Night star Sidney Poitier, in the foreword of Mirisch’s 2008 book I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History, called him a “legendary producer, visionary filmmaker, courageous seeker of truth, especially in troubling times.” And novelist Elmore Leonard famously dedicated Get Shorty, his scathing 1990 satire of the film industry, to the producer: “To Walter Mirisch, one of the good guys.” In August 1957, Mirisch, then in charge at Allied Artists, formed The Mirisch Co. with his older brothers Marvin and Harold, and they signed a distribution deal with United Artists. The company thrived, producing a wide-ranging slate of 67 films during the following two decades while collecting 28 Oscars. Among those features: Some Like It Hot (1959), The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), The Pink Panther (1963), The Fortune Cookie (1966), The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Fiddler on the Roof (1971) and Same Time, Next Year (1978).
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Post by divtal on Feb 27, 2023 0:10:22 GMT
Wow ... what contributions! R.I.P.
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Post by teleadm on Feb 27, 2023 6:29:21 GMT
Canadian actor, writer, director, and singer Gordon Pinsent has left us at the age of 92, on February 25th. Perhaps his best known early film role was that of the president of the United States in the 1970 science fiction cult classic Colossus: The Forbin Project. In the early 1960's, he appeared in Scarlett Hill and The Forest Rangers. He had since become a staple of Canadian television with roles including the series Quentin Durgens, M.P., A Gift to Last (which he created), The Red Green Show, Due South, Wind at My Back, and Power Play. His film roles include The Rowdyman 1972, Who Has Seen the Wind 1977, John and the Missus 1986, The Shipping News 2001 and Away from Her 2006. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Gordon Pinsent
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Post by Richard Kimble on Feb 28, 2023 22:16:58 GMT
Ricou Browning, who took to the water as the menacing Gill-Man in the Creature From the Black Lagoon and as the creative force behind the original Flipper movie and TV show, has died. He was 93. Browning died Monday of natural causes at his home in Southwest Ranches, Florida, his daughter Kim Browning told The Hollywood Reporter. “He had a fabulous career in the film industry, providing wonderful entertainment for past and future generations,” she said. The Florida native also served as a stuntman on Richard Fleischer’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), doubled for Jerry Lewis in Don’t Give Up the Ship (1959) and “played all the bad guys in [TV’s] Sea Hunt,” he said in a 2013 interview. LINK
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Post by marianne48 on Feb 28, 2023 22:20:46 GMT
Ricou Browning, who took to the water as the menacing Gill-Man in the Creature From the Black Lagoon and as the creative force behind the original Flipper movie and TV show, has died. He was 93. Browning died Monday of natural causes at his home in Southwest Ranches, Florida, his daughter Kim Browning told The Hollywood Reporter. “He had a fabulous career in the film industry, providing wonderful entertainment for past and future generations,” she said. The Florida native also served as a stuntman on Richard Fleischer’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), doubled for Jerry Lewis in Don’t Give Up the Ship (1959) and “played all the bad guys in [TV’s] Sea Hunt,” he said in a 2013 interview. LINK That handsome guy was under the Gill-Man mask? Too bad he wasn't given more movie roles. R.I.P.
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Post by teleadm on Mar 4, 2023 15:37:36 GMT
American actor Tom Sizemore has left us at the age of 61, on March 3rd. (brain aneurysm) Perhaps best known for his supporting roles in Born on the Fourth of July 1989, Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man 1991, Passenger 57 1992, True Romance 1993, Natural Born Killers 1994, Strange Days 1995, Heat 1995, Saving Private Ryan 1998, Red Planet 2000, Black Hawk Down 2001, Pearl Harbor 2001, and the revival television series Twin Peaks 2017, and for voicing Sonny Forelli in the video game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" 2002. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Tom Sizemore
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Post by teleadm on Mar 4, 2023 16:03:15 GMT
American former child actor Ted Donaldson has left us at the age of 89, on March 1st. (complications from a fall) After some radio and theatre experience he acted as Pinky in Once upon a Time 1944, as Neeley Nolan in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1945, the Rusty film series 1945 to 1949, Red Stallion 1947, The Green Promise 1948 and Phone Call from a Stranger 1952. In later life he was a teacher and a bookseller, occasionally appearing in interviews about his old movies. He is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Ted Donaldson
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Post by teleadm on Mar 7, 2023 5:56:34 GMT
American actress Sara Lane has left us at the age of 73, on March 3rd (breast cancer) In 1964, producer William Castle saw her picture in a newspaper in connection with a Miss Los Angeles Teenage beauty contest. After making screen tests, she was signed for a part in the film I Saw What You Did 1965 as one of the two teen phone callers. In 1966, executive producer Frank Price signed her to portray Elizabeth Grainger on The Virginian 1966 - 1970 where she stayed for 105 episodes. After retiring from film work in 1977, she and her husband were co-founders seven years later of the Havens Winery in Napa Valley, which, over time, acquired a solid reputation for producing red wine blends. She is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Sara Lane
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Post by telegonus on Mar 7, 2023 8:39:47 GMT
Canadian actor, writer, director, and singer Gordon Pinsent has left us at the age of 92, on February 25th. Perhaps his best known early film role was that of the president of the United States in the 1970 science fiction cult classic Colossus: The Forbin Project. In the early 1960's, he appeared in Scarlett Hill and The Forest Rangers. He had since become a staple of Canadian television with roles including the series Quentin Durgens, M.P., A Gift to Last (which he created), The Red Green Show, Due South, Wind at My Back, and Power Play. His film roles include The Rowdyman 1972, Who Has Seen the Wind 1977, John and the Missus 1986, The Shipping News 2001 and Away from Her 2006. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Gordon Pinsent
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Post by telegonus on Mar 7, 2023 8:40:43 GMT
Canadian actor, writer, director, and singer Gordon Pinsent has left us at the age of 92, on February 25th. Perhaps his best known early film role was that of the president of the United States in the 1970 science fiction cult classic Colossus: The Forbin Project. In the early 1960's, he appeared in Scarlett Hill and The Forest Rangers. He had since become a staple of Canadian television with roles including the series Quentin Durgens, M.P., A Gift to Last (which he created), The Red Green Show, Due South, Wind at My Back, and Power Play. His film roles include The Rowdyman 1972, Who Has Seen the Wind 1977, John and the Missus 1986, The Shipping News 2001 and Away from Her 2006. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Gordon Pinsent
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Post by telegonus on Mar 7, 2023 8:45:46 GMT
Gordon Pinsent was a fine actor, and I sensed major star potential in him, an understated virility that might have morphed into big screen charisma if he'd got the breaks. Still, he had a busy career. I haven't seen him in many things, have always been impressed by his acting and overall charm and air of decency.
RIP, Gordon Pinsent
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Post by Richard Kimble on Mar 8, 2023 20:00:26 GMT
Gordon Pinsent was a fine actor, and I sensed major star potential in him, an understated virility that might have morphed into big screen charisma if he'd got the breaks. Still, he had a busy career. I haven't seen him in many things, have always been impressed by his acting and overall charm and air of decency
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Post by teleadm on Mar 9, 2023 5:38:13 GMT
American filmmaker Bert I. Gordon has left us at the age of 100, on March 8th. Perhaps best known for writing and directing science fiction and horror B-movies such as King Dinosaur 1955, The Amazing Colossal Man 1957, Earth vs. the Spider 1958, Village of the Giants 1965 and Empire of the Ants 1977. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Bert I. Gordon
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Post by teleadm on Mar 9, 2023 18:12:00 GMT
Israeli actor, singer, and illustrator Chaim Topol (sometimes billed as Topol) has left us at the age of 87, on March 8th. (Alzheimer's disease) Perhaps best known for his portrayal of Tevye, the lead role in the stage musical Fiddler on the Roof and the 1971 film adaptation, performing this role more than 3,500 times from the late 1960's through 2009. In movies he also appeared in more than 30 films in Israel and the United States, including Galileo 1975, Flash Gordon 1980 and For Your Eyes Only 1981. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Chaim Topol
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Post by teleadm on Mar 10, 2023 17:50:45 GMT
American actor and former child actor Robert Blake has left us at the age of 89, on March 9th. (heart disease) Perhaps best known for his roles in the 1967 film In Cold Blood and the 1970's U.S. television series Baretta. He began acting as a child, with a lead role in the final years of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Our Gang ( Little Rascals) short film series from 1939 to 1944. He also appeared as a child actor in 22 entries of the Red Ryder film franchise. He also appeared in John Huston's The Treasure of Sierra Madre 1948. As a grown up he also acted in The Greatest Story Ever Told (as Simon the Zealot) 1965, This Property Is Condemned 1966, Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (as Willie Boy) 1969, Electra Glide in Blue 1973, Busting 1974 and Lost Highway 1997 among others. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Robert Blake
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Post by teleadm on Mar 15, 2023 6:00:56 GMT
American writer John Jakes has left us at the age of 90, on March 11th. Best known for historical and speculative fiction. His Civil War trilogy, "North and South", sold millions of copies worldwide. He was also the author of "The Kent Family Chronicles". Three novels from "The Kent Family" was developed into three TV mini-series, The Bastard 1978, The Rebels 1979 and The Seekers 1979. The "North and South" trilogy was made into three mini-series on ABC 1985, 1986 and 1994. He is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. John Jakes
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Post by teleadm on Mar 15, 2023 6:26:59 GMT
American bodybuilder, actor, and model Ed Fury has left us at the age of 94, on February 24th. Best known for starring in a number of "sword-and-sandal" films in the 1950's and 1960's. He returned to acting in the early 1970's and appeared mostly in small parts in television series. He starred in films such as Colossus and the Amazon Queen 1960, The Seven Revenges 1961 and Maciste Against the Sheik 1962. He also starred as Ursus in the film trilogy Ursus 1961, Ursus in the Valley of the Lions 1961 and Ursus in the Land of Fire 1963, before the popularity of "sword-and-sandal" films waned. He is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Bill Fury
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