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Post by marianne48 on May 28, 2023 16:33:37 GMT
This performer starred as a football player in one film, and nearly 40 years later, played a baseball player in his final theatrical film. Who was the actor?
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Post by mattgarth on May 28, 2023 19:00:34 GMT
Burt Lancaster ?
JIM THORPE -- ALL AMERICAN (football)
FIELD OF DREAMS (baseball)
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Post by marianne48 on May 28, 2023 19:22:47 GMT
Burt Lancaster ? JIM THORPE -- ALL AMERICAN (football) FIELD OF DREAMS (baseball) Correct! Lancaster played two real-life people, Thorpe and Archibald "Moonlight" Graham, but Thorpe's bio was about as historically accurate as Graham meeting Kevin Costner in his cornfield. One unforgivable alteration: When the king of Sweden pronounced Thorpe to be the greatest athlete in the world, Lancaster's Thorpe solemnly replies, "Thank you, Your Majesty." In real life, Thorpe grinned and replied, "Thanks, King!" One of his most famous moments, and the movie screwed it up. Happy Birthday, Jim Thorpe! |
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Post by Richard Kimble on May 28, 2023 20:21:48 GMT
Thorpe's bio was about as historically accurate as Graham meeting Kevin Costner in his cornfield. One unforgivable alteration: When the king of Sweden pronounced Thorpe to be the greatest athlete in the world, Lancaster's Thorpe solemnly replies, "Thank you, Your Majesty." In real life, Thorpe grinned and replied, "Thanks, King!" One of his most famous moments, and the movie screwed it up. Happy Birthday, Jim Thorpe! Dore Schary told a classic story about casting this film on the Cavett show Unfortunately if I post the punchline I'll get banned |
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Post by london777 on May 28, 2023 22:15:22 GMT
Dore Schary told a classic story about casting this film on the Cavett show Unfortunately if I post the punchline I'll get banned Don't tease. Post it and be damned. I am prepared to live with the consequences. |
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Post by marianne48 on May 28, 2023 22:40:48 GMT
If you can't post it, please tell us where to find it. I can't locate it. 😛
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Post by Richard Kimble on May 29, 2023 19:34:30 GMT
If you can't post it, please tell us where to find it. I can't locate it. 😛 If you can't post it, please tell us where to find it. I can't locate it. 😛 Dore Schary (S1979E144) is the one hundred forty-fourth episode of season one thousand nine hundred seventy-nine of "The Dick Cavett Show" released on Tue Dec 18, 1979. |
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Post by marianne48 on May 29, 2023 19:57:02 GMT
If you can't post it, please tell us where to find it. I can't locate it. 😛 If you can't post it, please tell us where to find it. I can't locate it. 😛 Dore Schary (S1979E144) is the one hundred forty-fourth episode of season one thousand nine hundred seventy-nine of "The Dick Cavett Show" released on Tue Dec 18, 1979. Thank you! |
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