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Actor, Leslie Nielsen (1926 – 2010)

Posted by mistergroonk in Movies, People Who Died, Television on November 29, 2010

His work brought smiles to the world when smiles were needed most.

Below is a great scene from Dracula: Dead and Loving It(thanks to @bekka_black) and a masterful montage of his work over the years.

He said of his work that “I have no interest in doing anything important.” He perhaps stretched the joke by publishing an autobiography in 1993, The Naked Truth, which included comic fabrications such as two Academy Awards and an affair with Elizabeth Taylor. He actually did attract two Emmy nominations, however, but failed to win on either occasion.

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Actor, Kevin McCarthy (1914 – 2010 )

Posted by mistergroonk in Artist, Movies, People Who Died on September 12, 2010

But while he would consistently win praise for his acting during a long and busy career, his most lasting fame would come for “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.” In the 1956 film, he vainly tried to warn residents in his small town of the evil pod people from outer space who were quietly taking over the personalities of everyone on Earth.

His frantic shouting of “You’re next!” to those in approaching cars became so well known among science-fiction fans that he was often asked to spoof the role. He more or less did that in the opening minutes of the 1978 remake, which starred Donald Sutherland as the hero menaced by the pod people.

“Body Snatchers” flopped at the box office, considered too bleak for audiences of the time. It was elevated to classic status, and its star to iconic status, after such critics as Francois Truffault hailed it and late-night television programmers embraced it.

via wikipedia , chron and everywhere else

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Dom DeLuise (1933-2009)

Posted by mistergroonk in Movies, People Who Died on May 19, 2009

Dom Deluise

He had no desire to act professionally, instead hoping to become a biologist. On leaving school he enrolled at Tufts College to study the subject, but lasted only one term.

“I’ll never forget trying to dissect my first frog,” he recalled. “We stared at each other, and then the thought of what I was about to do made me sick, and I just let him go.” DeLuise left to join Cleveland’s Cain Park Theatre in 1952.

It’s been weeks since the passing of Dom DeLuise. Time does not matter on these things. We were just a Kid Groonk watching him in CANNONBALL RUN so many years ago. This was at a drive-in movie theater in Alex City, we think. No, they had not died out by then but they were well on their way. Then followed HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART 1, SPACEBALLS, and BLAZING SADDLES. All easily rentable on the VHS playing devices.

Dom DeLuise made us laugh. We’ll never forget him for that.

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Patrick Mcgoohan (1928 – 2009)

Posted by mistergroonk in People Who Died on January 15, 2009

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One of the leading stars of British television of the 1950s and 1960s, he is best known for played The Prisoner’s title character Number Six in the surreal 1960s show filmed in Portmeirion in Wales.

AMC is currently sharing all 17 episodes of The Prisoner in effort to promote the upcoming remake in miniseries form. After watching the first 2 episodes of the original series, I can’t imagine how AMC could improve upon what’s already there.

Be seeing you.

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Paul Newman 1925 – 2008

Posted by mistergroonk in People Who Died on September 28, 2008

“If anyone asks about the craft of cinema acting all you have to say is — go get Cool Hand Luke, go get The Hustler, go get Hud. You can also add The Colour of Money and The Verdict to that list.”

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Asked about the possibility of indefility he famously quipped “I have steak at home, why go out for hamburger?”

Newman’s last major film role was alongside Jude Law in 2002’s Road To Perdition which was directed by the British film maker Sam Mendes. His final stage performance was recorded for television the following year.

(via telegraph.co.uk, 7d)

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