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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsRIP Ernie Borgnine
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57468279/actor-ernest-borgnine-dies-at-95/Ernest Borgnine, the beefy screen star known for blustery, often villainous roles, but who won the Best Actor Oscar for playing against type as a lovesick butcher in "Marty" in 1955, died Sunday. He was 95.
His longtime spokesman, Harry Flynn, told The Associated Press that Borgnine died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with his family by his side.
He did not have the face, or the smile, of a classic movie star. But Borgnine certainly had the heart of one, whether in a drama, such as "Marty," or a comedy, like the 1960s sitcom "McHale's Navy."
Ermes Effron Borgnino was born in 1917, the son of Italian immigrants. He lived in Italy for a while as a child, then came back to the United States, where he joined the U.S. Navy, serving throughout World War II.
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RIP Ernie Borgnine (Original Post)
TheMightyFavog
Jul 2012
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GoCubsGo
(32,088 posts)1. :-(
Was hoping he'd make it to 100.
texanwitch
(18,705 posts)2. Another one has gone.
Rest in Peace
Doc_Technical
(3,527 posts)3. Hail Ragnar!
Hail and Farewell.
Swede
(33,282 posts)4. RIP Mr. Borgnine.
I loved his work.
turtlerescue1
(1,013 posts)5. Lost a part of the foundation I grew up watching.
We're on a roll here, Andy G. and now Ernie Borg.
Keeps up all we'll have are the kardashians....
ohiosmith
(24,262 posts)6. Just watched The Wild Bunch a couple of weeks ago.
Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)7. RIP
RIP Ernest Borgnine. I hope I'll be as lucky as you were.
Whatever took him off, I'll bet it wasn't his prostate... (look him up on youtube if that remark puzzles you)