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Tue Jan-23-07 06:44 PM
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Happy 90th birthday, Ernest Borgnine |
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Edited on Tue Jan-23-07 06:45 PM by faygokid
On Wednesday, Ernest Borgnine turns 90, and he is a tremendously underrated actor, even given his Oscar for "Marty." I remember him for so many roles, but "Ice Station Zebra" stands out (On my top 10 guy movies; think "Guns of Navarone," "Magnificent Seven"). Anyway, he is apparently (Mc)hale and hearty, and bless him for all he has brought to us through the years.
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Tue Jan-23-07 06:45 PM
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Tue Jan-23-07 06:46 PM
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2. I think he was also the very first actor to swear in a Disney movie |
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He said 'Damn' in "The Black Hole", IIRC.
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Tue Jan-23-07 06:50 PM
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Hard to imagine that he's ninety . . .
Marty was such a fabulous movie--one of the very best ever made. May have been the last Oscar movie in black and white . . .
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Tue Jan-23-07 06:57 PM
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6. "The Apartment" in 1960 was b&w. |
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Tue Jan-23-07 07:00 PM
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8. I'll have to see that one . . . thank you. |
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Tue Jan-23-07 07:03 PM
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9. Please do see "The Apartment." One of the all-time best. |
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A young Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon, and another truly great performance by Fred MacMurray, one of the most underrated actors of the 20th century.
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Tue Jan-23-07 07:07 PM
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I've always liked Lemmon.
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Tue Jan-23-07 07:10 PM
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16. Send me a message, and let me know what you think after you have seen it. |
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I hope you like it, but I would appreciate a review one way or another.
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Tue Jan-23-07 06:53 PM
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He is still alive???
He is a good actor
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Tue Jan-23-07 06:54 PM
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5. "The Catered Affair" with Bette Davis... |
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...you can catch this once in a while on TCM. Borgnine holds his own opposite the grande diva Lady Bette.
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Tue Jan-23-07 06:59 PM
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7. Great actor, but he wasn't in Magnificent Seven. |
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At least I don't remember him in it. Maybe you're thinking of The Wild Bunch. My favorite roles are as the conductor in Emperor of the North Pole, and of course as "Fatso" in From Here to Eternity. I always thought of him as a nice guy who is great at evil rolls.
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Tue Jan-23-07 07:05 PM
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10. No, I know that, I just cited it as an example of a "guy movie." |
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Watch Borgnine in "Bad Day at Black Rock" with Spencer Tracy. Wow!
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Tue Jan-23-07 07:12 PM
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18. Not only that, but he's healthy as a horse, and looks great. |
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Find his website on line. We should all be so lucky.
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Tue Jan-23-07 07:15 PM
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20. Always the most elegant couple on the Oscar "red-carpet"... |
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...Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Borgnine. Class.
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Tue Jan-23-07 07:07 PM
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13. I saw him once in 1968 |
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There was a hardware store right next to Los Angeles Valley College, where I went (Neiman Reid's Lumber City for all you LA locals) He was buying a bag of nails, grinning and waving at everyone who was waving at him. Seemed like a really nice guy. I've seen Marty a million times and still love it.
My hairdresser has an English Bulldog named Borgnine, in Ernest's honor.
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Tue Jan-23-07 07:09 PM
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14. Don't forget Cabbie in Escape From New York. |
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Tue Jan-23-07 07:10 PM
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15. Great actor. And dad always said "McHale's Navy" was a documentary. nt |
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Tue Jan-23-07 07:11 PM
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17. He's awesome - thanks for having a thread about someone before they die :) |
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Seems we often remember the greats mostly after we lose em.
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Tue Jan-23-07 07:13 PM
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19. Heh, he was also in "merlin's shop of mystical wonders" |
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0174917/It was riffed on by MST3K, and they did alright on it, as I remember.
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Tue Jan-23-07 07:42 PM
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21. Too bad he and the wife gave money to Bush-Cheney in 2004. |
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BORGNINE, ERNEST MR. BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 BUSH, GEORGE W (R) President BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INC $2,000 primary 03/04/04
BORGNINE, TOVA MRS. BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 BUSH, GEORGE W (R) President BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INC $2,000 primary 03/04/04
BORGNINE, TOVA BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 BODY MIND AND SPIRIT BAUCUS, MAX (D) Senate - MT FRIENDS OF MAX BAUCUS $500 general 06/29/96
BORGNINE, ERNEST BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90213 TOVERN PRODUCTIONS COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC CONSENSUS (FKA - CRANSTON FOR SENATE CMTE 1980) (D) $500 primary 05/01/80
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Tue Jan-23-07 07:47 PM
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Let's not blacklist the man |
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Yes, it is unfortunate that he, along with so many others, may have bet on the wrong horse. But let's give the man his props - he's a terrific actor. God Bless! (oh,oh, now I'm in trouble!)
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Tue Jan-23-07 07:47 PM
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22. Ouch! I thought, given his hardscrabble beginnings, he was a Dem. Happy birthday anyway. |
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Thanks for sharing this, but maybe he's changed his mind, like so many others. He's still a fine actor, and I'm glad to have had him in my life as such.
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Tue Jan-23-07 07:50 PM
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23. The Borgnines are multi-millionaires... |
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...so this should not be too much of a surprise. He did however always make the working stiff look good in his films.
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