Freaky.
I was just checking out (unsponsored plug to follow) Bruce's latest auction and seeing two posters of Glen Ford slapping Rita Hayworth ("Gilda" and "Affair in Trinidad") I thought "What, did this guy make a career out of smacking Rita around?" I actually imdb'ed him to check out his filmography.
RIP Glen (and Rita...)
--Peter
David Kusumoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
David Kusumoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Beyond the news that passed 10 min. ago below on the AP wire, the thing that
bothers me is dudring the the last 10 years, Mr. Ford's family tried,
without success, to get the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to
submit Glenn Ford's name for consideration for a lifetime achievement award.
Unlike other actors who never won Oscars who HAVE received the honor
(e.g., such as Myrna Loy and Deborah Kerr), Ford went to his grave during
the last five years thinking "everyone has forgotten about me."
I was involved briefly in the unsuccessful Ford campaign and there are other
actors/actresses worthy of consideration who are still living who, for the
life of me, I don't understand why they've been "shut-out." I don't even
know how the process works today other than superficial politics. Ford
worked in seven decades of film history, his last most memorable appearance
being in "Superman" in 1978. They gave screen writer Ernest Lehman his
Lifetime Achievement recently, and he was dead within a year. The two names
that come most immediately to mind that are glaring by their omission are
Maureen O'Hara and Doris Day.
-koose.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Actor Glenn Ford Dies at 90
Aug 30, 10:54 PM (ET)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Actor Glenn Ford, who played strong, thoughtful
protagonists in films such as "The Blackboard Jungle,""Gilda" and "The Big
Heat," died Wednesday, police said. He was 90.
Paramedics called to Ford's home just before 4 p.m. found Ford dead, police
Sgt. Terry Nutall said, reading a prepared statement. "They do not suspect
foul play," he said.
Ford suffered a series of strokes in the 1990s.
Failing health forced him to skip a 90th birthday tribute on May 1 at
Hollywood's historic Grauman's Egyptian Theatre. But he did send greetings
via videotape, adding, "I wish I were up and around, but I'm doing the best
that I can.... There's so much I have to be grateful for."
At the event, Shirley Jones, who co-starred with him in the comedy "The
Courtship of Eddie's Father," called Ford "one of the cornerstones of our
industry, and there aren't many left."
Ford appeared in scores of films during his 53-year Hollywood career. The
Film Encyclopedia, a reference book, lists 85 films from 1939 to 1991.
He was cast usually as the handsome tough, but his acting talents ranged
from romance to comedy. His more famous credits include
"Superman,""Gilda,""The Sheepman,""The Gazebo,""Pocketful of Miracles" and
"Don't Go Near the Water."
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