Scott - This is indeed sad news and it is a great loss to the classic film community. He was also great when introducing movies at the TCM Festival.
Here is what I wrote about Michael on Nitrateville. I had the absolute pleasure of working with Michael on 2 projects. The Biffle and Shooster short IMITATION OF WIFE and Rock and Doris (try to) Write a Movie. I was so grateful to be a part of his stock company. Michael afforded me the opportunity to slip into the past and live out my fondest dreams of being an actor in a bygone era. In all the things I've had a chance to perform in one of the best days of my career was on Rock and Doris. I don't know where he got the idea that I could play Frank "Yeessss" Nelson but Michael double cast me and that was one of the roles. I found Michael to always be friendly, funny and genuine. I will miss his hilarious answers to stupid questions on Quora, his comments on Trailers from Hell and a lunch or two at the Magic Castle. Most of all I'll miss knowing that Michael is in this world. He certainly made it a better place for me. I hope I can pay it forward for other actors. Michael has "kicked the bucket". He went sailing right out there! I hope you have finally found your own big W! Love you Michael - Glenn On Fri, Jan 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM Scott Burns <[email protected]> wrote: > Michael Schlesinger, former Hollywood studio exec at MGM, Paramount and > Sony and truly the ultimate classic movie fan, passed away yesterday in Los > Angeles at the age of 74. He was a regular at the Columbus Cinevent where I > got to meet him. He also assisted with LA’s Cinecon. Michael provided > commentaries for a number of DVD releases including “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, > Mad, World” (which was his favorite movie) “One, Two Three” and the 1974 > version of “The Front Page.” He also loved “Sh! The Octopus” (1937) which > features one of the weirdest transformation scenes ever put on film. See it > here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m3Rea0H_p8 > > > > Here’s a link to Michael’s obituary: > > > > https://www.wellesnet.com/schlesinger-obituary/ > > > > Here’s a sampling of Michael at his commenting best with his “Trailers > from Hell” series: > > > > https://trailersfromhell.com/gurus/schlesinger-michael/ > > > > Another champion of classic film has left us. > > > > Scott > > MoPo List Owner > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
