OBITUARIES

[Hibi]

I'll always remember him as the psycho he played in Wait Until Dark. The first movie I saw him in....

[Dargo]

I'll always remember him as the psycho he played in Wait Until Dark. The first movie I saw him in....

Yep. He sure made an indelible impression with one of his first movie roles here, didn't he.

(...and in my case, I tend to first think of his performance as the deaf mute in 'The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter')

[Hibi]

I'll always remember him as the psycho he played in Wait Until Dark. The first movie I saw him in....

Yep. He sure made an indelible impression with one of his first movie roles here, didn't he.

(...and in my case, I tend to first think of his performance as the deaf mute in 'The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter')

Yes, excellent there also, though I didnt think the film was as good as the book.

[Feinberg]

If you get a chance to see Alan Arkin in Ted Kotcheff's Joshua Then and Now (1985) do so. I thought it was his best role and was glad to see that he thought so too when he mentioned it in his TCM Interview. If they did a tribute montage of his work, his exit in Joshua would be most fitting.
Now, "Everybody to get from street."

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[norfious]

I am so sad to hear about Alan Arkin. He was my favorite living actor. He seemed like such an interesting person and I thoroughly enjoyed reading his books about his experiences and ideas about spirituality.

[CinemaInternational]

Jane Birkin, model, actress, and singer, passes at the age of 76.

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/jane ... 5671263/#!

Her passing actually reminds me of Lorna on the boards joking about her get-up at the end of Evil Under the Sun.

[Swithin]

Tony Bennett has left us at 96.



https://apnews.com/article/tony-bennett ... 794c7c3266

[Hibi]

Wow. One of the greats. Sorry to hear this.

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[Hibi]

WOW

Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman) has died.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pa ... -rcna97343

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/arts ... -dead.html

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/paul ... 235683504/

[txfilmfan]

I just learned today, by reading the comments on an unrelated story on metv.com, that Inga Swenson passed away on July 23. Though she didn't make a lot of movies (The Miracle Worker stands out), she is best known for her role on ABC's Benson spinoff of Soap. She was also active in theatre.

https://people.com/inga-swenson-dead-7567265
https://www.tmz.com/2023/07/28/inga-swe ... m-broadway

[CinemaInternational]

I just learned today, by reading the comments on an unrelated story on metv.com, that Inga Swenson passed away on July 23. Though she didn't make a lot of movies (The Miracle Worker stands out), she is best known for her role on ABC's Benson spinoff of Soap. She was also active in theatre.

https://people.com/inga-swenson-dead-7567265
https://www.tmz.com/2023/07/28/inga-swe ... m-broadway

I was actually just about to post about her passing....

She was also in another big film of 1962, Advise and Consent.....

[Swithin]

I'm so sorry to hear about Inga Swenson, who starred in the third Broadway show I ever saw: 110 in the Shade. She was magnificent as Lizzie, in that musical adaptation of The Rainmaker. Great performance in a great musical.

[j.lunatic]

https://www.fabermusic.com/news/carl-da ... 2303082023

Composer (especially of silent film scores Carl Davis (1936-2023).