my friend's grandmother passed away today, and I was with her when she found out. she's really torn up and could use the extra good thoughts.
poor kid.
I'm sorry to hear that.
"He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
80s wrestling manager Lou Albano died , he managed 15 tag teams & also did several Lauper videos.....in the early 90s most known as Super Mario (the skits) in the toon
Al Martino, who played crooner Johnny Fortune, (said to be based on Sinatra) has died.
Johnny Fontane, actually...but sad news. RIP
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80s wrestling manager Lou Albano died , he managed 15 tag teams & also did several Lauper videos.....in the early 90s most known as Super Mario (the skits) in the toon
Lou Albano's association with wrestling dates all the way back to the 1960s. In addition to being one of the dirtiest, meanest toughest wrestlers on the ciruit, he was also one of the most colorful managers representing tag teams like the infamous Valiant Brothers. I grew up watching the infamous Captain Lou in the 70s and his run-ins with the likes of Chief Jay Strongbow (whom he once attacked on television with a fake arm cast), Ivan Putski (who he once tried to attack with a concealed hammer before the Polish Power turned the tables on him) and then WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino were the stuff of legend and truly entertaining; his later antics from the 80s onward pale by comparison. Nobody gave an interview like him, starting out calmly and rationally only to work himself up into a furious frenzy. R.I.P. Captain, you won't be soon forgotten.
Joseph Wiseman, aka Dr. No, has passed away aged 91.
From the New York Times:
Joseph Wiseman, a longtime stage and screen actor most widely known for playing the villainous title character in “Dr. No,” the first feature film about James Bond, died on Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 91.
His daughter, Martha Graham Wiseman, confirmed the death, saying her father had recently been in declining health.
Released in 1962, “Dr. No” was the first in what proved to be a decades-long string of Bond movies. Starring Sean Connery and Ursula Andress, the film featured Mr. Wiseman as Dr. Julius No, the sinister scientist who was Bond’s first big-screen adversary.
Mr. Wiseman’s other film credits include “Detective Story” (1951); “Viva Zapata!” (1952); “The Garment Jungle” (1957); “The Unforgiven” (1960); “The Night They Raided Minsky’s” (1968) and “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz” (1974).
He had guest roles on many television shows, among them “Law & Order,” “The Streets of San Francisco,” “The Untouchables” and “The Twilight Zone.” In the late 1980s, he had a recurring role as the crime boss Manny Weisbord on the NBC drama “Crime Story.”
On Broadway, Mr. Wiseman was seen most recently, in 2001, as a witness for the prosecution in Abby Mann’s stage adaptation of his film drama “Judgment at Nuremberg.” In 1994, he appeared Off Broadway in the Tony Kushner play “Slavs!” in the role of Prelapsarianov, “the world’s oldest living Bolshevik.”
Writing in The New York Times, Vincent Canby said Mr. Wiseman played Prelapsarianov “to frail perfection.”
Joseph Wiseman was born in Montreal on May 15, 1918, and moved to the United States with his family when he was a boy. His first Broadway role was in the company of “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” (1938). Among his many other Broadway credits are “Joan of Lorraine” (1946), “Antony and Cleopatra” (1947), “Detective Story” (1949); “The Lark” (1955) and the title role in “In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer” (1969).
Mr. Wiseman’s first marriage, to Nell Kinard, ended in divorce; his second wife, the choreographer Pearl Lang, died in February. In addition to his daughter, Martha, from his marriage to Ms. Kinard, Mr. Wiseman is survived by a sister, Ruth Wiseman.
Well, he set the standard. An excellent villain in an excellent film.
Hear hear! He was a fantastic villain and he will most certainly be missed. Still, 91 is a great age at which to depart. Anyway, RIP -{
"He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
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I was very glad to see the great Joseph Wisemen get the respect he so richly deserved in our Villain Elimination Game B-)
He remains the 'Gold Standard' (take that, Goldfinger! :v ) for James Bond supervillains, and he was excellent in 'Detective Story.' I hope his later years were good ones for him. Rest in peace.
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Sir Ludovic Kennedy passed away this week. An Anglo-Scot, as he dubbed himself, he was a tireless campaigner against miscarriages of justice, in particular the hanging of Timothy Evans. The book of this case became 10 Rillington Place, starring Dickie Attenborough as the creepy serial killer Christie and John Hurt as the patsy (though didn't he start things rolling by, er, killing his wife? Will have to look into that one again). Americans may be interested to know that he also challenged the hanging of the Charles Lindenburgh kidnapper, arguing that he had been framed.
Joseph Wiseman, aka Dr. No, has passed away aged 91.
I'm sad to read about this.
A few years ago I received a nice inscribed 8x10 photo of Joseph Wiseman, so I'm pleased to have received this now. Not for it's monetary worth, but for the fact that he took the time to sent it to me.
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I believe Mr. Wiseman was the last of the Connery era supervillains to pass away. I do not count henchmen and secondary villains. It's ironic and perhaps somewhat fitting that he was the last in that he was also the first of the Connery era baddies. A terrific actor, I can remember, as a boy, seeing him on television in other roles and saying "Hey! That's Dr. No!"
I have watched Dr No countless times, read and re-read Fleming's novel. Mr. Wiseman's face, his voice, the way he held himself, will always be burned in my memory as the image of the greatest of the Bond supervillains.
R.I.P. Joseph Wiseman.
Don Lane, an American-born Australian TV variety show host died today at the age of 75 of a a dementia-related illness. Lane was a legend; the host of Australia's highest ever rating variety show The Don Lane Show. He was, and remains, beloved and highly respected. He also guest commentated on the NFL Superbowl, had an earlier show called The Tonight Show (based on Carson's version of the same name), and formed with the (perhaps more) legendary Bert Newton one of Australian TV's greatest partnerships. RIP -{
"He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
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Another part of my childhood...it seems he was always on TV...it was cool, in the 1990s, when Sales' sons, Hunt and Tony, played with David Bowie in the band Tin Machine...
Rest in peace, Soupy -{
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"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
RIP Claude Levi-Strauss (nothing to do with Jeans)...the father of American Anthropology. he passed the other day at the ripe old age of 100. my department is rather depressed about this and we're going to have a memorial party in his honor.
Our national goalkeeper, Robert Enke committed suicide yesterday evening.
He was 32 and recovered from a rare unknown virus infection, which kept him off the goal in our national team for the last couple of months.
His daughter died 3 years ago at the age of 2 and he just came back from a visit to her grave when he apparently ran in front of a train to take his life.
He was very respected by many german fans for being a sensible and reasonable guy, who's life was not only a solely glamorous track.
PIP Robert
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Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
His daughter died 3 years ago at the age of 2 and he just came back from a visit to her grave when he apparently ran in front of a train to take his life.
He was very respected by many german fans for being a sensible and reasonable guy, who's life was not only a solely glamorous track.
PIP Robert
I heard about this on MSN, but didn't read the story. How tragic. But then, how do you get over the death of your child?
Let's hope he is at some rest now.
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To all those who have fallen in the line of duty protecting our freedom and ensuring our security.
Rememberance Day lands at a particularly poignant time for HM Forces, in what's been a difficult year of loss so far.
We will remember them.
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poor kid.
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article6875091.ece
Al Martino, who played crooner Johnny Fortune, (said to be based on Sinatra) has died.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Johnny Fontane, actually...but sad news. RIP
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Lou Albano's association with wrestling dates all the way back to the 1960s. In addition to being one of the dirtiest, meanest toughest wrestlers on the ciruit, he was also one of the most colorful managers representing tag teams like the infamous Valiant Brothers. I grew up watching the infamous Captain Lou in the 70s and his run-ins with the likes of Chief Jay Strongbow (whom he once attacked on television with a fake arm cast), Ivan Putski (who he once tried to attack with a concealed hammer before the Polish Power turned the tables on him) and then WWWF champion Bruno Sammartino were the stuff of legend and truly entertaining; his later antics from the 80s onward pale by comparison. Nobody gave an interview like him, starting out calmly and rationally only to work himself up into a furious frenzy. R.I.P. Captain, you won't be soon forgotten.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jun/18/obituary-murray-kash
Joseph Wiseman, aka Dr. No, has passed away aged 91.
From the New York Times:
Joseph Wiseman, a longtime stage and screen actor most widely known for playing the villainous title character in “Dr. No,” the first feature film about James Bond, died on Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 91.
His daughter, Martha Graham Wiseman, confirmed the death, saying her father had recently been in declining health.
Released in 1962, “Dr. No” was the first in what proved to be a decades-long string of Bond movies. Starring Sean Connery and Ursula Andress, the film featured Mr. Wiseman as Dr. Julius No, the sinister scientist who was Bond’s first big-screen adversary.
Mr. Wiseman’s other film credits include “Detective Story” (1951); “Viva Zapata!” (1952); “The Garment Jungle” (1957); “The Unforgiven” (1960); “The Night They Raided Minsky’s” (1968) and “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz” (1974).
He had guest roles on many television shows, among them “Law & Order,” “The Streets of San Francisco,” “The Untouchables” and “The Twilight Zone.” In the late 1980s, he had a recurring role as the crime boss Manny Weisbord on the NBC drama “Crime Story.”
On Broadway, Mr. Wiseman was seen most recently, in 2001, as a witness for the prosecution in Abby Mann’s stage adaptation of his film drama “Judgment at Nuremberg.” In 1994, he appeared Off Broadway in the Tony Kushner play “Slavs!” in the role of Prelapsarianov, “the world’s oldest living Bolshevik.”
Writing in The New York Times, Vincent Canby said Mr. Wiseman played Prelapsarianov “to frail perfection.”
Joseph Wiseman was born in Montreal on May 15, 1918, and moved to the United States with his family when he was a boy. His first Broadway role was in the company of “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” (1938). Among his many other Broadway credits are “Joan of Lorraine” (1946), “Antony and Cleopatra” (1947), “Detective Story” (1949); “The Lark” (1955) and the title role in “In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer” (1969).
Mr. Wiseman’s first marriage, to Nell Kinard, ended in divorce; his second wife, the choreographer Pearl Lang, died in February. In addition to his daughter, Martha, from his marriage to Ms. Kinard, Mr. Wiseman is survived by a sister, Ruth Wiseman.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/arts/20wiseman.html?_r=2&ref=obituaries
He has long been my favourite villain of the series, and Wiseman was an underrated actor.
Rest in Peace!
"You disappoint me Mister Bond, you are nothing but a stupid policeman..."
"That was a good line, but the way Joseph delivered it, it was excellent," said writer Richard Maibaum in an interview once.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
He remains the 'Gold Standard' (take that, Goldfinger! :v ) for James Bond supervillains, and he was excellent in 'Detective Story.' I hope his later years were good ones for him. Rest in peace.
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
R.I.P. mr. Wisemen
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My sentiments exactly. RIP -{
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Roger Moore 1927-2017
I'm sad to read about this.
A few years ago I received a nice inscribed 8x10 photo of Joseph Wiseman, so I'm pleased to have received this now. Not for it's monetary worth, but for the fact that he took the time to sent it to me.
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I have watched Dr No countless times, read and re-read Fleming's novel. Mr. Wiseman's face, his voice, the way he held himself, will always be burned in my memory as the image of the greatest of the Bond supervillains.
R.I.P. Joseph Wiseman.
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Rest in peace, Soupy -{
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"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Cant belive it has been 7 years already.
Rest in peace, miss you everyday.
My Idol.
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He was 32 and recovered from a rare unknown virus infection, which kept him off the goal in our national team for the last couple of months.
His daughter died 3 years ago at the age of 2 and he just came back from a visit to her grave when he apparently ran in front of a train to take his life.
He was very respected by many german fans for being a sensible and reasonable guy, who's life was not only a solely glamorous track.
PIP Robert
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
I heard about this on MSN, but didn't read the story. How tragic. But then, how do you get over the death of your child?
Let's hope he is at some rest now.
Rememberance Day lands at a particularly poignant time for HM Forces, in what's been a difficult year of loss so far.
We will remember them.
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Beautifully put, M5....I echo those sentiments whole-heartedly.