Hollywood Possibilities

[Bibliogryphon 9,581]

3 hours ago, Joey Russ said:

“Sees that the scale is at the very end of the fiction scale.”

Yep, looks legit.

I'm wondering if any of the players in my work game will take this bait and play Mr D as their Wildcard..

[drol 11,946]

On 16/11/2017 at 02:13, Gooseberry Crumble said:

Happy Birthday to Hollywood survivor Clu Gulager 89 today 

Clu Gulager turns 91 today! 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

MGM Studios executive Tomas Davison died Saturday in Miami, just over a year after taking the position of Senior Vice President, International Television Distribution Latin America and U.S. Hispanic. He was 43.  A cause of death is pending.

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2 hours ago, Sir Creep said:

MGM Studios executive Tomas Davison died Saturday in Miami, just over a year after taking the position of Senior Vice President, International Television Distribution Latin America and U.S. Hispanic. He was 43.  A cause of death is pending.

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Probably suffocated trying to say his title.

[YoungWillz 21,044]

Michael J Pollard, nommed for an Oscar for his turn in Bonnie And Clyde, reportedly dead:  

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689488/

[RolandDeschain 91]

Sad news YoungWillz.  I remember him most from Hannibal Brooks (yes the one with Oliver Reed and the elephant!) and Scrooged which I will be watching again this year.

[Grim Up North 3,725]

2 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Michael J Pollard, nommed for an Oscar for his turn in Bonnie And Clyde, reportedly dead:  

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689488/

 

Yes sad - I've had to scroll down his films to find where I remember him from - Roxanne, although I've seen Bonnie and Clyde so will remember him from that too.

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4 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Michael J Pollard, nommed for an Oscar for his turn in Bonnie And Clyde, reportedly dead:  

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689488/

Trivia corner - Michael J. Fox added the 'J' to his name as a tribute to Pollard.

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2 hours ago, Grim Up North said:

 

Yes sad - I've had to scroll down his films to find where I remember him from - Roxanne, although I've seen Bonnie and Clyde so will remember him from that too.

 

For me, it's his guest appearance on an episode of The Andy Griffith Show.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Shelley Morrison, an actress with a 50-year career who was best known for playing a memorable maid on “Will and Grace,” has died.

Publicist Lori DeWaal says Morrison died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from heart failure. She was 83.

Morrison played Rosario Salazar, a maid from El Salvador, in the original run of “Will and Grace” from 1999 to 2006, becoming part of a cast that won a Screen Actors Guild award for best ensemble in a comedy series.
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[dean1991 116]

Dianne Foster, a canadian 1950s actress (91) and Lee Paul from Hawaii five-o (80) have both died according to the SAG AFTRA fall report. 

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33 minutes ago, dean1991 said:

Dianne Foster, a canadian 1950s actress (91) and Lee Paul from Hawaii five-o (80) have both died according to the SAG AFTRA fall report. 

Can you link the page? 

 

BTW actress Doris Merrick has died at 100 according to edits (which seem genuine) on her Wiki page. 

[dean1991 116]

https://m.facebook.com/leepaulactor/

 

Will try and source something for Foster as I don't have the magazine myself, just heard about it. 

 

Has Doris been confirmed? 

[SwiftlyVague 79]

2 hours ago, drol said:

Can you link the page? 

 

BTW actress Doris Merrick has died at 100 according to edits (which seem genuine) on her Wiki page. 

 

SAG-AFTRA link: http://digital.copcomm.com/i/1186820-fall-2019/109?

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9 hours ago, Sir Creep said:

Shelley Morrison, an actress with a 50-year career who was best known for playing a memorable maid on “Will and Grace,” has died.

Publicist Lori DeWaal says Morrison died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from heart failure. She was 83.

Morrison played Rosario Salazar, a maid from El Salvador, in the original run of “Will and Grace” from 1999 to 2006, becoming part of a cast that won a Screen Actors Guild award for best ensemble in a comedy series.
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Surprised she didn't get an increase in DDP attention after not being part of the Will and Grace revival. 

[Octopus of Odstock 2,197]

A few passings I haven't seen covered on here whose announcement was some time after their death:

 

Dianne Foster died in August - http://westernboothill.blogspot.com/2019/12/rip-dianne-foster.html  

I remember her best from her very good performance in Night Passage but her roles were quite varied and extensive - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Foster

 

Jim McMullan. also in many a Western, also died in the Summer - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jim-mcmullan-dead-actor-dallas-downhill-racer-was-82-1216178

 

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Leonard Goldberg, a well known Hollywood producer with ties to Aaron Spelling and who produced shows including Charlie's Angels & Blue Bloods, has died.  He was 85.

 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/leonard-goldberg-producer-blue-bloods-charlies-angels-dies-fall-721413

 

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Looking forward to the annual TCM tribute, which should be due between 14th-17th December.

 

Some dead certs for inclusion this year:

 

Carol Channing, Julie Adams, Albert Finney, Jan-Michael Vincent, Morgan Woodward, Luke Perry, Shane Rimmer, Fay McKenzie, John Singleton, Peter Mayhew, Machiko Kyo, Doris Day, Tim Conway, Peggy Stewart, Sylvia Miles, Franco Zeffirelli, Rip Torn, Peter Fonda, Valerie Harper, John Witherspoon 

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Robert Walker Jr. dead at 79 years:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robert-walker-jr-dead-star-trek-actor-son-hollywood-superstars-was-79-1260215

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Ron Leibman

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ron-leibman-dead-actor-angels-america-wheres-poppa-friends-was-82-1197320

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Actor Philip McKeon,  best remembered for his childhood and teenage role as Tommy Hyatt on the CBS sitcom Alice, dead at 55 years:

https://people.com/tv/philip-mckeon-dies-at-age-55/

he also appeared on episodes of The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, and Amazing Stories.

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On 10/07/2019 at 06:08, Wee Jum said:

Rip Torn, cult actor, dies aged 88

 

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jul/10/rip-torn-cult-actor-dies-aged-88

TMZ knows it was Alzheimer's:

https://www.tmz.com/2019/12/13/rip-torn-died-alzheimers-disease-dementia/

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Danny Aiello has died

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8 minutes ago, ajlposh said:

Danny Aiello has died

I did not expect that, TBH. RIP.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

48 minutes ago, Etushispushingupdaisies said:

I did not expect that, TBH. RIP.

Neither did Danny.