DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted March 7, 2006 Robert Altman, aged 81, revealed at the Oscars on Sunday night that he'd had a heart transplant 10 years ago. Is his lifetime achievment a sign of his impending demise? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,215 Posted March 7, 2006 Robert Altman, aged 81, revealed at the Oscars on Sunday night that he'd had a heart transplant 10 years ago. Is his lifetime achievment a sign of his impending demise? Mmmm.. I don't know. He looks okay & he's active but... What I did though was check how long people lived after winning a lifetime achievement Academy Award: A long time: (over 15 years) Sophia Loren & Walter Lantz 15 years Cary Grant 16 years Harold Lloyd 18 years Yakima Canutt 19 years Paul Newman & Alec Guinness 20 years Lillian Gish & Mack Sennett 22 years Mickey Rooney 23 years Margaret Booth 24 years Adolph Zukor 27 years Greta Garbo 35 years Bob Hope 50 years Not that long (under 3 years) Satyajit Ray - 1 month Federico Fellini - 6 months Henry Fonda, Sid Grauman & Lee De Forest - 1 year Myrna Loy & Howard Hawks - 2 years Posthumous Awards Edward G. Robinson, Gary Cooper, Douglas Fairbanks Honorary Winners still alive Poitier, Redford, O'Toole, Edwards, Lumet, Altman Wadja, Cardiff, Kidd, Donen, Douglas, Antonioli, Loren, Newman, Rooney Average About 7-12 years after an award. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted March 7, 2006 Robert Altman, aged 81, revealed at the Oscars on Sunday night that he'd had a heart transplant 10 years ago. Is his lifetime achievment a sign of his impending demise? Mmmm.. I don't know. He looks okay & he's active but... What I did though was check how long people lived after winning a lifetime achievement Academy Award: A long time: (over 15 years) Sophia Loren & Walter Lantz 15 years Cary Grant 16 years Harold Lloyd 18 years Yakima Canutt 19 years Paul Newman & Alec Guinness 20 years Lillian Gish & Mack Sennett 22 years Mickey Rooney 23 years Margaret Booth 24 years Adolph Zukor 27 years Greta Garbo 35 years Bob Hope 50 years Not that long (under 3 years) Satyajit Ray - 1 month Federico Fellini - 6 months Henry Fonda, Sid Grauman & Lee De Forest - 1 year Myrna Loy & Howard Hawks - 2 years Posthumous Awards Edward G. Robinson, Gary Cooper, Douglas Fairbanks Honorary Winners still alive Poitier, Redford, O'Toole, Edwards, Lumet, Altman Wadja, Cardiff, Kidd, Donen, Douglas, Antonioli, Loren, Newman, Rooney Average About 7-12 years after an award. Excellent work sir, very good research. One more stat - average length of survival after heart transplant; 9.1 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted March 7, 2006 I still never saw the film version rto of the Movie Nashville. better see it before e dies/ or I;ll feel even worse, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted March 7, 2006 That's amazing research OoO. I hope though that you didn't calculate all that yourself, it'd be an awful lot of work... If you did though, I applaud you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,215 Posted March 7, 2006 Yeah, I did. Took about an hour - lucky I wasn't busy this morning. Found a list online of Honorary (or Lifetime) Academy Awards & worked the rest out through their biographies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,550 Posted March 7, 2006 surely at the age of 81 and given that the average survival time after a heart transplant is 9.1 years and he had his transplant about 10 years ago. Wouldn't that start to signify his time is almost up? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest iain Posted March 7, 2006 you could well be right... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted March 8, 2006 ...............or even dryly wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted March 8, 2006 The one director who'd do justice to a story of an aging rebel getting a lifetime achievement award and living out his last days by working is Robert Altman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,550 Posted November 21, 2006 (edited) Robert Altman has died. I don't have a link as yet as it's just appeared on the news crawler on CNN Edited November 21, 2006 by Magere Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,802 Posted November 21, 2006 (edited) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6170376.stm Edited November 21, 2006 by Magere Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,550 Posted November 21, 2006 I didn't realise there was a seperate thread for Mr Altman, but CNN have just announced that he has just died Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted November 21, 2006 Bloody hell ... you guys are quick off the mark. BBC link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,550 Posted November 21, 2006 Bloody hell ... you guys are quick off the mark. BBC link I was just reading the CNN site when it came up in the "breaking news" banner right at the top. You could barely miss it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted November 21, 2006 Bloody hell ... you guys are quick off the mark. BBC link I was just reading the CNN site when it came up in the "breaking news" banner right at the top. You could barely miss it Then you sprinted to DL to post it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,550 Posted November 21, 2006 Bloody hell ... you guys are quick off the mark. BBC link I was just reading the CNN site when it came up in the "breaking news" banner right at the top. You could barely miss it Then you sprinted to DL to post it! well the thought did cross my mind I only just saw M*A*S*H last year, was never really in the right frame of mind to watch it. But loads of people kept telling me that I should take the time to watch it. It was ok, not one that I'd watch again for a few years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Monoclinic Posted November 21, 2006 (edited) The sword of time will pierce our skins It doesn't hurt when it begins..... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6170376.stm But did he die pain free? Edited November 21, 2006 by Magere Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,215 Posted November 21, 2006 You know, I was a little bit surprised by this initially, but looking at a recent picture of him (the randy old coot) and at the Oscar ceremony, he certainly seems to have gone downhill quite a lot in a short time. Shame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,550 Posted November 21, 2006 You know, I was a little bit surprised by this initially, but looking at a recent picture of him (the randy old coot) and at the Oscar ceremony, he certainly seems to have gone downhill quite a lot in a short time. Shame. errmmmm sweatpantserection.com ? I think someone didn't like you using the photo from their website Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted November 21, 2006 You know, I was a little bit surprised by this initially, but looking at a recent picture of him (the randy old coot) and at the Oscar ceremony, he certainly seems to have gone downhill quite a lot in a short time. Shame. errmmmm sweatpantserection.com ? I think someone didn't like you using the photo from their website Does this mean that each time we quote him we use a little tincy wincy bit more of the precious bandwidth? Thus explaining my meaningless reply, I like to infuriate those who infuriate others by their whimsical actions. Come on, I doubt he actually personally took the photo. I could be wrong... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,550 Posted November 21, 2006 You know, I was a little bit surprised by this initially, but looking at a recent picture of him (the randy old coot) and at the Oscar ceremony, he certainly seems to have gone downhill quite a lot in a short time. Shame. errmmmm sweatpantserection.com ? I think someone didn't like you using the photo from their website Does this mean that each time we quote him we use a little tincy wincy bit more of the precious bandwidth? Thus explaining my meaningless reply, I like to infuriate those who infuriate others by their whimsical actions. Come on, I doubt he actually personally took the photo. I could be wrong... Of course he didn't take the photo himself. He's obviously stolen it from another site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,215 Posted November 21, 2006 Of course he didn't take the photo himself. He's obviously stolen it from another site. Who me? Or www.sweatpantserection.com? It's an AP photo, according to the information I have. Just so happened the above site had a handy picture of said now dead director in wheelchair. Type "robert altman" & "lohan" into Google images and you should get the same thing come up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,550 Posted November 21, 2006 Of course he didn't take the photo himself. He's obviously stolen it from another site. Who me? Or www.sweatpantserection.com? It's an AP photo, according to the information I have. Just so happened the above site had a handy picture of said now dead director in wheelchair. The owner of sweatpantserection.com was the one I was referring to. Not sure why they were so particular about you linking to their website. You'd have thought they would be grateful for the free advertising Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,215 Posted November 21, 2006 Ah, I see what's happened now. I couldn't understand until I saw the anal message from sweatpants. Anyway, same photo located & posted & re-edited. Lets see if this one stays up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
