Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted March 1, 2011 I often kick back and relax to an old school Japanese language movie. Tokyo Story is one of my Sunday afternoon faves. A glass of absinthe & tonic balancing on my well upholstered gut. I hope Setsuko makes it. I'll be stunned if she shuffles off this mortal coil at such a tender age. A man after my own heart. One more older foreign film actress: Annie Girardot, born 1931, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2006. More of a B - film actress. Probably best known for "Traitement de choc" ("Shock Treatment") with highly controversial French film star Alain Delon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Girardot Dead. http://www.purepeople.com/article/annie-gi...-morte_a74967/1 Unique/joker for Poitou Team. I only knew about her because I bought a cheap boxed set of 1970s Alain Delon films a few months ago and decided to look up all of the actors and actresses in them at the time but yesterday afternoon, on a sudden impulse, I went and bought the counterpart set of 1970s Jean-Paul Belmondo flicks. I'd better check out the actress in those ones, too... Some info on the old girl here: http://www.france24.com/en/20110228-actres...nce-cinema-film Maybe, from the way they are talking about her, she wasn't merely a B-film actress after all. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted March 24, 2011 Most of the ones I provided above are foreign language film stars. Perhaps the moderator could create a separate thread for that topic. You could do that yourself, DJL... You might have to register, I'm not sure about that, which would add to your respectability anyway. You're a pretty heavy poster right now - which is fine with me, of course - but I'm sure the regulars like to know who they're dealing with. Three days short of a year later, I am going to do just that! New thread on sexy foreign actresses will be split off in just a moment... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted September 8, 2011 "Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon is at home and recovering after being hit by a car while jogging in the beach community of Santa Monica." http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-08/rees...ccident/2876904 Not driving quite fast enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Body Snatcher 44 107 Posted September 8, 2011 "Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon is at home and recovering after being hit by a car while jogging in the beach community of Santa Monica." http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-08/rees...ccident/2876904 Not driving quite fast enough. MY GOD, that's horrible...SHE won an Oscar??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted September 8, 2011 "Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon is at home and recovering after being hit by a car while jogging in the beach community of Santa Monica." http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-08/rees...ccident/2876904 Not driving quite fast enough. MY GOD, that's horrible...SHE won an Oscar??? Yes, I was actually going to stick that news item in the "Daft Useless Bimbos" thread but then I read in the article that she has been an Academy Award recipient. I guess she must have been on the right casting couches, if you get my drift... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Body Snatcher 44 107 Posted September 8, 2011 "Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon is at home and recovering after being hit by a car while jogging in the beach community of Santa Monica." http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-08/rees...ccident/2876904 Not driving quite fast enough. MY GOD, that's horrible...SHE won an Oscar??? Yes, I was actually going to stick that news item in the "Daft Useless Bimbos" thread but then I read in the article that she has been an Academy Award recipient. I guess she must have been on the right casting couches, if you get my drift... I do mate I do - lucky buggers... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,540 Posted September 8, 2011 "Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon is at home and recovering after being hit by a car while jogging in the beach community of Santa Monica." http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-08/rees...ccident/2876904 Not driving quite fast enough. MY GOD, that's horrible...SHE won an Oscar??? Yes, I was actually going to stick that news item in the "Daft Useless Bimbos" thread but then I read in the article that she has been an Academy Award recipient. I guess she must have been on the right casting couches, if you get my drift... * 2011 * Not having watched "Walk the Line" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 587 Posted September 11, 2011 Legendary actor Cliff Robertson has died at the age of 88. He played Uncle Ben in the 2002 movie "Spider-Man". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notaguest 16 Posted September 13, 2011 Film producer John Calley has died. Among the films he produced are The Da Vinci Code Angels and Demons and one of my favourite movies Eye of the Devil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted September 13, 2011 Another one to add to the list is the producer John Calley, who received an honorary Oscar award in December, but he was too ill to attend the ceremony. That was enough for me to put him on my DDP team, but I still haven't managed to find out quite what is wrong with him. I never did find out what was wrong with John Calley, so I reluctantly dropped him from this year's DDP entry. According to his Wiki page, he made this cryptic statement last year when he won his Oscar: You’re very unhappy for a long period of time. And you don’t experience joy. At the end you experience relief, if you’re lucky. That could mean anything from mild depression to terminal cancer. If anyone ever finds out what's bothering him, please let us know. Film producer John Calley has died. Among the films he produced are The Da Vinci Code Angels and Demons and one of my favourite movies Eye of the Devil Oh balls. I dropped John Calley from my DDP squad at the last minute in favour of the seemingly indestructable Jim Stynes, who I'd hazard a guess will just make it to 2012. I liked that obit, Calley comes across as a bit of a fragile character. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted December 24, 2011 one worth looking at is Anita Ekberg, who has had some health problems: http://en.wikipedia....ki/Anita_Ekberg "Despite her condition not being considered serious, she has been put under observation in the facility", or so says that oracle of all truth, Wikipedia. Anita Ekberg, now "broke and alone", has appealed for financial help. Ekberg, who has no family, says she desperately needs assistance with the bills as she recuperates in a care home after suffering a broken leg. She is unable to walk or look after herself and her plight has been exacerbated by the theft of jewellery and some furniture from her home, which to compound her misery, was recently damaged by a serious fire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted December 25, 2011 one worth looking at is Anita Ekberg, who has had some health problems: http://en.wikipedia....ki/Anita_Ekberg "Despite her condition not being considered serious, she has been put under observation in the facility", or so says that oracle of all truth, Wikipedia. <_< Anita Ekberg, now "broke and alone", has appealed for financial help. Ekberg, who has no family, says she desperately needs assistance with the bills as she recuperates in a care home after suffering a broken leg. She is unable to walk or look after herself and her plight has been exacerbated by the theft of jewellery and some furniture from her home, which to compound her misery, was recently damaged by a serious fire. Funny how someone who was so sexy in her heyday could end up alone. EDIT: Anita hasn't actually won any Academy Awards in her own right so we should probably move this discussion about the old girl to the "Foreign Personalities of Screen, etc" thread, kindly mods... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 224 Posted November 27, 2012 Martin Richards, who was producer of Oscar-winning movie Chicago has died. http://m.playbill.com//news/article/172585-Marty-Richards-Tony-Winning-Broadway-and-Film-Producer-Dies-at-80 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,623 Posted December 4, 2012 Oscar -winning special effects 'wizard' Eileen Moran has died from ovarian cancer. she was 'in her mid-50s'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,623 Posted April 3, 2013 Double Oscar-winning screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala has died aged 85. She won for A Room With a View and Howard's End. She also won the Booker prize for her novel Heat and Dust. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,589 Posted April 4, 2013 Double Oscar-winning screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala has died aged 85. She won for A Room With a View and Howard's End. She also won the Booker prize for her novel Heat and Dust. The only person ever to win a Booker and an Oscar! More importantly a unique hit for my DDP Theme Team! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,623 Posted February 10, 2014 Academy Award Winner Gabriel Axel (Best Foreign Film, Babbette's Feast) has died aged 95. A unique DDP hit for The Last Picture Show (qualifying obit notwithstanding). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted May 13, 2014 Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul, Oscar winner for Searching for Sugar Man, found dead at 36: http://www.deadline....ik-bendjelloul/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,985 Posted July 10, 2014 Ken Thorne Oscar winning tv and film Composer who's best known work is Superman II and III is dead at 90. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USFuneralDirector 2 Posted July 11, 2014 This is a list of living Academy A ward winners for Best Actor and Actress. All of these individuals are at least 80 years old. And yes, I do realize that the first two are already on the list. I am thinking that Sidney Poitier, Gene Hackman, and Joanne Woodward could be good candidates for a future DL. Name DOB Award Year Film Luise Rainer 1/12/1910 Best Actress 1937 The Great Ziegfeld Best Actress 1938 The Good Earth Olivia De Havilland 7/1/1916 Best Actress 1947 To Each His Own Best Actress 1950 The Heiress Sidney Poitier 2/20/1927 Best Actor 1964 Lilies of the Field Gene Hackman 1/30/1930 Best Actor 1972 The French Connection Joanne Woodward 2/27/1930 Best Actress 1958 The Three Faces of Eve Robert Duvall 1/5/1931 Best Actor 1984 Tender Mercies Ellen Burstyn 12/7/1932 Best Actress 1975 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Shirley MacLaine 4/24/1934 Best Actress 1984 Terms of Endearment Louise Fletcher 7/22/1934 Best Actress 1976 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Sophia Loren 9/20/1934 Best Actress 1962 Two Women Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Galento 24 Posted July 11, 2014 I heard today that an Oscar winning musician by the name of Sakamoto is cancelling work engagements due to "ill health" The only musician I can recall is a guy who had a hit in nthe 1960's with a little ditty called Suriyaki, but no doubt some film buff will inform us for what he won an Oscar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted July 11, 2014 I heard today that an Oscar winning musician by the name of Sakamoto is cancelling work engagements due to "ill health" The only musician I can recall is a guy who had a hit in nthe 1960's with a little ditty called Suriyaki, but no doubt some film buff will inform us for what he won an Oscar Ryuichi Sakamoto, who won the award for The Last Emperor, but is also well known for Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence. And he has throat cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Galento 24 Posted July 11, 2014 Could be him then because when I checked with the Guinness book of Hit singles, the Sakamoto I mentioned died in 1985 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,623 Posted July 31, 2014 Oscar-winning (for Amadeus) make-up artist Dick Smith, dies aged 92. He also made-up Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone in The Godfather. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted August 2, 2014 He also made-up Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone in The Godfather. Surely Johnson & Johnson should have got the credit for that? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
