Post Mortem Archive: Movies
'Dr. No' Dies
The stage actor Joseph Wiseman, who died Monday at 91, had an acclaimed career on Broadway and was a memorable supporting actor in films such as "Detective Story," "Viva Zapata!" and "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz." But Mr. Wiseman was forever linked to "Dr. No," the first entry in the...
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October 20, 2009; 10:57 AM ET |
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Trevor Rhone, Jamaican Author, Dies
Terence McArdle, a bluesman who works in the newsroom, is occasionally recruited to help out on musical obituaries. He wrote one today for Jamaican playwright Trevor Rhone. McArdle writes: Rhone's greatest impact with American audiences occurred with the screenplay he co-wrote with director Perry Henzel, "The Harder They Come" (1972)....
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Adam Bernstein
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September 17, 2009; 11:36 AM ET |
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Spotlight: Patrick Swayze
Say it ain't so. Patrick Swayze, the hunky, sexy, smooth-talking dancer from that iconic film, "Dirty Dancing," has died. I've watched the movie hundreds of times. Heck, I even owned the soundtrack (on a cassette no less.) Tell me, what 13-year-old girl didn't want to be swept onto the dance...
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Lauren Wiseman
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September 14, 2009; 9:14 PM ET |
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Which John Hughes Film was Best?
John Hughes, 59, director, screenwriter and producer of films such as "The Breakfast Club," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" and "Home Alone", who died in Manhattan yesterday of a heart attack, created films that centered on teenage angst, and defined a generation. So in honor of the...
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Lauren Wiseman
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August 6, 2009; 4:59 PM ET |
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This Budd's For You
Screenwriter and novelist Budd Schulberg, who died yesterday at 95, was one of the finest writing talents of his generation, and his work stands up remarkably well. He was old, but did not, as has been written, outlive his fame. One reason was the contemporary feel and tone of much...
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Adam Bernstein
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August 6, 2009; 2:45 PM ET |
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Budd Schulberg and Fleeting Fame
Sometimes the famous outlive their fame. Take, for example, Budd Schulberg, who died today at age 95. There was a time when most movie fans knew his name. He worked with director John Ford in a documentary project for the Army as World War II was ending, and arrested Leni...
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August 5, 2009; 10:02 PM ET |
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