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Died Today (October 4th): Graham Chapman (1941–1989)

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grahamchapman.jpgGraham Chapman (1941–1989)

Born: January 8, 1941 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
Died: October 4, 1989 (age 48) in Maidstone, England, UK

John Howard Davies was not a very human person … if you made a mistake of any kind, any sort of pause in speech, he would treat you rather as if he was a schoolmaster.

[Chapman and the other members of the Monty Python group traveled to visit the site of Dachau concentration camp in Germany, but were told by staff that they were too late and the museum was about to close] Tell them we’re Jewish.

And Now For Something Completely Different
1971
dir. Ian MacNaughton
MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAILMonty Python and the Holy Grail
1975
dir. Terry Gilliam
Terry Jones
Life of Brian
1979
dir. Terry Jones
Starring
Chapman
John Cleese
THE MEANING OF LIFEThe Meaning of Life
1983
dir. Terry Jones
Terry Gilliam
Starring
John Cleese
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Died Today (October 4th): Janis Joplin (1943–1970)

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janisjoplin.jpgJanis Joplin (1943–1970)

Born: January 19, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas, USA
Died: October 4, 1970 (age 27) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

I’m a victim of my own insides. There was a time when I wanted to know everything. It used to make me very unhappy, all that feeling. I just didn’t know what to do with it. But now I’ve learned to make that feeling work for me. I’m full of emotion and I want a release, and if you’re on stage and if it’s really working and you’ve got the audience with you, it’s a oneness you feel.

 

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Died Today (October 3rd): Roddy McDowall (1928–1998)

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roddymcdowall.jpgRoddy McDowall (1928–1998)

Born: September 17, 1928 in Herne Hill, London, England, UK
Died: October 3, 1998 (age 70) in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

[on Mia Farrow] Trying to describe Mia is like trying to describe dust in a shaft of sunlight. There are all those particles. Her conversation is clotted.

[in 1968, on his career] . . . totally isolated, really suffocating. As a child, I was always lied to about myself and about the world.

OVERBOARD
1987
dir. Garry Marshall
Starring
Goldie Hawn
Kurt Russell
PLANET OF THE APESPlanet of the Apes
1968
dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Starring
Charlton Heston
Roddy McDowall
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970
dir. Ted Post
Starring
James Franciscus
Kim Hunter
CONQUEST THE PLANET OF THE APESConquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
dir. J. Lee Thompson
Starring:
Roddy McDowall
Don Murray		 battle for the THE PLANET OF THE APESBattle for the Planet of the Apes
1972
dir. J. Lee Thompson
Starring:
Roddy McDowall
Claude Akins
MOVIE POSTERTHE LONGEST DAY
1962
dir. Ken Annakin
Andrew Marton
Bernhard Wicki

 

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Died Today (October 2nd): Gene Autry

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geneautry.jpgGene Autry (1907–1998)

Born: September 29, 1907 in Near Tioga, Texas, USA
Died: October 2, 1998 (age 91) in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Jackie Autry (19 July 1981 – 2 October 1998) (his death)
Ina Mae Spivey (1 April 1932 – 20 May 1980) (her death)

[on Gail Davis] There are lots of girls who can ride and shoot and lots who can act, but the girl who could do both just couldn’t be found. Then this kid came along and I didn’t have any more problems. A whole generation of children grew up with Gail Davis playing Annie Oakley on television. Before that she co-starred with me in several of my movies. She also toured with me on a number of occasions. Gail was an extremely talented individual. She had a kind, generous heart and brought so much joy to so many children. She never stopped doing that right up to the day she passed away.

 

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Died Today (October 2nd): Rock Hudson (1925–1985)

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rockhudsonRock Hudson (1925–1985)

Born: November 17, 1925 in Winnetka, Illinois, USA
Died: October 2, 1985 (age 59) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

His legal name was Roy Fitzgerald. When meeting John F. Kennedy, the American president remarked: “They say all Fitzgeralds are related”, to which Hudson replied, “I guess that would make Ella happy”.

I also remember meeting Gary Cooper at a party. I was so impressed that I blurted out that all the stars I had met before had been terrific people. Cooper thought about it for a minute, then said, “Yes, I suppose we are, the ones who are on top. But watch out for the ones who haven’t quite made it, or are past it.” It was valuable advice.

 

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Died Today (September 29th): Tony Curtis

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tonycurtis.jpgTony Curtis (1925–2010)

Born: Bernard Herschel Schwartz
June 3, 1925 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Died: September 29, 2010 (age 85) in Henderson, Nevada, USA

Married to: Jill Vandenberg Curtis (6 November 1998 – 29 September 2010) (his death)

Lisa Deutsch (28 February 1993 – 1994) (divorced)

Andrea Savio (1984 – 1992) (divorced)

Leslie Curtis (20 April 1968 – 1982) (divorced) (2 children)

Christine Kaufmann (8 February 1963 – 16 April 1968) (divorced) (2 children)

Janet Leigh (4 June 1951 – 14 September 1962) (divorced) (2 children)

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MOVIE POSTERBAD NEWS BEARS 3
1978
dir. John Berry
Stars:
Tony Curtis
Jackie Earle Haley		 WINCHESTER 73Winchester 73
1950
dir. Anthony Mann
Cast
James Stewart
Shelly Winters
THE DEFIANT ONESThe Defiant Ones
1958
dir. Stanley Kramer
Cast
Tony Curtis
Sydney Poitier		 Some Like it HotSome Like it Hot
1959
dir. Wilder
Starring
Monroe
Jack Lemon

 

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Died Today (September 29th): Lois Maxwell (1927–2007)

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loismaxwell.jpgLois Maxwell (1927–2007)

Born: February 14, 1927 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Died: September 29, 2007 (age 80) in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

I always said I’d have Roger (Moore) for a husband, but Sean (Connery) for a weekend lover.

Goldfinger
1964
dir. Terence Young
Starring:
Sean Connery
Claudine Auge		 THUNDERBALLThunderball
1965
dir. Guy Hamilton
Starring
Sean Connery
Gert Frobe
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICEYou Only Live Twice
1967
dir. Lewis Gilbert
Starring
Sean Connery
Akiko Wakabayashi		 On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceOn Her Majesty’s Secret Service
1969
dir. Peter R. Hunt
Starring
George Lazenby
Diana Rigg
Diamonds are Forever
1971
dir. Guy Hamilton
Starring
Sean Connery
Jill St. John		 LIVE AND LET DIELive and Let Die
1973
dir. Guy Hamilton
Starring
Roger Moore
Yaphet Kotto
The Man With The Golden GunThe Man With The Golden Gun
1974
dir. Guy Hamilton
Starring
Roger Moore
Christopher Lee		 THE SPY WHO LOVED METhe Spy Who Loved Me
1977
dir. Lewis Gilbert
Starring
Roger Moore
Barbara Bach
MOVIE POSTERLOLITA
1962
dir. Stanley Kubrick
Stars:
James Mason
Sue Lyon
Dr. No
1962
dir. Terence Young
Starring:
Sean Connery
Ursula Andress		 FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVEFrom Russia with Love
1963
dir. Terence Young
Starring:
Sean Connery
Lotte Lenya

 

 

 

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Died Today (September 28th): Harpo Marx (1888–1964)

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harpomarxHarpo Marx (1888–1964)

Born: November 23, 1888 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: September 28, 1964 (age 75) in Los Angeles, California, USA

[on ‘Duck Soup’] It was the only time I can remember that I worried about turning in a bad performance. The trouble was not with the script, the director, or the falls I had to take. The trouble was Adolf Hitler. His speeches were being rebroadcast in America. Somebody had a radio on the set, and twice we suspended shooting to listen to him scream.

The Cocoanuts
1929
dir. Robert Florey
Joseph Santley
starring
The Marx Bros		 ANIMAL CRACKERSAnimal Crackers
1930
dir. by Victor Heerman
starring
The Marx Bros
MONKEY BUSINESSMonkey Business
1931
dir. by Norman Z. McLeod
starring
The Marx Bros		 HORSE FEATHERSHorse Feathers
1932
dir. by Victor Heerman
starring
The Marx Bros
Duck SoupDuck Soup
1933
dir. by Leo McCarey
starring
The Marx Bros		 AA Night at the Opera
1935
dir. by Sam Wood
starring
The Marx Bros
A DAY AT THE RACESA Day at the Races
1937
dir. Sam Wood
starring
The Marx Bros		 ROOM SERVICERoom Service
1938
dir. William A. Seiter
starring
The Marx Bros
AT THE CIRCUSAt the Circus
1939
dir. Edward Buzzell
starring
The Marx Bros		 GO WESTGo West
1940
dir. Edward Buzzell
Starring
The Marx Bros
THE BIG STOREThe Big Store
1941
dir. Charles Reisner
starring
The Marx Brothers
A NIGHT IN CASABLANCAA Night in Casablanca
1946
dir. by Archie Mayo
starring
The Marx Brothers
The HeiressLove Happy
1949
dir. David Miller
starring
The Marx Brothers
Marilyn Monroe
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Died Today (September 28th): Eric Fleming (1925–1966)

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ericfleming.jpg Eric Fleming (1925–1966)

Born: July 4, 1925 in Santa Paula, California, USA

Died: September 28, 1966 (age 41) in Tingo Maria area, Peru

Drowned while filming a TV scene in Peru at age 41.

During Fleming’s enlistment in the Seabees in 1942, his face was shattered when a 200-pound block of steel slipped from a hoist. A long convalescence and four plastic surgical procedures created the face familiar to Rawhide (1959) viewers.

Fleming was unmarried and had no children. He was to have married long-time companion Lynne Garber within two days of his death.

His mother’s maiden name was Anderson.

 

 

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Died Today (September 28th): Elia Kazan (1909–2003)

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eliakazan.jpgElia Kazan (1909–2003)

Born: September 7, 1909 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire [now Istanbul, Turkey]
Died: September 28, 2003 (age 94) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

His selection for an Honorary Oscar angered many in the filmmaking community on account of his being among the first to cooperate with the House UnAmerican Activities Committee in 1952, which led to the blacklisting that ruined many careers in Hollywood because of their political beliefs, and that Kazan had publicly stated that he had no regrets for that action. In response, there were loud protests against his selection for the award and some attendees of the awards ceremony, such as Nick Nolte , Ed Harris, stayed in their seats and refused to applaud when he received the award.

[on Marlon Brando] He was deeply rebellious against the bourgeois spirit, the over-ordering of life.

Boomerang
1947
dir. Elia Kazan
starring
Dana Andrews
Lee J. Cobb
A Streetcar Named DesireA Streetcar Named Desire
1954
dir. Kazan
starring
Marlon Brando
Vivien Leigh

Viva Zapata!
1952
dir. Elia Kazan
Starring
Marlon Brando
Anthony QuinnON THE WATERFRONTOn the Waterfront
1954
dir. Kazan
starring
Marlon Brando
Eva Marie SaintA FACE IN THE CROWDA Face in the Crowd
1957
dir. Kazan
Starring
Andy Griffith
Patricia NealSplendor in the GrassSplendor in the Grass
1961
dir. Kazan
starring
Natalie Wood
Warren Beatty

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