Prayers up... RIP
Posted on 09/10/2011 6:09:54 PM PDT by John W
Cliff Robertson, who starred as John F. Kennedy in a 1963 World War II drama and later won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a mentally disabled bakery janitor in the movie "Charly," died Saturday, one day after his 88th birthday.
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he was a hero to me. Took on some sleazeball Hollywood mogul/studio in the early 80s. It didn’t help his acting career but who cares? He was married to Dina Merrill, daughter of Marjorie Merriweather Post of the cereal family. Beautiful couple.
I believe he was conservative and punished for it.
Someone tell me if I am wrong. It seems I remember something.
I liked him in the Mirsch production of “633 Squardron.” The DeHavilland Mosquito stole the show. The love story was blah.
I think you are remember Jeff Hunter.
He was big in the 1960s.
He was excellent in “Three Days of the Condor.”
I've been trying to think of the name of that movie for months now! Thank you, Thank you!!!
Prayers up... RIP
He was politically liberal and campaigned for democrats. But he wasn’t one of those in-your-face, idiot hollywood liberals of the modern era.
RIP, Mr. Robertson. Main movie roles I remember him in are JFK in “PT109”, William Holden’s rival for Kim Novak’s affections in “Picnic” and the James Stewart role in the 1975 partial remake of Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” called “Obsession”. Also, he was married at one time to the lovely Dina Merrill(”Operation Petticoat”, “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father”, “The Desk Set”). I need to watch “Obsession” again to honor his memory.
Where the heck have you been? I signed up a bare six months before you and am above 98,000 posts.
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OOPS,It was Clint Walker I’ve heard twice on Mark’s show.
I just watched 633 Squadron the other night. He carried the movie.
His navigator :”Where’s it hurt”?
Wing comdr: :uh, everywhere”
He was a classy actor, on and off the screen.
Forgot to mention his being Spiderman’s uncle.
Trailers for “PT 109”(1963)-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJVYVrh2-Ig
and “Obsession”(1975)-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCAt6E4wBEk
98,000 posts good lord man
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