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Actor collapses on stage for real during heart attack scene
The Daily Record ^
| May 3, 2008
| Kevan Christie
Posted on 05/05/2008 11:10:43 AM PDT by EveningStar
A SICK actor collapsed on stage - at the same time as his character was meant to have a heart attack and die.
Steve Dineen was taken to hospital after he keeled over during the dramatic finale of Mike Leigh's famous comedy Abigail's Party.
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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Music/Entertainment; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: abigailsparty; actor; heartattack; mikeleigh; stevedineen
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To: EveningStar
Taking the Method a bit too far...
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posted on
05/05/2008 11:14:01 AM PDT
by
AnnGora
(I am unique. Just like everybody else.)
To: EveningStar
Life imitates Art.
To: EveningStar
I guess G-d
does have a sense of humor.
I hope Mr. Leigh recovers soon.
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posted on
05/05/2008 11:15:15 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(The secret of Life is letting go. The secret of Love is letting it show.)
To: EveningStar
To: EveningStar
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posted on
05/05/2008 11:19:09 AM PDT
by
dighton
To: Larry Lucido
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posted on
05/05/2008 11:19:18 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Go Stars!)
To: Larry Lucido
D’oh!
Sorry, my rumor of his death is greatly exaggerated.
To: dfwgator
Okay, so he can rest in peace at his leisure. lol!
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Leigh is a great director and screenwriter.
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posted on
05/05/2008 11:21:32 AM PDT
by
Cyropaedia
("Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principal of evil...".)
To: EveningStar
CUT! Cut! Cut! Cut!...... I said, CUT!!!!
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posted on
05/05/2008 11:23:21 AM PDT
by
Hatteras
To: EveningStar
Mike Leigh's famous comedy Abigail's Party I consider myself fairly well-informed but I have never heard of the famous comedy nor have I heard of the playwright.
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posted on
05/05/2008 11:24:00 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Et si omnes ego non)
To: EveningStar
Actor collapses on stage for real during heart attack scene
Did this ever happen to Redd Foxx?
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posted on
05/05/2008 11:27:39 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Pray for Rattendaemmerung: the final mutually destructive battle between Obama and Hillary in Denver)
To: Larry Lucido
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posted on
05/05/2008 11:27:42 AM PDT
by
dighton
To: EveningStar
They should have a safe word (like Palomino) to let the others know that it is for real and not just an act.
To: EveningStar
There is probably still some critic who would pan the scene for lacking in realism.
To: EveningStar
That’s how Dick Shawn went too. He dropped dead on stage, and everyone thought it was part of his act.
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posted on
05/05/2008 11:32:43 AM PDT
by
HAL9000
("No one made you run for president, girl."- Bill Clinton)
To: KarlInOhio
Well, I (almost) feel bad now. I just read this in Wikipedia about Redd Foxx (and yes, I know all the warnings about Wikipedia):
During a break from rehearsals on October 11, 1991, a fatal heart attack felled him on the set. Reportedly, Reese and the rest of the cast and crew thought he was doing his classic (and in this case, ironic) "I'm coming, Elizabeth" fake heart attack routine he made famous on Sanford and Son, even going as far as collapsing to the floor, although that was not part of the usual schtick.[3] However, this heart attack was real, and Foxx never regained consciousness.
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posted on
05/05/2008 11:42:35 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Pray for Rattendaemmerung: the final mutually destructive battle between Obama and Hillary in Denver)
To: AnnGora
Taking the Method a bit too far... Word for word...that was exactly what I thought when I saw the headline!
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posted on
05/05/2008 11:45:47 AM PDT
by
6ppc
(It's torch and pitchfork time)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
05/05/2008 11:49:37 AM PDT
by
JRios1968
("If you go over a cliff with all flags flying, you are still going over a cliff"--Ronald Reagan)
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