'Henry V' Movie Actress Renée Asherson dead at 99: Laurence Olivier leading lady in acclaimed 1944 film (image: Renée Asherson and Laurence Olivier in 'Henry V') Renée Asherson, a British stage actress featured in London productions of A Streetcar Named Desire and Three Sisters, but best known internationally as Laurence Olivier's leading lady in the 1944 film version of Henry V, died on October 30, 2014. Asherson was 99 years old. The exact cause of death hasn't been specified. She was born Dorothy Renée Ascherson (she would drop the "c" some time after becoming an actress) on May 19, 1915, in Kensington, London, to Jewish parents: businessman Charles Ascherson and his second wife, Dorothy Wiseman -- both of whom narrowly escaped spending their honeymoon aboard the Titanic. (Ascherson cancelled the voyage after suffering an attack of appendicitis.) According to Michael Coveney's The Guardian obit for the actress, Renée Asherson was "scantly...
- 11/5/2014
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
“You never had a rope around your neck. Well, I’m going to tell you something. When that rope starts to pull tight, you can feel the Devil bite your ass.”
A shame when they go so young!
98! –and his last role was just four years ago! Eli Wallach had such a long and memorable career beginning with Baby Doll in 1956. It was always nice seeing him in more recent films like Eastwood’s Mystic River and in the back of my mind I would think about the great villains he played like Tuco in The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, Calvera in The Magnificent Seven, and even Mr. Freeze on TV’s Batman! He was a great actor and true gentleman who, fortunately for us, led a long and active life. Wallach enjoyed a long, loving relationship with his wife of 66 years, actress Anne Jackson and is also survived by three children,...
A shame when they go so young!
98! –and his last role was just four years ago! Eli Wallach had such a long and memorable career beginning with Baby Doll in 1956. It was always nice seeing him in more recent films like Eastwood’s Mystic River and in the back of my mind I would think about the great villains he played like Tuco in The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, Calvera in The Magnificent Seven, and even Mr. Freeze on TV’s Batman! He was a great actor and true gentleman who, fortunately for us, led a long and active life. Wallach enjoyed a long, loving relationship with his wife of 66 years, actress Anne Jackson and is also survived by three children,...
- 6/25/2014
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"Eli Wallach, who was one of his generation’s most prominent and prolific character actors in film, onstage and on television for more than 60 years, died on Tuesday," reports Robert Berkvist for the New York Times. "A self-styled journeyman actor, the versatile Mr. Wallach appeared in scores of roles, often with his wife, Anne Jackson. No matter the part, he always seemed at ease and in control, whether playing a Mexican bandit in the 1960 western The Magnificent Seven, a bumbling clerk in Ionesco’s allegorical play Rhinoceros, a henpecked French general in Jean Anouilh’s Waltz of the Toreadors, Clark Gable’s sidekick in The Misfits or a Mafia don in The Godfather: Part III." More remembrances… » - David Hudson...
- 6/25/2014
- Keyframe
"Eli Wallach, who was one of his generation’s most prominent and prolific character actors in film, onstage and on television for more than 60 years, died on Tuesday," reports Robert Berkvist for the New York Times. "A self-styled journeyman actor, the versatile Mr. Wallach appeared in scores of roles, often with his wife, Anne Jackson. No matter the part, he always seemed at ease and in control, whether playing a Mexican bandit in the 1960 western The Magnificent Seven, a bumbling clerk in Ionesco’s allegorical play Rhinoceros, a henpecked French general in Jean Anouilh’s Waltz of the Toreadors, Clark Gable’s sidekick in The Misfits or a Mafia don in The Godfather: Part III." More remembrances… » - David Hudson...
- 6/25/2014
- Fandor: Keyframe
Emmy Award-winning actor Eli Wallach has died, aged 98.
Wallach was best known for his role as villain Tuco in the 1966 spaghetti western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in which he starred alongside Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef.
His daughter Katherine confirmed his death to The New York Times.
After war service, Wallach turned to theatre acting, appearing in productions of The Rose Tattoo, Camino Real, Waltz of the Toreadors and The Diary of Anne Frank.
As the Brooklyn-born actor moved towards the big screen, he made a name for himself playing Calvera in The Magnificent Seven and Guido in The Misfits.
His performance in the 1956 American black comedy Baby Doll earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer, while he received an Honorary Academy Award at the 2nd Annual Governors Awards in November 2010.
Wallach continued acting well into his 90s, taking on many smaller character roles in...
Wallach was best known for his role as villain Tuco in the 1966 spaghetti western The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in which he starred alongside Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef.
His daughter Katherine confirmed his death to The New York Times.
After war service, Wallach turned to theatre acting, appearing in productions of The Rose Tattoo, Camino Real, Waltz of the Toreadors and The Diary of Anne Frank.
As the Brooklyn-born actor moved towards the big screen, he made a name for himself playing Calvera in The Magnificent Seven and Guido in The Misfits.
His performance in the 1956 American black comedy Baby Doll earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer, while he received an Honorary Academy Award at the 2nd Annual Governors Awards in November 2010.
Wallach continued acting well into his 90s, taking on many smaller character roles in...
- 6/25/2014
- Digital Spy
Mary Grace Canfield, the character actress best known for playing Ralph Monroe on comedy series Green Acres, died on Saturday. She was 89.
Mary Grace Canfield Dies
Canfield's death at a Santa Barbara hospice was confirmed by her daughter, Phoebe Alexiades, to the Los Angeles Times. Alexiades said Canfield died after a battle with lung cancer.
On Green Acres, Canfield played one half of the Ralph and Alf, brother-sister carpenter duo opposite Sid Melton. Their work on a farm house owned by city transplants Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor) never seemed to end. The humor of Canfield’s role was in the character’s rejection of feminine standards, providing a comical foil for Gabor’s character.
In addition to Green Acres, Canfield appeared on TV in The Love Boat, Bewitched and daytime soap opera General Hospital. On the big screen, Canfield appeared in Pollyanna, Half a House and Something Wicked This Way Comes.
Mary Grace Canfield Dies
Canfield's death at a Santa Barbara hospice was confirmed by her daughter, Phoebe Alexiades, to the Los Angeles Times. Alexiades said Canfield died after a battle with lung cancer.
On Green Acres, Canfield played one half of the Ralph and Alf, brother-sister carpenter duo opposite Sid Melton. Their work on a farm house owned by city transplants Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor) never seemed to end. The humor of Canfield’s role was in the character’s rejection of feminine standards, providing a comical foil for Gabor’s character.
In addition to Green Acres, Canfield appeared on TV in The Love Boat, Bewitched and daytime soap opera General Hospital. On the big screen, Canfield appeared in Pollyanna, Half a House and Something Wicked This Way Comes.
- 2/18/2014
- Uinterview
Peter Sellers in Lolita. Photo: Courtesy of Turner Classic Movies. Peter Sellers will have his "Summer Under the Stars" day on Saturday, Aug. 29. Turner Classic Movies will present thirteen Peter Sellers vehicles, including two TCM premieres, John Guillermin’s Waltz of the Toreadors and Robert Day’s Two-Way Stretch. First of all, I must admit that I’m not that [...]...
- 8/23/2009
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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