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Add a 6th one to the list.

Screen legend / actor Karl Malden has died. He was 97. No cause was given.

Karl starred in many classic films, but he was best known for starring in the '70s crime show Streets of San Francisco with actor Michael Douglas.

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And the Hollywood-death-a-thon continues.... but at least we've returned to the A-list.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/mo...malden.html?hp

[Ibrattnofich]

Who's next, I wonder?

Yeah, I remember the American Express Travelers' Checks TV commercial.

At the end of the commercial, he always said; "Never leave home without them."

Thanks for the link, BTW.

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Karl Malden and Vivien Leigh

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RIP Mrs. Slocombe, from 'Are You Being Served?'.

[Kliopeion]

Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, and Eli Wallach in Baby Doll.

Steamy Carroll.

[ElcinBoris]

Also 'The Fortune Cookie'.

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Karl Malden and Vivien Leigh

^ what a beautiful clip. And just think kids: once upon a time, long ago and far away, language was used like this:

"He was a boy, just a boy, when I was a very young girl. When I was sixteen, I made the discovery—love. All at once and much, much too completely. It was like you suddenly turned a blinding light on something that had always been half in shadow, that’s how it struck the world for me. But I was unlucky. Deluded. There was something about the boy, a nervousness, a tenderness an uncertainty and I didn't understand... I didn't understand why this boy who wrote poetry didn't seem able to do anything else. He lost evey job. He came to me for help, but I didn't know then. I didn't know anything except that I loved him unendearably. At night I pretended to sleep, but I heard him crying... crying.... crying the way a lost child cries."

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Who's next, I wonder?

I placed a bet on Zsa Zsa Gabor.

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This has got to be the saddest time as far as losing celebs are concerned!

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Truly a great actor and a first-class man. I had the honor and pleasure of working with Mr. Malden many years ago and he couldn't have been more generous or gracious. They don't make them like that anymore.

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Karl Malden's portrayal of General Omar Bradley in the 1970 film Patton was superb. He played it exactly right and never upstaged the similarly-brilliant George C. Scott. Great casting in a truly great film.

[Bonioners]

Hollywood was once loaded with character actors like Karl Malden, who developed their skills on the stage. They were professional, dependable, and made films work. Directors knew what they were getting.

Like Thelma Ritter, who played the nurse in Rear Window.

"I want no part of it."

[cefunonge]

^ what a beautiful clip. And just think kids: once upon a time, long ago and far away, language was used like this:

"He was a boy, just a boy, when I was a very young girl. When I was sixteen, I made the discovery—love. All at once and much, much too completely. It was like you suddenly turned a blinding light on something that had always been half in shadow, that’s how it struck the world for me. But I was unlucky. Deluded. There was something about the boy, a nervousness, a tenderness an uncertainty and I didn't understand... I didn't understand why this boy who wrote poetry didn't seem able to do anything else. He lost evey job. He came to me for help, but I didn't know then. I didn't know anything except that I loved him unendearably. At night I pretended to sleep, but I heard him crying... crying.... crying the way a lost child cries."

Translation for the next Generation:

He was, like, this guy, ya know? Like when I was a younger hottie at 16 I like Made this discovery. I was SOOO in love! It was, like, ginormous! It was like everything and nothing all wrapped up in my heart. It was like when you are in a dark room and someone like turns the light on and you are all like "HEY! Who is that?" And then you see like the Jonas Brothers like RIGHT THERE and you are like "whoa!".

No, REALLY!

But wouldn't you know it? I was like so not lucky with this guy. He seemed a bit weird, ya know? He was all like mushy and awkward. I mean, he wrote these really cool song lyrics for me, but he couldn't keep his jobs at the mall, so what is up with that?

Jeez, you know? He like would always come to me for help, but I didn't see it back then, you know? I just remember faking being asleep, and he was all like, CRYING, you know? Ya! I cuoldn't believe it. He sounded like a little kid, you know, like when they get lost in the mall and stuff?


Yeah.

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Hollywood was once loaded with character actors like Karl Malden, who developed their skills on the stage. They were professional, dependable, and made films work. Directors knew what they were getting.

Like Thelma Ritter, who played the nurse in Rear Window.

"I want no part of it."

Thelma was perfect.

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^ what a beautiful clip. And just think kids: once upon a time, long ago and far away, language was used like this:

"He was a boy, just a boy, when I was a very young girl. When I was sixteen, I made the discovery—love. All at once and much, much too completely. It was like you suddenly turned a blinding light on something that had always been half in shadow, that’s how it struck the world for me. But I was unlucky. Deluded. There was something about the boy, a nervousness, a tenderness an uncertainty and I didn't understand... I didn't understand why this boy who wrote poetry didn't seem able to do anything else. He lost evey job. He came to me for help, but I didn't know then. I didn't know anything except that I loved him unendearably. At night I pretended to sleep, but I heard him crying... crying.... crying the way a lost child cries."

It's funny that you mention this. I was just watching an old Dick Cavett/Kathryn Hepburn interview from the 1970s in which she (Ms. Hepburn) bemoaned the decline of elocution. She mentioned how speech courses has been required during her youth and how speaking properly was by then already seen as a relic of the older generation.

I have to admit, there are times on the subway when I have a difficult time understanding people nominally speaking english around me.

[Garry Richardson]

I think his old show Streets of San Fran is on DVD. I might get a few.

[casinobonbone]

You can get the whole batch of SOSF (5 seasons -- '72 - '77; 119 episodes) showing SF as it was back in the day when The City by the Bay was wild, fun & affordable -- all for a low $99.95

[gogFloark]

Thanks, but that price is a bit steep even though it might sound like a steal.

I'm on limited income. But maybe soon.

[fedelwfget]

At less than $1 / episode it's cheaper than downloading (if available).

Mr. Malden was always solid.

But there are better showcases for his work other than SOSF, even when aired in German: Die Straßen von San Francisco!!

Case in point: On The Waterfront

Again with Brando (this time MB was both star & director): One Eyed Jacks

KM couldn't really sing, but he was a perfect accomplice for Roz Russell and Natalie Wood in GYPSY

He held his own and more when co-starring with the late great Miss Bette Davis in Dead Ringer

And he rocked the house in, yes ... Pollyanna