Posts Tagged: Sad Goodbyes

Sad sad news, and I don’t have time for a full write-up before I leave for work. However, genre fave Bill Paxton, legendary as one of the nicest guys in Hollywood, has… Read Article →

The last of the Great Five is gone. Mr. Lee was a man rescued from obscurity by Hammer. Although the movie business of the time was not designed to make a fellow… Read Article →

Veteran helmer Joseph Sargent passed on December 22, 2014. Mr. Sargent had a long, distinguished career, starting (as did so many directors of his generation) as a prolific television director before moving… Read Article →

Mr. Garner served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was wounded twice, once in a friendly fired incident, and received two Purple Hearts. He was 86 at the… Read Article →

Joan Fontaine is barely remembered except by old film buffs these days, but she was in her time a towering star. For one brief moment, she was perhaps the biggest star in… Read Article →

Irish born actor Peter O’Toole gained immortality via one of the truly iconic film roles in cinema history, the titular Lawrence of Arabia in director David Lean’s production. It was one of… Read Article →

In the Hall of Jabootu Greats, no one, save perhaps Richard Burton, looms as large as writer / director / producer / actor Tom Laughlin. Indeed, Mr. Laughlin’s small handful of films,… Read Article →

In the 1950s, Eleanor Parker was a three time Oscar nominee for Best Actress (1950, 1951 & 1955) and a fairly major star. Her career never scaled the heights you’d assumed from… Read Article →

Syrian-born actor Michael Ansara passed away over the weekend. A gentleman, Ansara like many such made his bread and butter playing American Indians, including Cochise in the TV western series Broken Arrow…. Read Article →

Aside from Ray Bradbury–who needless to say was in a class by himself–few authors are as associated in the broad public mind with golden age fantasy and science fiction as Richard Matheson…. Read Article →