One of Hollywood's all-time great "supporting" actors, Malden appeared in "A Streetcar Named Desire," "On the Waterfront," "Patton" and the TV series "The Streets of San Francisco." He was in so many terrific movies, you'd need two pages just to list their titles. And even in the not-so-terrific movies, like "Gypsy," he made an indelible impression. According to reports, he died suddenly of natural causes, after being in failing health for some time.
And yes, considering everyone else we've lost in the past couple of days, this may be remembered as the creepiest week in show business history.
I'll second that emotion!
Posted by: Linda | July 01, 2009 at 04:20 PM
I'll third that!!!
Posted by: Debbie from Lyndhurst | July 01, 2009 at 04:34 PM
i propose a moratorium on mortuarium!
very creepy indeed!
(hoping july is filled with life and sunshine and minimal rain!)
Posted by: Nutley Nancy : ) | July 01, 2009 at 09:08 PM
you tell 'em Nancy - pretty awful news in recent times ---time for giggles--Bill - HELP
Posted by: nan | July 01, 2009 at 09:36 PM
He was from Gary Indiana, same place where Michael Jackson was originally from.
Posted by: John | July 01, 2009 at 09:57 PM
And, after all this, I go online this evening to discover that Harve Presnell has died, too. All this news reminds me of Robert Benchley's line about funerals: "...and I'm not feeling so good myself..."
Posted by: Evelyn | July 01, 2009 at 09:57 PM
He was 97 and had a long life, so it wasn't shocking but still sad. I liked "Gypsy" by the way, not a great musical but an interesting story.
Posted by: Liz | July 02, 2009 at 10:11 AM