Mister.Weirdo's Memorial Thread For Those Who Will NOT Be Down For Breakfast

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Kirk Douglas. I never thought this day would actually come. Rest in peace, sir.

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My mom broke the news right before dinner; I told her Gene Reynolds had passed.

Sad time indeed. Gonna have to rewatch The Vikings sometime soon in memory of Douglas's passing.

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Kirk Douglas just died, and Natalie Wood is trending. Here's why.

https://www.firstpost.com/entertainm...m-4294539.html

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Undoubtedly one of all the time great intense actors ever. RIP to a legend. I think I'm gonna rewatch Ace in The Hole, which is a movie that is still as prevalent as ever.

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Always liked him in everything I've seen him in, but my personal favorite is his take on Doc Holliday in Gunfight at the OK Corral.

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Kirk Douglas just died, and Natalie Wood is trending. Here's why.

https://www.firstpost.com/entertainm...m-4294539.html

This is the first time this has come to my attention. Shit. I always thought he was one of the few decent human beings in Hollywood.

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Accusation is not always guilt.

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I know of something Douglas did that was quite shitty. Walt Disney used to use his television show to promote his movies. Before 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was released, Walt aired an episode of the show about the making of the movie. He had a camera crew visit Douglas at his home for an interview, and the crew got some shots of Kirk's children that were used in the broadcast.

Kirk pretended to be deathly offended by this and sued Walt. But he just saw a chance to gouge some more money out of him. Walt paid Kirk off to get rid of him and never had anything else to do with him.

Your job as a film actor is to get people to come to the theaters. After you've been paid for your performance, you don't turn around and pull a stunt like that. Douglas was a big enough star that his career wasn't damaged, but if I were a producer, this is the kind of actor I'd stay away from -- one who thinks it's all about him.

This was right around the time that Natalie Wood said Douglas raped her, so it's possible he was completely full of himself during this period.

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There are any number of celebrities that would rather their kids not be in the spotlight along with them, and I can't say I blame them. Not sure if that was a factor in the Disney situation you recount, but it could have been. An actor's obligation to get people into the theater doesn't automatically extend to the rest of his family, nor should it (though I do have to wonder, if it was really that big an issue, why did he let the camera crew in his home in the first place).

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There are any number of celebrities that would rather their kids not be in the spotlight along with them, and I can't say I blame them. Not sure if that was a factor in the Disney situation you recount, but it could have been. An actor's obligation to get people into the theater doesn't automatically extend to the rest of his family, nor should it (though I do have to wonder, if it was really that big an issue, why did he let the camera crew in his home in the first place).

They didn't interview the kids. They were just in some shots. Jeez, they were small. It's not as if it was going to affect their lives. I've seen some shots of Beau and Jeff Bridges with Lloyd Bridges when they were kids around that same time, and Lloyd didn't show his ass about it. Neither did Dennis Weaver when he was photographed with his son Robby.

20,000 Leagues was an enormously expensive production for its time, and Douglas obviously didn't care whether it lost money. BTW, Walt was in hock up to his ass then because he was building Disneyland.

If an actor pulled that shit on me, I'd tell him I'd see him in court.

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https://variety.com/2020/film/news/h...er-1203485350/

Harriet Frank Jr., who collaborated with her husband, Irving Ravetch, on the Oscar-nominated screenplays for “Norma Rae” and “Hud,” died on Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 96.

Her nephew Michael Frank announced her death to the New York Times.

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Another case where Kirk Douglas has been mentioned.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Spangler

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Actor Orson Bean (Equalizer 2, Being John Malkovich). 91 years, and he didn't look before crossing the street.

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Longtime Archie Comics editor-in-chief Victor Gorelick passed away. He was 78.

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Actor Orson Bean (Equalizer 2, Being John Malkovich). 91 years, and he didn't look before crossing the street.

Also was the first actor to play Bilbo in any form or media. Also from my home state of Vermont. RIP!!! I remember his Twilight Zone appearance quite well, which was actually a backdoor pilot for a series that never got picked up.