Passages

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Just reported that character actor John Davis Chandler died three months ago.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Kei Sato

[The Elegant Dandy Fop]

Kei Sato

Absolutely terrible news. Not only was he one of the finest character actors in Japanese cinema to play the villain type, but in films like The Human Condition and in practically every Nagisa Oshima film, he showed was a true talent he was. I've always felt he was among the most underrated of Japanese actors in the sixties. Hopefully, the upcoming Oshima from Criterion will show off what a great actor he was to those who don't know about him very well.

[Antares]

Kei Sato

Absolutely terrible news. Not only was he one of the finest character actors in Japanese cinema to play the villain type, but in films like The Human Condition and in practically every Nagisa Oshima film, he showed was a true talent he was. I've always felt he was among the most underrated of Japanese actors in the sixties. Hopefully, the upcoming Oshima from Criterion will show off what a great actor he was to those who don't know about him very well.

I was shocked that they forgot to mention his role in Onibaba.

[Peacock]

Very sad news, Oshima used the same group of actors again and again, Sato perhaps was used most interestingly, he always had this knowing look... I always felt each character he played was somehow connected to his other films. Look forward to the Oshima set even more!

[Jean-Luc Garbo]

William Lubtchansky

[Peacock]

William Lubtchansky

Again? Now that is unlucky.

[CSM126]

Lena Horne

[dad1153]

Frank Frazetta.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Adele Mara

[Matt]

Callie Angell, the absolute authority on Warhol's films. A terrible loss.

[dad1153]

The NY Times obituary says her father told the Times she killed herself. That's terrible.

[MichaelB]

Pamela Green

[Ron Reagan Mask]

Ronnie James Dio

[HerrSchreck]

Frank Frazetta.

bummed. I didn't even know this.

A titanic talent.

[flyonthewall2983]

Ronnie James Dio

Facebook friend of mine brought up a very good question. How does Ozzy out-live his replacement?

[dad1153]

Hank Jones.

[dad1153]

Rosa Rio, organist for silent movies and network radio shows, at 107. Great anecdote:

Radio of the period was a rough-and-tumble world — a man’s world. Miss Rio gave as good as she got.

As recounted in Leonard Maltin’s book “The Great American Broadcast: A Celebration of Radio’s Golden Age” (Dutton, 1997), she was playing a show at NBC one day when the announcer, Dorian St. George, crept up behind her, undid the buttons down the back of her blouse and unhooked her bra. Miss Rio, performing live before a gallery of visitors, could do nothing but play on.

When the music stopped, Mr. St. George stepped up to the microphone to do a commercial. As he intoned plummily with the gallery looking on, Miss Rio stole up behind him, unbuckled his belt, unzipped his fly and neatly dropped his trousers. Then, according to Mr. Maltin’s book, she started on his undershorts.

What happened next is unrecorded.

[HerrSchreck]

My ancient Video yesteryear VHS of Grune's Die Strasse has a Rosa Rio organ score (which I love).

107! Incredible!

[perkizitore]

How old is her husband (he can't be older)? He must be quite old since they married in 1947!

[tavernier]

Yvonne Loriod, Olivier Messiaen's widow.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

How old is her husband (he can't be older)? He must be quite old since they married in 1947!

90

[dad1153]

Rosa: Born in 1902.
Hubby: Born in 1920 (2010 - 90 = 1920)
Age of both in 1947 (marriage year): Rosa 45, Hubby 27.

COUGAR!!!

[dad1153]

Cynthia Songe, voice-over actress ("Stuart Little," "Curious George," "Clifford," etc.)

[Antares]

Dorothy Kamenshek she was the player Dottie Hinson was based on in A League of Their Own.