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Kelda:
--- Quote from: dot-matrix on January 27, 2008, 08:33:56 pm ---That decision was made to protect the family's privacy and avoid a possible confrontation with US religious fanatics who threatened to picket any memorial service for the star because of the actor's portrayal of a gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain.
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Now that just males me so so so mad.
louisev:
The Show Must Go On. Terry Gilliam is doing his best to try to salvage Heath Ledger's last film:
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20174404,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn
HerrKaiser:
Sure hope the director pulls this off. It is somewhat standard to try hard to find a way to salavage a film when such a tragedy occurs. There was simply too little footage in "something's got to give" when Marilyn Monroe died so it was scrapped. but when vivien leigh had a breakdown on the set of Elephant Walk, for example, they replaced her with the not-well-known Liz Taylor. Many of the long shots of "her" is actually leigh.
serious crayons:
--- Quote ---When the actor Rudolph Valentino lay in state in 1926 at the age of 31, more than 50,000 fans showed up. In 1955, Baby Boomers grieved the passing of the 24-year-old James Dean, who received two posthumous Academy Award nominations on his way to the pantheon.
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A minor quibble, but careless for the NYT. The very oldest Baby Boomers were barely 10 in 1955. I doubt they were the main ones grieving James Dean.
Kerry:
From this morning's Sydney Morning Herald, Tues 29 Jan 2008:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/look-whos-closing-mardi-gras/2008/01/28/1201369036438.html
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