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Australian actor Rod Taylor dead at 84: Legendary star suffers a heart attack at LA home
News.com.au ^ | January 09, 2015 9:24AM

Posted on 01/08/2015 5:16:27 PM PST by ConorMacNessa

LEGENDARY Australian actor Rod Taylor has passed away in the early hours of the morning US time after suffering from a heart attack.

The 84-year-old, who starred in Hollywood flicks including most recently Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds, was said to have died at home in LA following a dinner party.

It was to have been his birthday on Sunday.

His daughter Felicia confirmed his death to CNN.

“My dad loved his work. Being an actor was his passion – calling it an honorable art and something he couldn’t live without,” Felicia, a former CNN News correspondent, said in a statement.

“He once said, ‘I am a poor student sitting at the feet of giants, yearning for their wisdom and begging for lessons that might one day make me a complete artist,” she continued, “ ‘so that if all goes well, I may one day sit beside them.”

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TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hollywood; obituary; rodtaylor
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To: GOPsterinMA

One of my all-time favorites: The Glass Bottom Boat with Rod Taylor, Doris Day, Arthur Godfrey, Paul Lynde, and the couple who played the Kravitzes on Bewitched. Although Paul Lynde stole the show by being himself and the movie was completely shallow, Taylor played Doris Day’s romantic interest/leading man perfectly. I was about 11 when I watched it with my parents the first time. We laughed so hard it hurt.

God rest his soul.


41 posted on 01/08/2015 6:24:35 PM PST by huckfillary
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To: SJSAMPLE

Wow I thought she was French!


43 posted on 01/08/2015 6:28:37 PM PST by Empireoftheatom48 (God help the Republic but will he?)
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To: ConorMacNessa

“Dark of the Sun” with Yvette Mimieux and Jim Brown.


44 posted on 01/08/2015 6:30:14 PM PST by Chuckster (The longer I live the less I care about what you think.)
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To: Radagast the Fool

yeah they showing on weekdays hour on Friday night and Sunday nights at 7pm Coxi been on buying spree they score the right of Adam 12 and Dragent


45 posted on 01/08/2015 6:31:57 PM PST by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: ConorMacNessa

Was hooked on reruns of his old TV show, “Hong Kong”, when I was young, in the early 70’s. One of the reasons I became a zoomie, and a “Jet-setter”, so I could see the world.


46 posted on 01/08/2015 6:35:46 PM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: huckfillary

Thanks for the tip; I’ll check to see if it’s on one if the oldie movie stations.


47 posted on 01/08/2015 6:41:14 PM PST by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: ConorMacNessa

I always thought he was a major hunk.

RIP, Mr. Gorgeous.


48 posted on 01/08/2015 6:47:09 PM PST by ru4liberty (How many 8-yr-old illegal immigrants can we put you down for, Mr. Will?)
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To: ConorMacNessa

The Birds


49 posted on 01/08/2015 6:53:20 PM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: OldSmaj
He was in Top Gun
50 posted on 01/08/2015 7:00:49 PM PST by Oztrich Boy (Television: Teacher, Mother, Secret Lover)
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To: Monty22002

I did, too. I recently DVR’d it but haven’t watched it yet. Last saw it 20 years ago. I wonder what became of the luscious little blonde number he hung out with....or was she barbecued by the Morlocks? Never had heard that Taylor was an Australian.


51 posted on 01/08/2015 7:03:27 PM PST by Tucker39 (Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and politics.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj; ConorMacNessa; GOPsterinMA; Impy; Perdogg; sickoflibs; Bender2; Clintonfatigued

Damn.... good actor, always liked his work. “The Birds” is still one of my favorites.

Remember “The Bearcats”? Short-lived tv series, but he was in it.

RIP Rod.


52 posted on 01/08/2015 7:07:56 PM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: ConorMacNessa

That was him? Wow, unrecognizable.

53 posted on 01/08/2015 7:09:16 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: sickoflibs; fieldmarshaldj; GOPsterinMA; Impy

“..I know our favority gunny likes it...”

OOOrah, you know I do.

The Moorlocks were some evil critters...


54 posted on 01/08/2015 7:09:18 PM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: wolf24

Hard to recognize him in that. RIP Rod...thanks for the memories...from a fellow Aussie.


55 posted on 01/08/2015 7:09:44 PM PST by xp38
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To: PROCON

Man! Is MY face red! Didn’t realize the blonde was Yvette Mimeux. Another luscious little sweetheart was France Ngyuen in SOUTH PACIFIC.


56 posted on 01/08/2015 7:09:51 PM PST by Tucker39 (Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and politics.)
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To: DollyCali; Perdogg; EveningStar; Borges; Mr. K; Blondie; altura; mylife; Mama_Bear; Jack Deth; ...

ping


57 posted on 01/08/2015 7:10:28 PM PST by Perdogg (I'm on a no Carb diet- NO Christie Ayotte Romney or Bush - stay outta da Bushes)
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To: ConorMacNessa

Love him in “Young Cassidy” about the playwright Sean O’Casey. Also starred Maggie Smith and Julie Christie (right before she hit it big).


58 posted on 01/08/2015 7:16:48 PM PST by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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To: ConorMacNessa

One of my favorite actors. He was never as big a star as he should have been.


59 posted on 01/08/2015 7:23:25 PM PST by Sans-Culotte (Psalm 14:1 ~ The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”)
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To: Perdogg

Thanks for the ping. Another great actor leaves us. RIP Mr. Taylor. Thanks for the movie memories.


60 posted on 01/08/2015 7:27:05 PM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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