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Manager: Dennis Hopper has prostate cancer
AP on Yahoo ^ | 10/29/09 | AP

Posted on 10/29/2009 7:30:07 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

LOS ANGELES – Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is canceling all travel plans to focus on treatment.

Manager Sam Maydew says the 73-year-old actor and artist is being treated through a "special program" at the University of Southern California.

Asked about Hopper's prognosis, Maydew said, "We're hoping for the best."

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: cancer; dennishopper; hollywood; prostate; prostatecancer
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To: NormsRevenge

I didn’t realize it until re-watching it last weekend, but Hopper had a small role in Cool Hand Luke (one of the truly great American films, if’n you ask me)

My favorite Hopper performance will always be as Frank Booth in Blue Velvet, though I know that movie is *far* from everyone’s cup of tea!

In dreaaams, I waaalk with you.... ;-)


21 posted on 10/29/2009 9:36:58 PM PDT by DemforBush (Now officially 100% ex-Democrat.)
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To: DemforBush

Hopper has been out here in Albuquerque shooting for a while.... for an old ex doper he sure looks good


22 posted on 10/29/2009 9:42:24 PM PDT by woofie
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To: Michael.SF.
Let's hope for the best for this quirky, loveable conservative flake.

Ummm, no:
Despite his Republican affiliations, he intentionally parodied Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld while playing the greedy, racist villain, Mr. Kaufman in Land of the Dead (2005). He also voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 election. (IMDB Bio page)
23 posted on 10/29/2009 9:47:18 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (30-year smoker, E-Cigs helped me quit, and O wants me back smoking again?)
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To: RandallFlagg
I'll see your raise and double it.

Maybe we can agree that he has some conservative leanings relative to the crowd he runs with?

24 posted on 10/29/2009 10:07:04 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (Where are are we going and how did I get in this hand basket?)
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To: NormsRevenge

Damn. Hope they caught it in time.


25 posted on 10/30/2009 1:20:01 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows ("When France chides you for appeasement, you know you're scraping bottom." --Charles Krauthammer)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Is a partner required?


26 posted on 10/30/2009 1:22:14 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows ("When France chides you for appeasement, you know you're scraping bottom." --Charles Krauthammer)
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To: Slings and Arrows
Damn. Hope they caught it in time.

From the article:

Asked about Hopper's prognosis, Maydew said, "We're hoping for the best." He would not elaborate on the actor's condition

Highly unlikely, as the article also mentions that he was hospitalized earlier this month for "dehydration." When the word hope is used in relation to cancer, it generally doesn't end well.

27 posted on 10/30/2009 1:33:36 AM PDT by garandgal
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To: DemforBush
"My favorite Hopper performance will always be as Frank Booth in Blue Velvet..."

"It's dark now".

That was a crazy role!

28 posted on 10/30/2009 6:34:36 AM PDT by I Buried My Guns
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