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Oscar-winning actor Cliff Robertson dies at 88
LA Times ^
| September 10, 2011
| LA Times
Posted on 09/10/2011 6:09:54 PM PDT by John W
Cliff Robertson, who starred as John F. Kennedy in a 1963 World War II drama and later won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a mentally disabled bakery janitor in the movie "Charly," died Saturday, one day after his 88th birthday.
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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: cliffrobertson; jfk; obituary; obsession; picnic; pt109; robertson; spiderman; starobit
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posted on
09/10/2011 6:09:57 PM PDT
by
John W
To: John W
RIP. Have no idea about his political views but this isn’t the time to get into that. He lived a long and full life, which is about all we can hope for.
To: John W
Remember it well. Too bad nothing stays in business.
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posted on
09/10/2011 6:14:50 PM PDT
by
the invisib1e hand
(...then they came for the guitars, and we kicked their sorry faggot asses into the dust)
To: John W
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posted on
09/10/2011 6:15:06 PM PDT
by
Donald Rumsfeld Fan
("Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts." Richard Feynman father of Quantum Physics)
To: John W
Did you see his 1980 film the Pilot Great performance and movie RIP Cliff
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posted on
09/10/2011 6:15:58 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Is that old windbag still on the air ?)
To: rockvillem
He lived a long and full life, which is about all we can hope for.Yes. Now that Cliff Robertson has lived a full life, we can all die.
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posted on
09/10/2011 6:15:58 PM PDT
by
the invisib1e hand
(...then they came for the guitars, and we kicked their sorry faggot asses into the dust)
To: John W
I think his A Tree Grows in Brooklyn was the best.
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posted on
09/10/2011 6:16:29 PM PDT
by
Williams
(Honey Badger Don't Care)
To: Perdogg; DollyCali; EveningStar; Borges; Mr. K; Blondie; altura; mylife; Mama_Bear; Jack Deth; ...
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posted on
09/10/2011 6:17:26 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
(0bama got 0sama?? Really, was 0sama on the golf course?)
To: John W
I think his A Tree Grows in Brooklyn was the best.
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posted on
09/10/2011 6:17:34 PM PDT
by
Williams
(Honey Badger Don't Care)
To: John W
Was Charly based on Flowers for Algernon?
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posted on
09/10/2011 6:17:34 PM PDT
by
A_perfect_lady
(Islam is as Islam does.)
To: John W
He’s bound to have been a better Uncle Ben than Martin Sheen will be.
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posted on
09/10/2011 6:18:27 PM PDT
by
Rastus
To: A_perfect_lady
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posted on
09/10/2011 6:18:51 PM PDT
by
Rastus
To: the invisib1e hand
LMAO - you know what I meant. Feel free to die otherwise :)
To: A_perfect_lady
The movie was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from the novel Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes.
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posted on
09/10/2011 6:19:59 PM PDT
by
John W
(Natural-born US citizen since 1955)
To: rockvillem
He was a staunch conservative and a guest on Mark Levin’s radio shpw.
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posted on
09/10/2011 6:20:51 PM PDT
by
MomwithHope
(Wake up America we are at war with militant Islam and progressives - 2 fronts.)
To: John W
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posted on
09/10/2011 6:22:01 PM PDT
by
Kid Shelleen
(Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
To: John W
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posted on
09/10/2011 6:22:23 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: John W
Rest in Peace, Cliff Robertson.
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posted on
09/10/2011 6:22:39 PM PDT
by
Palladin
(Sarah: Are you gonna fish or cut bait?)
To: John W
I remember him in Brainstorm. That was a cool movie.
(This is my 3,000th reply since becoming FReeper!)
To: John W
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