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Bill Paxton, actor known for Aliens and Titanic, dies aged 61
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 | 02.25.17
Posted on 02/26/2017 8:14:55 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
The Texan actor's biggest hits included The Terminator, Apollo 13, True Lies, Titanic, and 1996's Twister - in which he starred opposite Helen Hunt. 
He is survived by his wife, Louise Newbury, and two children. Mr Paxton won an Emmy for his performance in the TV mini-series Hatfields and McCoys, alongside Kevin Costner.
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    Game over man. Game over.
To: Behind Liberal Lines
    I enjoyed him in all of those movies.
RIP.
 
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posted on 
02/26/2017 8:17:15 AM PST
by 
ConservativeMind
("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticides, abortion, and euthanasia.")
 
To: Behind Liberal Lines
    Very sorry to hear this. I really enjoyed his characters.
Rest in peace Mr. Paxton
 
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posted on 
02/26/2017 8:18:13 AM PST
by 
rockrr
(Everything is different now...)
 
To: Behind Liberal Lines
    Wow...what a bummer. He was great in “Dark.” RIP man.
 
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posted on 
02/26/2017 8:18:13 AM PST
by 
4yearlurker
(Work hard,live free,thank God!)
 
To: Behind Liberal Lines
    Huge loss. Damn. He was great!
Didn't see this one coming.
Really gonna take the wind out of the sails at tonight's Academy Awards.
RIP Bill.
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posted on 
02/26/2017 8:18:25 AM PST
by 
Drew68
 
To: ConservativeMind
    RIP my fellow Texan, Twister was amazing.
 
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posted on 
02/26/2017 8:18:26 AM PST
by 
Jolla
 
To: 4yearlurker
    That should read “Near Dark.”
 
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posted on 
02/26/2017 8:18:43 AM PST
by 
4yearlurker
(Work hard,live free,thank God!)
 
To: Behind Liberal Lines
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posted on 
02/26/2017 8:19:13 AM PST
by 
Squantos
(Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
 
To: Behind Liberal Lines
To: Behind Liberal Lines
    far too young.... great actor. Was terrific in Tombstone. Hopefully he sees that light. RIP Bill Paxton.
 
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posted on 
02/26/2017 8:20:03 AM PST
by 
Tuxedo
(We won.... damnit... we won.  Now what? -- GOP 2016)
 
To: Behind Liberal Lines; Admin Moderator
    This should really be in News/Current Events, not General/Chat (where threads go to die, no pun intended).
 
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posted on 
02/26/2017 8:20:28 AM PST
by 
Drew68
 
To: Behind Liberal Lines
    Sad, sad news. Way too young.
 
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posted on 
02/26/2017 8:20:42 AM PST
by 
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or  both.)
 
To: Behind Liberal Lines
    Oh no!! So sad, loved him as an actor, especially in “Aliens.” What was his cause of death?
RIP
 
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posted on 
02/26/2017 8:20:42 AM PST
by 
RooRoobird20
("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
 
To: Behind Liberal Lines
    He was great in Spaceballs.
 
To: Behind Liberal Lines
    We enjoyed his work.
RIP Mr. Paxton.
L
 
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posted on 
02/26/2017 8:21:39 AM PST
by 
Lurker
(America burned the witch.)
 
To: Behind Liberal Lines
    So many movies he was good in. I enjoyed his part as Master Sergeant Farell in Edge of Tomorrow, and he was great as Chet in Wierd Science. R.I.P.
 
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posted on 
02/26/2017 8:21:48 AM PST
by 
Enterprise
("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
 
To: rockrr
    Good post. Enjoying their characters on film and TV is exactly how I’d like to remember actors. This crop of filth in Hollyweird now is making that impossible.
 
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posted on 
02/26/2017 8:21:49 AM PST
by 
NohSpinZone
(First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
 
To: RooRoobird20
    What was his cause of death?Complications from surgery. It's breaking so there's certainly more details coming.
 
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posted on 
02/26/2017 8:21:55 AM PST
by 
Drew68
 
To: Behind Liberal Lines
    Great line.
I am sad about this. Always thought he was a great actor and seemed like a nice guy in interviews. Seemed like he was fun. His son just guest stared on his new show “Training Day” and his daughter is in “Stranger Things”. Not sure what they will do about “Training Day” now. I guess they will cancel it. I haven’t watched it so not sure how the ratings were.
Surgery problems are becoming more common now a days. Seems like such a problem that doesn’t need to happen.
 
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posted on 
02/26/2017 8:22:31 AM PST
by 
napscoordinator
(Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
 
To: Behind Liberal Lines
    Wow—that is really too bad. His performance as Pvt Hudson in “Aliens” will always be a classic.
 
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posted on 
02/26/2017 8:22:44 AM PST
by 
rbg81
(Truth is stranger than fiction)
 
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