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William Hurt, Star of ‘Body Heat’ and ‘Broadcast News,’ Dead at 71
Rolling Stone ^
| 3/13/2022
| Daniel Kreps
Posted on 03/13/2022 2:15:21 PM PDT by Houserino
William Hurt, the Oscar-winning actor who starred in films like Body Heat, The Big Chill and Broadcast News, has died at the age of 71. Hurt’s son Will confirmed his father’s death in a statement Sunday. “It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week before his 72nd birthday,” the family said. “He died peacefully, among family, of natural causes. The family requests privacy at this time.
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KEYWORDS: bodyheat; broadcastnews; danielkreps; hollywood; hurt; obit; prostatecancer; rollingstone; theaccidentaltourist; thebigchill; william; williamhurt; williamhurtobit; yahrzeit
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Wow, big RIP. One of my favs.
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posted on
03/13/2022 2:15:21 PM PDT
by
Houserino
To: Houserino
Lost in Space and Altered States, too
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posted on
03/13/2022 2:16:39 PM PDT
by
Skywise
To: Houserino
Bummer.
I liked William Hurt in all his stuff.
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posted on
03/13/2022 2:16:43 PM PDT
by
kiryandil
(China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
To: Skywise
Really really good in AI.
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posted on
03/13/2022 2:16:56 PM PDT
by
Houserino
To: Houserino
Broadcast News, great movie. Never forget the classic “flop sweat” scene with Albert Brooks.
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posted on
03/13/2022 2:17:41 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Skywise
Children Of a Lesser God.
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posted on
03/13/2022 2:18:55 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Houserino
Wowser.
RIP.
Also one of my favorites.
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posted on
03/13/2022 2:19:42 PM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: Houserino
Altered States. Even he said he threw everything he had at it.
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posted on
03/13/2022 2:19:47 PM PDT
by
StAnDeliver
(Each of you have at least 1 of these in your 401k: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, J&J, Merck and GSK)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
03/13/2022 2:19:58 PM PDT
by
FamiliarFace
(I wish “smart resume” would work for the real world so I could FF through the Biden admin BS.)
To: Houserino
Many great films. Never phoned it in. RIP.
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posted on
03/13/2022 2:20:40 PM PDT
by
proust
(All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
To: Houserino
Wonder what those natural causes were. Seems sudden.
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posted on
03/13/2022 2:23:23 PM PDT
by
bray
(The Vax is fake and deadly)
To: Houserino
The older he got, w/ facial hair, the more he looked like Steve Jobs:
1950 -- 2022
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posted on
03/13/2022 2:24:08 PM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: Houserino
He and Lee Marvin were great in Gorky Park.
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posted on
03/13/2022 2:24:36 PM PDT
by
skeeter
To: bray
Wiki says:
It was announced in May 2018 that Hurt had terminal prostate cancer that spread to the bone
To: Houserino
To: Houserino
Crap. A grossly underrated actor. Altered States is an underrated classic.
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posted on
03/13/2022 2:25:25 PM PDT
by
Spok
(Winston, how many fingers am I holding up?)
To: Houserino
Prostate Cancer, spread to his bones.
Very sad. Get yourself tested!
RIP
To: Houserino
Tough way to go, that happened to my Dad. Last 6 months was not good.
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posted on
03/13/2022 2:26:58 PM PDT
by
nascarnation
(Let's Go Brandon!)
To: Houserino
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03/13/2022 2:27:51 PM PDT
by
avital2
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