The movie was good .. the book better ... but nothing beat the chemistry that there appeared to be between Edward Mulhare and Hope Lange on the TV show.
Posted on 12/21/2003 6:44:55 PM PST by veronica
Hope Lange, Film Star Who Earned Oscar Nomination for 'Peyton Place' in 1957, Dies at 70
SANTA MONICA, Calif. Dec. 21 — Hope Lange, who starred opposite Hollywood's top actors over a decades-long career and earned an Oscar nomination for her supporting role in the 1957 film "Peyton Place," has died, her husband said Sunday. She was 70.
Lange died Friday at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica after suffering an infection caused by an intestinal inflammation known as ischemic colitis, said her husband, Charles Hollerith.
Lange split her time between homes in Los Angeles' Westwood section and New York City, said Hollerith, a former theatrical producer and vice president of the Actors' Fund of America.
Lange starred in dozens of films and television shows and captured two Emmy awards for her role in the series "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" in the late 1960s, her husband said.
Her big-screen credits included "The Best of Everything" in 1959 with Joan Crawford, "The Young Lions" in 1958 with Marlon Brando and "Peyton Place" with Lana Turner. More recently, she was in 1986's "Blue Velvet" and 1994's "Clear and Present Danger."
Actor Don Murray, who was married to Lange for several years in the 1950s, said Lange combined good looks and acting prowess.
"She was considered a great beauty who was also a serious and dedicated actor who didn't pay attention to being glamorous," Murray said.
Murray said her looks even intimidated Marilyn Monroe, who wanted Lange's naturally blonde hair dyed light brown in their 1956 film "Bus Stop."
"Marilyn complained about sharing the screen with another blonde," said Murray, who also starred in the movie. "I guess she felt competition because Hope was a young beauty."
Lange is survived by her husband, a son, actor Christopher Murray, a daughter, Patricia Murray, and two grandchildren.
The movie was good .. the book better ... but nothing beat the chemistry that there appeared to be between Edward Mulhare and Hope Lange on the TV show.
It's really apples and oranges -- other than the basic premise the two are totally different.
Like you, I loved the TV show and agree with you on the chemistry. I can hear the theme song in my head at this moment.
But I urge everyone to see the movie if they get a chance -- but expect a very, very dark, yet touching, movie.
I had that experience when a good friend of mine from high school died many years after I last saw her. I had the experience the moment she died, and spent the next 2 weeks finding her or her family - only to find out she died that night that she came into my mind.
I totally agree with you, Veronica!
God bless Hope Lange!
I did not think, or believe that our Hope Lange would have said anything like that!
I only wish I could see a picture of her...oh well
I just loved The Ghost And Mrs. Muir. She was also wonderful in Peyton Place.
"All in all, it's been a pretty good party."
Legacy quote of Hope Lange on her life.
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