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MARLON BRANDO HAS DIED (Fox News Alert- Lawyer confirms death)
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Posted on 07/02/2004 4:43:00 AM PDT by The G Man

Edited on 07/02/2004 8:30:32 AM PDT by Lead Moderator. [history]

[Note: While it took a while to find confirmation, Fox News says Brando's lawyer has confirmed. LM]

(CBS 5 News)--The man called the greatest actor of all time has died.

CBS 5 News has learned Marlon Brando passed away Thursday in Los Angeles.

Brando may be best known for his roles in "The Godfather" and "On the Waterfront". He won oscars for his work in those 2 films.

The cause of death is still unknown.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: brando; corleone; godfather; marlon; marlonbrando; obituary; orca; passthebutter; so; stelllla; waterfront; whale
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To: The G Man
I'm inclined to believe it was a debt/dead mixup. Some 22 year old overzealous pup reporter probably overheard a conversation and rushed it to print. Makes for good comedy I guess, "I said DEBT you idiot!"
101 posted on 07/02/2004 6:07:09 AM PDT by tdadams (If there were no problems, politicians would have to invent them... wait, they already do.)
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To: The G Man

Stel-la!


102 posted on 07/02/2004 6:08:14 AM PDT by LS (CNN is the Amtrak of news.)
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To: The G Man

Old age and a broken heart will kill you.


103 posted on 07/02/2004 6:08:35 AM PDT by wingnuts'nbolts (Keep your eye on the donut, not on the hole.)
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To: The G Man

No.


104 posted on 07/02/2004 6:10:17 AM PDT by steve8714
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To: tdadams
Some 22 year old overzealous pup reporter probably overheard a conversation and rushed it to print.

Keep in mind, also, that it's a holiday weekend and the parttimers are likely on duty early.

105 posted on 07/02/2004 6:10:24 AM PDT by Types_with_Fist (God Bless Ronald Reagan!)
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To: SamAdams76

That generation is slowly passing away; we're next.


106 posted on 07/02/2004 6:12:19 AM PDT by 7.62 x 51mm (• Veni • Vidi • Vino •)
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To: MarkL

South Park Republican?


107 posted on 07/02/2004 6:12:43 AM PDT by steve8714
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To: The G Man

Assuming this is a error in reporting, it's pretty funny. I sent a tip to Drudge.


108 posted on 07/02/2004 6:13:20 AM PDT by tdadams (If there were no problems, politicians would have to invent them... wait, they already do.)
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To: steve8714
You spelled "yes" wrong.

:>)

109 posted on 07/02/2004 6:14:09 AM PDT by The G Man (John Kerry? America just can't afford a 9/10 President in a 9/11 world.)
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To: SunnyUsa

TV people get stories because someone calls them. If you know the person in the right place at the right time, ?...


110 posted on 07/02/2004 6:14:25 AM PDT by steve8714
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To: The G Man
Nothing about this anywhere.

You know that the networks have these items made up in advance so they can post them more quickly when the actual day arrives? This may have been a goof by somebody.

There was a case a year or two back when the death of a celebrity was inadvertantly reported-can't remember who, Reagan maybe??-and it turned out that some technician had pressed the wrong button.

111 posted on 07/02/2004 6:15:43 AM PDT by marshmallow
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To: The G Man

No, but hell no. Top Ten? Yes, but hell yes.


112 posted on 07/02/2004 6:17:24 AM PDT by steve8714
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To: AppyPappy

He went off on everybody and was grabbing King's finger and then giving King the finger - classic.


113 posted on 07/02/2004 6:18:26 AM PDT by petercooper (In the end, the Democrats are really just a bunch of jackasses.)
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To: marshmallow

This is taking too long to be real. Expect the usual "... reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated" denial.


114 posted on 07/02/2004 6:18:33 AM PDT by VadeRetro
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To: marshmallow

Networks have obituaries and such ready to go so they can post them more quickly. This is a 3 sentence article telling us that he died, not his obit. Doubtful that this was made up early.


115 posted on 07/02/2004 6:20:13 AM PDT by Quick1
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To: The G Man

116 posted on 07/02/2004 6:21:53 AM PDT by hispanarepublicana (Free Brigitte Bardot.)
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To: AppyPappy
Oh sure there are non-Jews in power positions--prolly now more than ever...but that's not what I or anyone else says. But again, to deny that every single major studio has been and continues to be overwhelmingly managed at the highest level by people who are descendants of the Tribe of Abraham is beyond absurd.

Here's one modern important example: Katzenberg, Geffen and Spielberg.

Now, I am not sure why my co-religionists get so upset when these facts are brought up. We Jews do ourselves no good by denying reality and then getting an attitude about it. My answer is that Jews must have the unique combination of talent and inclinations to be successful at making movies. Genes? Environment? Combination of both? Hebrew school? Who knows? But it is what it is.

117 posted on 07/02/2004 6:22:37 AM PDT by Pharmboy (History's greatest agent for freedom: The US Armed Forces)
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To: The G Man

He did a superb job in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." The whole film is absolutely riveting and his performance stands out.


118 posted on 07/02/2004 6:23:45 AM PDT by Skooz (My Biography: Psalm 40:1-3)
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To: Pharmboy
Reacting to Marlon Brando's comments on "Larry King Live," on Friday, April 5, that Jews run Hollywood and exploit stereotypes of minorities, but never of Jews, Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:

I wonder how Foxman reacted to Jackie Mason, the Jewish comedian, who supports the notion that Jews own Hollywood. A few years ago, Mason reminded us it was Jews who had recently immigrated from eastern Europe at the beginning of the last century who created a film industry in Hollywood. According to Mason, the Jews now own about 60 percent of the movie business, down from the early days. So what says Mason if Jews own most of the film business. What's the big deal.

119 posted on 07/02/2004 6:24:36 AM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts (Some know what's good for others, some make goods for others; it's the meddlers against the peddlers)
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To: The G Man

Still nothing on Drudge, Fox, CNN, or ABC. I strongly suspect that somebody goofed.


120 posted on 07/02/2004 6:26:41 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (Am Yisrael Chai!)
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