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Glenn Ford celebrates 90th birthday; suffered small strokes over the years
Brandon Sun ^
| 5/1/06
| Bob Thomas
Posted on 05/01/2006 2:44:48 PM PDT by Borges
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Glenn Ford in 1998
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posted on
05/01/2006 2:44:54 PM PDT
by
Borges
To: Borges
Liked him best in "Torpedo Run" and as Dave the Dude in "Pocket Full of Miracles"
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posted on
05/01/2006 2:49:26 PM PDT
by
Armigerous
( Non permitte illegitimi te carborundum- "Don't let the bastards grind you down")
To: Borges
I miss the star system of the old days...Stars of Ford's era seemed bigger than life - not "this weeks" hottie.
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posted on
05/01/2006 2:50:26 PM PDT
by
llevrok
(Take me to your blender !)
To: Borges
He made many good movies, I liked the Rounders with he and Fonda for a comedy.
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posted on
05/01/2006 2:55:09 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(-- Married a WAC in '65 and I'm still reenlisting. :-)
To: Armigerous
Liked him best in "Torpedo Run" and as Dave the Dude in "Pocket Full of Miracles" Liked him best in a whole lot of movies. :-)
Today, I liked him best in Rounders with Henry Fonda. Loved that mean and nasty crazy horse, too.
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posted on
05/01/2006 3:00:05 PM PDT
by
Racehorse
(Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.)
To: Borges
Great actor. They just don't make 'em like they used to.
To: Armigerous
Pocket Full of Miracles is one of my favorites. We always watched it around Christmas. Peter Falk was also fantastic in that movie.
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posted on
05/01/2006 3:02:27 PM PDT
by
satchmodog9
(Most people stand on the tracks and never even hear the train coming)
To: Racehorse
Liked "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" - although I guess that was really Ronnie Howard's movie.
"The Rounders" and "Pocketful of Miracles" were good too.
Another western where he was a good bad guy. Van Heflin was hired to take him to jail by train. Can't think of the name of it, but he turned out to be pretty OK by the time it was over.
Just an all around believable guy in a variety of roles. Very good with horses - grew up around them.
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posted on
05/01/2006 3:08:28 PM PDT
by
Let's Roll
( "Congressmen who ... undermine the military ... should be arrested, exiled or hanged" - A. Lincoln)
To: Borges
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
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posted on
05/01/2006 3:11:32 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
To: Borges
He's been on TCM all afternoon. Just watched "Fastest Gun Alive". That guy is Great!! Happy Birthday Mr. Ford!
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posted on
05/01/2006 3:13:32 PM PDT
by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: Borges
He has always had that "something extra" air about him. One of my favorite actors, who IIRC, served in the Navy during WWII.This could be why he never looked like he was acting in his movies. We wish you well Glenn.
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posted on
05/01/2006 3:18:46 PM PDT
by
VOATNOW1
To: Borges
One of my favorite Glenn Ford movies. Great performace by Marlon Brando too.
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posted on
05/01/2006 3:18:54 PM PDT
by
11Bush
To: 11Bush
Ford and Brando were also in Superman though they never shared a scene. Ford had a great death scene in Superman.
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posted on
05/01/2006 3:20:59 PM PDT
by
Borges
To: VOATNOW1
I have heard that he also sevred in Vietnam as some sort a Special Forces type..can anyone confirm
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posted on
05/01/2006 3:26:04 PM PDT
by
Yorlik803
( When are we going to draw a line a say"this far and no farther")
To: VOATNOW1
And the classic film noir, THE BIG HEAT! Another great Glenn Ford film.
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posted on
05/01/2006 3:26:17 PM PDT
by
puroresu
(Conservatism is an observation; Liberalism is an ideology)
To: Borges
But he enjoys watching vintage films, including his own. Sounds like he has the same taste as me.
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posted on
05/01/2006 3:29:20 PM PDT
by
Tribune7
To: Borges
Glenn Ford had class, not like today's Hollywood airheads.
To: Armigerous
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posted on
05/01/2006 3:30:37 PM PDT
by
Tribune7
To: Borges
'Gilda' was a wonderful film, and I love many of his westerns, but my favorite Glenn Ford films is 'Blackboard Jungle.'
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posted on
05/01/2006 3:34:56 PM PDT
by
Wolfstar
(So tired of the straight line, and everywhere you turn, There's vultures and thieves at your back...)
To: Wolfstar
They were scared that the opening credits of the Blackboard Jungle alone would cause riots in theaters.
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posted on
05/01/2006 3:43:52 PM PDT
by
Borges
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