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Karl Malden Dies at Age 97
Source: LA Times
The LA Times reports that Oscar Winning actor Karl Malden has died today at age 97.
One of Hollywood's strongest and most versatile supporting actors, Malden won an Oscar playing his Broadway-originated role as Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire.
Karl Malden with Marlon Brando in 'On the Waterfront'
In a movie career that flourished in the 1950s and '60s, Malden played a variety of roles in more than 50 films, including the sympathetic priest in On the Waterfront, the resentful husband in Baby Doll, the warden in Birdman of Alcatraz, the outlaw-turned-sheriff in One-Eyed Jacks, the pioneer patriarch in "How the West Was Won," Madame Rose's suitor in Gypsy, the card dealer in The Cincinnati Kid and Gen. Omar Bradley in Patton.
He was born Mladen Sekulovich in Chicago on March 22, 1912, the son of an immigrant mother from the nation that later became Czechoslovakia and a Serbian father, who delivered milk for 38 years. Malden spoke little English until after his family moved from their Serbian enclave in Chicago to the steel-mill community of Gary, Ind., when he was 5.
Malden's father was a theater lover who staged Serbian plays in the church and in Serbian patriotic organizations in Gary. As a teenager, Malden played heavies -- usually Turks, complete with a big, black mustache -- in his father's productions.
The LA Times reports that Oscar Winning actor Karl Malden has died today at age 97.
One of Hollywood's strongest and most versatile supporting actors, Malden won an Oscar playing his Broadway-originated role as Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire.
In a movie career that flourished in the 1950s and '60s, Malden played a variety of roles in more than 50 films, including the sympathetic priest in On the Waterfront, the resentful husband in Baby Doll, the warden in Birdman of Alcatraz, the outlaw-turned-sheriff in One-Eyed Jacks, the pioneer patriarch in "How the West Was Won," Madame Rose's suitor in Gypsy, the card dealer in The Cincinnati Kid and Gen. Omar Bradley in Patton.
He was born Mladen Sekulovich in Chicago on March 22, 1912, the son of an immigrant mother from the nation that later became Czechoslovakia and a Serbian father, who delivered milk for 38 years. Malden spoke little English until after his family moved from their Serbian enclave in Chicago to the steel-mill community of Gary, Ind., when he was 5.
Malden's father was a theater lover who staged Serbian plays in the church and in Serbian patriotic organizations in Gary. As a teenager, Malden played heavies -- usually Turks, complete with a big, black mustache -- in his father's productions.
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Comment by Papa Koulikov on July 3, 2009 at 6:55am - Damn... R.I.P.
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Comment by TheGreat&PowerfulTurtle on July 2, 2009 at 4:29pm - Dayum. Can't believe he lived this long. I always thought he was amazingly evil in One-Eyed Jacks. Friendliest rattlesnake ever put in a western.
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Comment by Gordon Freeman on July 2, 2009 at 3:08pm - Wow. RIP good sir.
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Comment by Clown Baby on July 2, 2009 at 10:28am - R.I.P.
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Comment by Cybersoldier on July 2, 2009 at 7:19am - 97 I could imagine what historial moment he saw, I wonder if he remotely wrote a book before he died. May he rest in peace
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Comment by Palmer on July 2, 2009 at 3:06am -
Who next? Who the hell next?
RIP
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Comment by Witten on July 2, 2009 at 2:10am - just 3 years short of a 100 years old.....talk about living a long life. can't say i'm surprised, the guy was 97.
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Comment by Brendan on July 2, 2009 at 1:50am - I actually remember really digging this guy in On The Waterfront. Damn, 97!
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Comment by Zgamer on July 2, 2009 at 12:56am - That's great that this guy made it to 97. I can only imagine how full a life that would encompass. Rest in peace!
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Comment by corey vire on July 2, 2009 at 12:33am - Damn! 97 is a long time. Don't leave home without it.
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