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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 John on July 2, 2009 at 12:30am - Well He was 97 Im not surprized it was just his time i gues R.I.P come on Will Ferrell Just choke on something or die in a skiing accident or something.
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Comment by schwoogie on July 2, 2009 at 12:08am - man ....the oscars "in memory of " segment is gonna be like an hour
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Comment by Anime on July 1, 2009 at 11:11pm -
k i can understand this the guys death he 97 its not a shock that he died guys bt
RIP Karl Malden
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Comment by MetalVirgin™ on July 1, 2009 at 10:51pm - This is very tragic...but damn...97 years old...thats kinda badass to live that long.
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Comment by The Beast on Yeast on July 1, 2009 at 10:44pm - Wow who's next?
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Comment by Seeker on July 1, 2009 at 10:01pm - Dammit Hollywood, stop dying!
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Comment by CTHLHU on July 1, 2009 at 8:36pm -
What the hell!!!!
So many deaths in just afew days!
This is horrible!
RIP
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Comment by craigyboi on July 1, 2009 at 8:28pm -
frak the gods, this is ridiculous
RIP
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Comment by THEV01 on July 1, 2009 at 7:51pm - HOLY SHIT THE GRIM REAPERS GOING CRAZY ON CELEBRITIES RIGHT NOW!
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Comment by Doctor Lightning on July 1, 2009 at 7:42pm - He was just a potato eater.
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