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The Classic Movies Weekly Newsletter
September 29, 2008


This week: Lots of updated tributes, including Deborah Kerr, Julie
Andrews, Walter Matthau, Richard Harris, the Marx Brothers, Buster
Keaton, and Charlton Heston, all of whom were born sometime around the
first week in October!

This coming week, in addition to Dame Julie, we celebrate birthdays
for living legends Anita Ekberg (September 29, 1931), Angie Dickinson
(September 30, 1931), James Whitmore (Oct. 1, 1921), Skip Homeier
(Oct. 5, 1930), and Glynis Johns (Oct. 5, 1923). Check out our
birthday calendar:
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ClassicMovies/65f6705792/63510ed249/ea1c54279a


Our condolences to the family of Paul Newman, who died last week at
the age of 83. (See the link to our tribute article below.)


--------------- New/Updated Features --------------

**Paul Newman Dead at 83**
Gourmet food company president, philanthropist, racing enthusiast,
liberal activist, and ten-time Oscar nominee Paul Newman has died of
cancer at the age of 83. He was one of the good guys, and turned in
dozens of truly marvelous performances over the years.
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ClassicMovies/65f6705792/63510ed249/058f27227b


**A Tribute to Charlton Heston**
The man who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the title character in
"Ben-Hur," and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic
figures in movie epics of the 50s and 60s, died recently at the age of
84.
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ClassicMovies/65f6705792/63510ed249/01ad164cbd


**A Tribute to Buster Keaton**
A tribute to "The Great Stone Face," a pioneer in silent film and
physical comedy, and an inspiration to both directors and comedians
who followed him.
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ClassicMovies/65f6705792/63510ed249/54aff16f44


**A Tribute to the Marx Brothers**
Groucho's birthday is as good an excuse as any to recognize the guys
who made it possible for Monty Python and Robin Williams to make it in
the movies!
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ClassicMovies/65f6705792/63510ed249/3f405bf954


**A Tribute to Richard Harris**
Younger audiences know him as Professor Dumbledore, but Richard Harris
had a long career in films, on stage, and in music before he passed
away in 2002 at the age of 72.
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ClassicMovies/65f6705792/63510ed249/07d89ef19c


**A Tribute to Walter Matthau**
The great comedy star had a friendly but cantankerous presence on
screen, and paired with his buddy Jack Lemmon in many memorable
comedies.
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ClassicMovies/65f6705792/63510ed249/a239fd823f


**A Tribute to Julie Andrews**
Wishing a happy 72nd birthday to the actress who starred in the
best-loved musical of all time, and who continues to entertain us
today.
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ClassicMovies/65f6705792/63510ed249/ef51257df4


**A Tribute to Deborah Kerr**
Deborah Kerr left Hollywood in 1968, but not before starring in "The
King and I" and "From Here to Eternity," and being nominated for 6
Oscars. She recently passed away at the age of 86.
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ClassicMovies/65f6705792/63510ed249/7c0055f8f5


**A Tribute to Brigitte Bardot**
Brigitte Bardot turns 74 this month. Here's another look at the
updated tribute originally created in 1999 when both she and Sophia
Loren were 65.
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ClassicMovies/65f6705792/63510ed249/5ba66ff6b8


**A Tribute to Mickey Rooney**
Joe Yule, Jr. was a baby of 18 months when he first appeared on stage,
and about 8 decades later he's still hamming it up for the fans. Only
now he's known as Mickey Rooney, and he turns 88 years old on
September 23, 2008.
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ClassicMovies/65f6705792/63510ed249/612cb4fe58


**A Tribute to Sophia Loren**
She hasn't lost a thing after 6 decades in the business. The only
woman ever to win an acting Oscar for a foreign language film is still
a sex symbol at age 74!
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ClassicMovies/65f6705792/63510ed249/e74394f7d0




----------------Parting Words -------------------

Coming up next week: Updated tributes to June Allyson and Helen
Hayes.

Brad Lang
Classic Movies
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