Happy Birthday: Ernest Borgnine (1917–2012)

Ernest Borgnine (1917–2012)

Born: January 24, 1917 in Hamden, Connecticut, USA
Died: July 8, 2012 (age 95) in Los Angeles, California, USA

[reflecting on Paul Newman’s passing] What can you possibly say about such a wonderful, dedicated man? He was a great guy. I feel he is much better off, God bless him, I feel so sorry for his wife, Joanne Woodward, who is just the most lovely person, too. But, hey, he left his mark, God bless him, and you can’t say no more than that, by golly. He left not only that, but he left a wonderful thing that he’d been doing for everyone–I mean, donating all his money from different things that he’s done to help children.

I think you have to keep going. Otherwise, you know these fellas that say, “Boy I can’t wait to retire. Boy, I’m going to be 65 years old, and I’m retiring and I’m quitting and that’s it.” Well, two weeks later they’re saying to themselves, “What the hell am I gonna do?” And first thing you know they find themselves in a wheelchair or in a rocking chair going back and forth, back and forth, and that’s the end of it. And suddenly you’re dead.

From Here to Eternity 1953 dir. Fred Zinnemann Cast Burt Lancaster Montgomery Clift

RED dir. Robert Schwentke Stars: Bruce Willis Helen Mirren

Marty 1955 dir. by Delbert Mann Ernest Borgnine Betsy Blair

THE WILD BUNCH 1969 dir. Sam Peckinpah Starring: William Holden Ernest Borgnine

The Poseidon Adventure 1972 dir. Ronald Neame Starring Hackman Ernest Borgnine BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK 1955 dir. John Sturges Starring: Spencer Tracy Robert Ryan All Quiet on the Western Front 1979 dir. by Delbert Mann starring Richard Thomas Ernest Borgnine BASEKETBALL 1998 dir. David Zucker Stars: Trey Parker Matt Stone

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