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…