Falchoon I see red Member 5,758 Member For: 22y 2m 2d Location: nowhere in particular Posted 01/09/03 06:43 AM Share Posted 01/09/03 06:43 AM Charles Bronson, the Pennsylvania coal miner who drifted into films as a villain and became a hard-faced action star, notably in the popular Death Wish vengeance movies, has died. He was 81.Bronson died on Saturday of pneumonia at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre with his wife at his bedside, publicist Lori Jonas said. He had been in the hospital for weeks, Jonas said.During the height of his career, Bronson was hugely popular in Europe; the French knew him as "le sacre monstre" (the sacred monster), the Italians as "Il Brutto" (the brute). In 1971, he was presented a Golden Globe as "the most popular actor in the world".Like Clint Eastwood, whose spaghetti westerns won him stardom, Bronson had to make European films to prove his worth as a star. He left a featured-role career in Hollywood to play leads in films made in France, Italy and Spain. His blunt manner, powerful build and air of danger made him the most popular actor in those countries.At age 50, he returned to Hollywood a star. In a 1971 interview, he theorised on why the journey had taken him so long:"Maybe I'm too masculine. Casting directors cast in their own, or an idealised image. Maybe I don't look like anybody's ideal."His early life gave no indication of his later fame. He was born Charles Bunchinsky on November 3, 1921 (not 1922, as studio biographies claimed) in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania. He was the 11th of 15 children of a coal miner and his wife, both Lithuanian immigrants.http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/01/...2383505254.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 4m 7d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 01/09/03 06:50 AM Share Posted 01/09/03 06:50 AM Rest in Peace... Made some good movies thats for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo6man Lifetime Members 4,084 Member For: 22y 4m 8d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 01/09/03 07:41 AM Share Posted 01/09/03 07:41 AM RIP - one of the best actors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford_Power Member 798 Member For: 21y 10m 18d Posted 01/09/03 07:53 AM Share Posted 01/09/03 07:53 AM Agreed.... RIP Charlesim only 24, but I loved his movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhawk ....Time to lay this fairytale aside...... Donating Members 2,657 Member For: 21y 11m 9d Gender: Male Location: In the Ferry on the River Styx, not getting out just yet! Posted 01/09/03 07:59 AM Share Posted 01/09/03 07:59 AM Yeah, sad news.Loved the Deathwish movies.Don't know about that Ceders-Sihai Medical Centre though, lots of well known people have died there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disgruntled Goat Member 98 Member For: 21y 9m 17d Posted 01/09/03 08:44 AM Share Posted 01/09/03 08:44 AM there aren't many of the real tough guy actors of old left, which is a shame as they are responsible for some of the classics. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrasH Bloody Orange Team (BOT) Donating Members 872 Member For: 21y 7m 28d Gender: Male Location: Canberra, Australia Posted 01/09/03 09:40 AM Share Posted 01/09/03 09:40 AM Our first video rental (for our then brand new VHS video recorder) back in 1984 was a Charles Bronson movie. Oh well, good movies, he will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra potty trained Lifetime Members 1,938 Member For: 21y 9m 24d Gender: Male Posted 02/09/03 01:17 AM Share Posted 02/09/03 01:17 AM Il brutto.... thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBO4LT Member 1,533 Member For: 21y 6m 1d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 02/09/03 03:42 AM Share Posted 02/09/03 03:42 AM R I P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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