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Glen Ford has died
wipala
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Glen Ford one of the Truly Fast Guns of Hollywood.
He played Tom Sunday in the Daybreakers and the Gunman who was hiding as a shopkeeper in the Fastest Gun
http://www.click2houston.com/entertainment/9766466/detail.html
Actor Glenn Ford, who played strong, thoughtful protagonists in films such as "The Blackboard Jungle," "Gilda" and "The Big Heat," died Wednesday, police said. He was 90.
Paramedics called to Ford's home just before 4 p.m. found Ford dead, police Sgt. Terry Nutall said, reading a prepared statement. "They do not suspect foul play," he said.
Ford suffered a series of strokes in the 1990s.
Failing health forced him to skip a 90th birthday tribute on May 1 at Hollywood's historic Grauman's Egyptian Theatre. But he did send greetings via videotape, adding, "I wish I were up and around, but I'm doing the best that I can.... There's so much I have to be grateful for."
At the event, Shirley Jones, who co-starred with him in the comedy "The Courtship of Eddie's Father," called Ford "one of the cornerstones of our industry, and there aren't many left."
Ford appeared in scores of films during his 53-year Hollywood career. The Film Encyclopedia, a reference book, lists 85 films from 1939 to 1991.
He was cast usually as the handsome tough, but his acting talents ranged from romance to comedy. His more famous credits include "Superman," "Gilda," "The Sheepman," "The Gazebo," "Pocketful of Miracles" and "Don't Go Near the Water."
He played Tom Sunday in the Daybreakers and the Gunman who was hiding as a shopkeeper in the Fastest Gun
http://www.click2houston.com/entertainment/9766466/detail.html
Actor Glenn Ford, who played strong, thoughtful protagonists in films such as "The Blackboard Jungle," "Gilda" and "The Big Heat," died Wednesday, police said. He was 90.
Paramedics called to Ford's home just before 4 p.m. found Ford dead, police Sgt. Terry Nutall said, reading a prepared statement. "They do not suspect foul play," he said.
Ford suffered a series of strokes in the 1990s.
Failing health forced him to skip a 90th birthday tribute on May 1 at Hollywood's historic Grauman's Egyptian Theatre. But he did send greetings via videotape, adding, "I wish I were up and around, but I'm doing the best that I can.... There's so much I have to be grateful for."
At the event, Shirley Jones, who co-starred with him in the comedy "The Courtship of Eddie's Father," called Ford "one of the cornerstones of our industry, and there aren't many left."
Ford appeared in scores of films during his 53-year Hollywood career. The Film Encyclopedia, a reference book, lists 85 films from 1939 to 1991.
He was cast usually as the handsome tough, but his acting talents ranged from romance to comedy. His more famous credits include "Superman," "Gilda," "The Sheepman," "The Gazebo," "Pocketful of Miracles" and "Don't Go Near the Water."
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EvilDr235
May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest
He was great in "The Big Heat" and "Midway".
Very good actor.
I liked his TV series Cade's County. He was a LEO who drove a jeep throughout his jurisdiction in New Mexico. Another of the last of the great ones has left us.[:(]
My favorite episode of Cade's County was the one with the "hammer fighters"
Fare thee well, Mr. Ford.
Clouder..
At 90 years young I'd say he had a very full life, which is unusual in Hollywood.
Rest in Peace Glen.............[^]
Rest In Peace, Mr. Ford. [:(]
Did Ford play in the old fifties series, "Sheriff of Cochise?"
That was John Bromfield playing Sheriff Frank Morgan. He always carried his Model 94 mounted in the door of his patrol car if I remember right.......so did I. Until I started convering it with mud all the time...[:D][:D]
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