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Rest In Peace, Jack Palance

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It is my sad duty to inform you that actor Jack Palance has died at the age of 87. http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=241327>1=7701&vv=410


LOS ANGELES -- Jack Palance, the craggy-faced menace in "Shane," "Sudden Fear" and other films who turned to comedy at 70 with his Oscar-winning self-parody in "City Slickers," died Friday.

Palance died of natural causes at his home in Montecito, Calif., surrounded by family, said spokesman Dick Guttman. Palance was 85 according to Associated Press records, but his family gave his age as 87.

When Palance accepted his Oscar for best supporting actor he delighted viewers of the 1992 Academy Awards by dropping to the stage and performing one-armed push-ups to demonstrate his physical prowess.

"That's nothing, really," he said slyly. "As far as two-handed push-ups, you can do that all night, and it doesn't make a difference whether she's there or not."

That year's Oscar host, Billy Crystal, turned the moment into a running joke, making increasingly outlandish remarks about Palance's accomplishments throughout the night's awards presentations.
I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an Obi-Wan to go.

Red heads ROCK. Blondes do not rock. Nuff said.

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Indeed a sad day. I heard about it about half an hour ago while eating dinner.

Edit: He's one of those guys you thought could live forever. Another is Jack La Lanne.
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What? Wasn't he dead already? I could swear he was dead...
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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Damn, that's horrible. He lived a long and fulfilling life. We should all be so lucky. R.I.P. Mr. Palance.
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Palance has passed on, Believe it ... or not. Here's to hoping that ol' Curly found that One Thing.
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
What? Wasn't he dead already? I could swear he was dead...


I was thinking that as well.

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He ate bacon at every meal.

I love everybody. Lets all smoke some reefer and chill. Hug and kisses for everybody.

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"Get me Lieutenant Eckhaaaaaaart!"

Don't forget his great performance in Batman!

One of his that I've heard a lot about but haven't seen is Robert Aldrich's The Big Knife, with Rod Steiger. I'd love to watch that one, I hear they're both great in it.
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Originally posted by: auraloffalwaffle
"Get me Lieutenant Eckhaaaaaaart!"

Don't forget his great performance in Batman!

One of his that I've heard a lot about but haven't seen is Robert Aldrich's The Big Knife, with Rod Steiger. I'd love to watch that one, I hear they're both great in it.


I thought the role that really defined him was his role in Shane.
I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an Obi-Wan to go.

Red heads ROCK. Blondes do not rock. Nuff said.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/greencapt/hansolovsindy.jpg