RIP Ernest Borgnine
- sgtrecon212
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RIP Ernest Borgnine
Another great has left us. Classy guy, good actor, an icon.
Steve
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To be honest -- I didn't realize he was still alive until the buzz a couple of days ago when he passed away. Loved him in everything I saw him in .... but especially enjoyed McHale's Navy -- I had no idea that he was a sailor himself back in the day - and re-enlisted after Pearl Harbour -- great guy - I would even say he was heroic in my book.
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McHale's Navy was awesome! I loved him and Tim Conway in that.jww wrote:Loved him in everything I saw him in .... but especially enjoyed McHale's Navy
Danny
"Because I prefer the cool, clean sweep of the tempered steel as it glides smoothly--" Cary Grant as he is shaving in a scene from "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House"
"Because I prefer the cool, clean sweep of the tempered steel as it glides smoothly--" Cary Grant as he is shaving in a scene from "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House"
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I didn't know he had passed until someone at work mentioned it. I always liked him and his work, although I was surprised about his background and early life when I read the wikipedia page about him.
On a side note, when I lived in Phoenix the manager of one of the machine shops (a gent named Charlie) with whom I did business was close personal friends with Ernest. Charlie's office wall was full of pictures of him with Ernest ... restaurants, rodeos, fishing, etc.
On a side note, when I lived in Phoenix the manager of one of the machine shops (a gent named Charlie) with whom I did business was close personal friends with Ernest. Charlie's office wall was full of pictures of him with Ernest ... restaurants, rodeos, fishing, etc.
Yes, many great things can be said about Ernest Borgnine - as a person as well as an actor. I always enjoyed his work and as a Freemason I always appreciated him as a Brother of our fraternity.
As I read about the many aspects of his life I can only think, well done Brother Borgnine! RIP!
As I read about the many aspects of his life I can only think, well done Brother Borgnine! RIP!
-Neal (DE user since 1998)
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I shave therefore I am
The thing I really liked about EB was that he was an excellent character actor. He wasn't a pretty boy. He wasn't all polished, and primped. He looked like a guy you'd work with, talk to at a tavern or flip-off on the freeway. He was such a common, easy going guy that I think people tended to underestimate his skill as an actor.
He also had a knack for portraying real warmth. You couldn't help but like him. He was in a few poor movies, but he never made a bad one.
RIP EB
-Scott
He also had a knack for portraying real warmth. You couldn't help but like him. He was in a few poor movies, but he never made a bad one.
RIP EB
-Scott
Dumb as a stump and twice as ugly...