Didn't see this posted, just heard it on the news. 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. Link RIP + Another legend leaves...
MAN . . I WAS A CHUCK FAN RIP the great ones are passing Rocket River no one was harder than Charles Bronson
You have excellent taste, RMT. As proof, go down a few doors and check the "Moment of Silence for Charles Bronson" thread. Then come back here. He was a great actor but we don't need two threads to stitch his burial shroud. By the way, does Williams Bros. televise the Rockets games? Are their ribs best at noon or in the evening? And will they warm up one of yours so we can see if you are correct? After all, the proof of the pudding (er, ribs) is in the eating!
Heheheh. Thanks, Thumbs. Williams Brothers ribs are good anytime. Their hours, I believe, are 10AM-8PM Tuesday thru Saturday. When I go, I usually go for lunch, around 1-2 PM on a day off (you need to do it on a day off because the only thing you will want to do when you are done is take a nap). No television in there so they do not televise Rockets games. Hell, they barely have an air conditioner in there!
Announcer: Now, let's take a look at a young Charles Bronson's brief stint replacing Andy Griffith in "The Andy Griffith Show" Barney: Where's Otis? He's not in his cell. Bronson: I shot him. Barney: Well that's... what?! Bronson: And now, I'm going down to Emmett's Fix-It Shop. [cocks gun].......To fix Emmett.
