Carl Ballantine; 'McHale's Navy' actor was a leading comic magician; at 92 Nov 13, 2009
As an actor, Mr. Ballantine was best known for playing the supporting role of crew member Lester Gruber on McHale s Navy, the popular 1962-66 series that starred Ernest Borgnine. He was a natural; everything to him had humor, said Tim Conway, who played the bumbling Ensign Parker on the show, where he first met Mr. Ballantine. (Boston Globe)
Ghost of Christmas Past Quiz Nov 6, 2009
Steven Weber, Dom DeLuise, Sheena Easton, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Nelson Reilly and Bebe Neuwirth spoke for animals in a direct-to-video special featuring what critters. a. Cats. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Drama class takes trip Oct 24, 2009
These included Gregory Peck, Patricia Neal, Ernest Borgnine, Hume Cronyn, Ned Beatty, and many others. Mrs. Haga is bringing a touch of culture and an appreciation of the arts to her students. (Brookneal Union Star, VA)
A winding trip down McGovern’s memory lane Oct 16, 2009
It s probably time to forgive Maureen McGovern for The Poseidon Adventure (though I still have a bone to pick with Ernest Borgnine). McGovern, of course, sang The Morning After, that waterlogged disaster movie s unforgettable (try though we might) theme song. (Boston Globe)
Daily television listings Sep 11, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Paragould natives film gains wider release Sep 2, 2009
and worked with actors Jamie Farr and Ernest Borgnine. Along the way, Heath earned a bachelors degree in theater from Arkansas State University and a masters degree in Christian leadership from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ky. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Tarantino picks favorite WWII movies Aug 25, 2009
" Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Donald Sutherland and Telly Savalas are featured in the tale of imprisoned bottom-feeders who get a second chance as part of a hell-raising Allied commando unit. Tarantino said this film deserves to be on his list for its iconic cast alone. 'Five Graves to Cairo' Ten years before he made "Stalag 17," Billy Wilder directed this 1943 tale centered on an undercover British officer (Franchot Tone) and a woman (Anne Baxter)... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Tarantino's Favorite WW II Movies Aug 22, 2009
"The Dirty Dozen" - Robert Aldrich's 1967 saga is the ultimate example of the men-on-a-mission war subgenre that inspired Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds." Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Donald Sutherland and Telly Savalas are featured in the tale of imprisoned bottom-feeders who get a second chance as part of a hell-raising Allied commando unit. Tarantino said this film deserves to be on his list "for its iconic cast alone." Tarantino went on: "I... (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Hollywood Legends Tova and Ernest Borgnine Cited for Top Performances: She Wins FIFI Award, He Earns Emmy Nomination Aug 12, 2009
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When you retire ... Aug 5, 2009
jack lalanne 94George H.W. BushJimmy CarterWarren Buffett, age 77Morgan Freeman is 71Robert Redford is 72Paul VolckerThe Pope is 80Robert Wagner, 78 The Dalai Lama, 73 Tom Smothers, 71 Bob Newhart, 79 Peter Graves, 82 Hugh Hefner, 82 Yoko Ono, 75 Don Pardo, 90 Kirk Douglas (actor) Mother Teresa Charlton Heston (actor) Elizabeth Taylor (actress) Hugh Hefner Robert Redford (actor) Barbara Walters Maya Angelou Min Bahadur Sherchan (oldest to scale Mt. Everest according to this) George Jones... (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Volunteer plans to sign off after 26 years of service Jul 30, 2009
Another aspect of his life includes meeting or friendships with several celebrities, including Ernest Borgnine, Tom Cruise, whom he met in Daytona Beach during the filming of "Days of Thunder," Dennis Quaid, when he worked as an extra in the 1993 movie "Wilder Napalm," and the late comedian Red Skelton, whom he met while serving in the Navy. When Rago retires, he and his wife plan to travel and spend more time with their three children, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Other Emmy nominations: Best hairstyling? Choreography? Title sequence? Jul 17, 2009
TelevisionErnest Borgnine as Paul Manning. Rescue Me Sheila FX Networks Produced by Apostle, The Cloudland Company and DreamWorks Television in association with Sony Pictures TelevisionMichael J. Fox as DwightMy verdict: Glad "ER" is finally getting some love in its final season, even if it has to be a small role for Ernest Borgnine. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
10 years for TV's favorite sponge Jul 15, 2009
A month later, the show's first celebrity guest voices appeared - Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway. This weekend's "SpongeBob SquarePants" marathon will include, besides the new shows, separate top-10 countdowns of favorite episodes as selected by fans and celebrities. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Great Circus Parade returns to Milwaukee Jul 12, 2009
Actor Ernest Borgnine, 92, was a clown in past parades and returns this year. He can't recall missing a Milwaukee parade since he started going in the early 1970s. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Life's a Circus: Much to delight of local couple, Great Circus Parade is returning Jul 5, 2009
Jeanette Downes confers with Ernest Borgnine and Ben Barkin in 1999 at Milwaukees Veterans Park during the Great Circus Parade festival ... They spent time with actor Ernest Borgnine, who rode in the parade many times, and they met Gunther Gebel-Williams, the famous animal trainer from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Circus Parade returns to Milwaukee after 6 years Jun 30, 2009
Actor Ernest Borgnine, 92, was a part of past parades and plans to return this year. Bill Fox, whose uncle Chappie Fox was a parade founder, helped raise $1. (Yahoo News)
Pre-release party: Filmmakers from area offer copies of movie Jun 19, 2009
RACINE - Seeking to raise money for the Great Circus Parade, local filmmakers at Harbor Fest are selling copies of their yet-to-be-released movie featuring Ernest Borgnine. Producer Jim Kreutzer of Mount Pleasant said a booth at the festival will be set up offering video tapes of the movie, "The Last Great Ride.". (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Original 'King Kong' roars into Portsmouth tonight Jun 3, 2009
7 p.m.(R, 145 mins, US, 1969)The aging gunmen (William Holden, Robert Ryan, and Ernest Borgnine) of Sam Peckinpahs masterpiece break the very laws of honor that bind them in this bloody and meditative tale of the American West. KidsRULE. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
D.C. Memorial Day Parade Honors Fallen Heroes May 26, 2009
Ernest Borgnine who played in many war movies was there, as was the nurse from the famous victory day kiss after WWII. Attendees also remembered those who fell in Korea, Vietnam and veterans from Iraq who lost colleagues. One said that for him, this day should be about remembering, but also educating people about how special life is here in America. (ABC 7 News, DC)
'I Do' to Divorce in Hollywood May 10, 2009
Ethel Merman and Ernest Borgnine: 32 Days. Ernest Borgnine married Ethel Merman on June 26, 1964. (Fox News)
Get your damn dirty hands off these franchises! May 9, 2009
This also may have been the worst casting job the genres seen since Anthony Perkins and Ernest Borgnine were creating classic unintentional comedy in Disney's The Black Hole. . (MSNBC -- News)
That timeless look May 7, 2009
The movie From Here to Eternity, set in Hawaii, featured stars like Montgomery Clift, Frank Sinatra and Ernest Borgnine wearing the shirts. Elvis Presley wore a Shaheen-designed red one for the cover of his 1961 album Blue Hawaii. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
`ER' says goodbye after 15 years Apr 4, 2009
"So? This is it?" an elderly man played by Ernest Borgnine said to John Stamos' Dr. Gates as the woman he'd loved since the sixth grade died in front of him. The two-hour finale, written by old "ER" hand John Wells, had moments of dark humor if projectile vomiting and an old man's penis fracture could be considered funny and a career-questioning tragedy of a mother of five dying shortly after she gave birth to twin girls. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The end of "ER" Apr 4, 2009
The death we did see, the elderly wife of elderly Ernest Borgnine, after 72 years together, packed little real pain because, well, it just seemed like it was time. "Is that it?" Borgnine asks John Stamos as his wife fades away. (Salon)
'ER' finale recap: Ripping my guts out for the last time Apr 3, 2009
We also had the return of the Mannings, with Ernest Borgnine as Mr. Manning ... As Ernest Borgnine said when Dr. Gates turned the machines off for his beloved wife. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
'ER' shift ends Thursday Apr 1, 2009
- 8: Oscar winners (George Clooney, Ernest Borgnine, Marlee Matlin, Red Buttons, Sally Field, Forest Whitaker, Susan Sarandon, Louis Gossett Jr.). SOURCE: NBC. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Betsy Blair, actress, Oscar nominee for 'Marty' Mar 24, 2009
Betsy Blair and Ernest Borgnine in a scene from ''Marty,'' which was released in 1955 ... LOS ANGELES - Betsy Blair, an actress best remembered for playing the shy, plain-Jane school teacher who meets Ernest Borgnine's lonely Bronx butcher at the Stardust Ballroom in the 1955 movie "Marty," has died. (Boston Globe)
Blacklisted actress Betsy Blair Mar 21, 2009
The movie brought Academy Award nominations for both leading actors_ but Blair lost out on the best supporting actress award, though her co-star, Ernest Borgnine, won for best actor. Two years later, Blair and Kelly separated. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
ER recap: George Clooney highlights star-studded Old Times Mar 13, 2009
And not for the Ernest Borgnine cameo. No, I teared up at the checklist. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Valentine’s Day a good night for a flick Feb 14, 2009
If unrequited love is on your mind, try Brief Encounter (don t even bother with the 1974 re-make); Beauty and the Beast, from French filmmaking pioneer Jean Cocteau; The Sterile Cuckoo, featuring Liza Minnelli s breakout performance; Map of the Human Heart, one of the best from New Zealand director Vincent Ward; The Hairdresser s Husband, another superior French import, or Marty, featuring the Academy Award winning performance of Ernest Borgnine. Tell us what you think. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Rasmussen: '55% Say Media Bias Bigger Problem than Campaign Cash' Feb 8, 2009
Appearing on Tuesday's Good Morning America to promote his ne autobiography, 91-year-old actor Ernest Borgnine, the son of Italian immigrants, offered appreciation for America too rarely heard from the Hollywood community: "It's an amazing country. People just don't realize how wonderful this place is. And they just take it as a lock and 'oh yes, I deserve this.' You don't deserve anything. You've got to prove that you're a good American by being an American. That's what I feel anyway." ...... (MediaResearch.org)
Will Slumdog win the best picture Oscar? Feb 8, 2009
Plus, few had heard of Ernest Borgnine (though they may have remembered him in From Here to Eternity) before the 1955 film Marty won best picture; Borgnine has now had a career thats lasted six decades. Slideshow. (MSNBC -- Movies)
