Karl Malden Has Passed Away

mscelina · Jul 1, 2009

Just heard--Karl Malden has died at age 97.

97! I had no clue. He was born in 1912--who would have thought? At any rate, one of the greatest actors of the 20th century has left us. How sad.

Shadow_Ferret · Jul 1, 2009

Wow. What a month.

RIP.

som1luvsmi · Jul 1, 2009

Nooo. That's so sad. I remember when I first saw him in Pollyanna.

Rest in peace.

K. Taylor · Jul 1, 2009

Quite a career. I didn't realize he was quite that old.

Jersey Chick · Jul 1, 2009

Whoa... I remember him from the American Express (I think it was American Express) ads and Patton, among other things. I had no idea he was 97, though... talk about a good run.

ChunkyC · Jul 2, 2009

My intro to Karl Malden was the TV series that also introduced me to Michael Douglas: The Streets of San Francisco. He was a great, great actor.

Rest easy, Mr. Malden, and thank you for all the wonderful entertainment you gave us.

Stew21 · Jul 2, 2009

RIP.

Remember what a great job he did in On The Waterfront ? fantastic actor.

Branwyn · Jul 2, 2009

RIP

Loved Streets of SF.

Adelaide · Jul 3, 2009

A Streetcar Named Desire is one of my favorite movies. He died at a ripe old age. Good for him on filling a long life with accomplishment.

benbradley · Jul 3, 2009

Jersey Chick said:
Whoa... I remember him from the American Express (I think it was American Express) ads and Patton, among other things. I had no idea he was 97, though... talk about a good run.

I presume these were the American Express Travelers Checks ads, I think from the '70's? He would start off narrating in second person: "You've gone to <some exotic playground> for a vacation, but you've just lost your travelers' checks, and they WEREN'T American Express. What will you do, WHAT WILL YOU DO?"*

Woah, here's a collection/playlist of his commercials (though not the one(s) I was thinking of):
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=323618B561A9A0D6&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL

* This unanswerable question is to be included in my upcoming memoir.

RickN · Jul 5, 2009

benbradley said:
I presume these were the American Express Travelers Checks ads, I think from the '70's? He would start off narrating in second person: "You've gone to <some exotic playground> for a vacation, but you've just lost your travelers' checks, and they WEREN'T American Express. What will you do, WHAT WILL YOU DO?"*

Woah, here's a collection/playlist of his commercials (though not the one(s) I was thinking of):
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=323618B561A9A0D6&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL

* This unanswerable question is to be included in my upcoming memoir.

I don't recall him doing traveller's checks. But, "The American Express Card. Don't leave home without it" must be one of the most famous/memorable commercial taglines ever.

Karl Malden Has Passed Away

mscelina

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Shadow_Ferret

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som1luvsmi

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K. Taylor

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Jersey Chick

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ChunkyC

It's hard being green

Stew21

Branwyn

Print release:Sept.1,'09

Adelaide

benbradley

It's a doggy dog world

RickN