95 Year Old Ernest Borgnine Passes Away

[jon]

Oscar-winning film star Ernest Borgnine dies
By Bob Thomas, Christopher Weber, The Associated Press
July 8, 2012 4:01 PM

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Ernest Borgnine, the beefy screen star known for blustery, often villainous roles, but who won the best-actor Oscar for playing against type as a lovesick butcher in "Marty" in 1955, died Sunday. He was 95.

His longtime spokesman, Harry Flynn, told The Associated Press that Borgnine died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with his family by his side.

Television fans loved Borgnine as the scheming Navy officer in the sitcom "McHale's Navy." Borgnine was also known as the heavy who beats up Frank Sinatra in "From Here to Eternity" and one of the thugs who menaces Spencer Tracy in "Bad Day at Block Rock."

[Anotherwpgguy]

Here's a phase of Ernest Borgnine's life not many in the public were aware of ... he was in the US Navy for ten years, including all of WW2 and remained a very strong supporter of the US military and service people throughout his life. He was especially proud of his association with the US Navy's flight demonstration team, The Blue Angles.

The role of Captain in the comedy series McHale's Navy was well suited to his background.

Sharing a bit of wartime ship-board duty with Hagopian's dad, he was assigned anti-submarine patrol work in the Atlantic searching for German U-Boats.

Have a read .....

http://www.history.navy.mil/bios/borgnine_e.htm

[johnsykes]

95 years young....one of my favourites...especially McHale's Navy......and also the Poseidon Adventure comes to mind.

Another star leaves us. RIP Ernest