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[Razoric]

http://www.kpho.com/Global/story.asp?S=1990163&nav=23KtOOSA

(CBS 5 News)--The man called the greatest actor of all time has died.


CBS 5 News has learned Marlon Brando passed away Thursday in Los Angeles.


Brando may be best known for his roles in "The Godfather" and "On the Waterfront". He won oscars for his work in those 2 films.


The cause of death is still unknown.


Marlon Brando was 80 years old.

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Is this true??

 

[DarienA]

WOW

 

[Ripclawe]

may be an online hoax. I hope it is.

 

[sefskillz]

=/

Brando and Brando sounded neat too.

 

[XS+]

My money's on 'hoax'

 

[KingGondo]

Sad if true...

 

[Trevelyon]

Woah, hats off to a great legend of the screen.

 

[Solid]

*lights a candle*

 

[Pellham]

er no other news source (not even CBS themselves) is reporting it, so it's probably a hoax

 

[heavy liquid]

I'm thinking it's a hoax, too.

 

[demon]

Yep it's on CNN. He a goner.

 

[RedDwarf]

People at Fark are trying to figure it out too: http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=1021384. The only other site mentioning it is Drudge, who has "FAMILY: BRANDO DEAD" as a headline with no link.

 

[heavy liquid]

Damn, FOX news just confirmed it too.

 

[deadhorse32]

if it's a hoax it's spreading fast http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=akHDXw0q8akQ&refer=us

 

[RedDwarf]

CNN's finally updated: "Legendary actor Marlon Brando has died in a Los Angeles hospital, his attorney tells the AP. CNN working to confirm."

 

[heavy liquid]

From FOX:

Brando's sister Jocelyn, exclusively confirmed the actor's death and*a family friend in Palm Springs, Calif.,*told FOXNews.com that Brando died last night at 6:20 p.m. in a Los Angeles-area hospital after being taken there on Wednesday night.

 

[Razoric]

Damn so it's true. That sucks, what a great actor.

 

[ruffles]

ABC News just reported it too.

 

[Mustang]

Very sad.

He was one of my favorites.

The GodFather goes down as one of my top 5 favorite films of all time.

 

[DSN2K]

 

[mattx5]

There was an article on him in the paper this morning, about his growing debt and financial troubles.

But now it doesn't matter anymore

RIP

 

[AirBrian]

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Far and away the greatest actor of all times.

 

[Mashing]

Why do the great ones keep dying in groups of 3?

Sigh..... my symphaties go out to his family and friends

 

[karasu]

Damn. He was tied with Mifune in my book. He lived a full life, but sad to see him go.

 

[Pattergen]

Brando died at an undisclosed Los Angeles hospital Thursday, attorney David J. Seeley said Friday. The cause of death was being withheld, Seeley said, noting the actor "was a very private man."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=3&u=/ap/20040702/ap_on_en_mo/obit_brando

 

[Guzim]

In my opinion, he's only behind Pacino and DeNiro as the greatest actor of all-time. But watch On the Waterfront and just see how great he really is. It's sad to see one of the great ones go, but he's in a better place now.

 

[Goreomedy]

Such a gifted person. I always hoped, even with how troubled he was, that another performance was just around the corner.

 

[Matrix]

 

[MrPing1000]

RIP. Strange Empire magazine in the uk did a big massive 10 page tribute to him this month. Wonder if they knew something?

 

[KingGondo]

Damn. He was tied with Mifune in my book. He lived a full life, but sad to see him go.

:lol I was wondering why you said Kurosawa at first! Your edit made it a better comparison

 

[Duck of Death]

I'm sad to see him go. He was one of the greats, a true icon of film.

 

[bishoptl]

To:Entertainment News Desks/News Desks
The Death of Marlon Brando

Shirley Jones, Oscar winning actress and currently starring on Broadway in the musical '42nd Street', is saddened by the death of her co-star Marlon Brando in the hit comedy motion picture 'Bedtime Story' (1964).

Shirley can be reached for interviews through the following numbers: 310-xxx-xxxx or 310-xxx-xxxx for interviews concerning the death of her friend and co-star Marlon Brando.

Thank the Lord for publicists, eh?

 

[Socreges]

The man led a very full, interesting life. I regret his death, but I'm not sad.

 

[XS+]

That crappy DeNiro flick The Score was his last movie wasn't it? RIP

 

[nitewulf]

fantastic actor, one of the deinition of "cool". RIP.

 

[jenov4]

On the set of The Score (2001) he referred to former Muppets director Frank Oz as "Miss Piggy".

HE ruled.

 

[GDGF]

The rule of three, the rule of three. Sad to see him go.

 

[firex]

I'm gonna watch Apocalypse Now this weekend in memory of him, then.

 

[yoshifumi]

well he was 80.

 

[MASB]

STELLLAAA! Hey STELLLLAAA!!!

I don't think he was the best actor ever or anything, but he was among the greats. The only 'problem' I have with him is that he threw away most of his talent after the 1950's. Except for a brief revival in the early 70's, he didn't too much and what he usually did was terrible. He was pretty arrogant and greedy considering the low quality of most of his work from the 60's onwards (The Godfather being among the few exceptions). Like his friend Dick Cavett said (when asked why he was in so many bad movies/roles, etc.) : "I don't know why he did some of the movies he did. He pissed alot of his talent away."

But for all his many personal and professional faults, I'll always remember seeing On The Waterfront for the first time. Great movie in general and a great performance by Brando.

 

[Dead]

I'm sad to see him go. He was one of the greats, a true icon of film.

Pretty much. Sad News...

 

[dskillzhtown]

Thank the Lord for publicists, eh?

That is truly fucked up. I had no idea that is how they got interviews of friends of the deceased.

 

[Substance]

Terribe, terrible news. I knew he wasn't in the best shape or condition lately, and his screen quality of the past years have been sporadic and plagued by troubles.
Nevertheless, Brando, sometimes a curiosity, is one actor I'd be glad to brand as the greatest of all time. Long live the Legend.

 

[Prince of Space]

 

[fart]

http://www.thislife.org/pages/descriptions/02/215.html

NEVER FORGET!!!!1111111

 

[COCKLES]

He had a great run.

And of some best movies ever.

On the Waterfront.
Superman
Godfather
Apocalypse Now
Last Tango in Paris

I'm surprised he got to 80 to best honest given some of the turbulance in his life such as his kids fucking up at every opportunity.

"The Horror. The Horror".

 

[Late Stage Marxist]

Brando will be missed. I hear he was a fun guy to have on the set. A bit of a prankster. So many actors looked to him for inspiration, it's quite a blow for him to be gone. 2 of the three dons are gone. The other two being Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola of course.