July 2 Birthdays and Marriages

Hollywood Birthdays

George J. Folsey (1898-1988), Cinematographer, Oscar-nominated for many films including Meet Me in St. Louis and Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

William Lambert (1903-1973) costume designer, The Little Colonel, Human Cargo

Brock Peters (1927-2005) actor, Carmen Jones, To Kill A Mockingbird

Estelita Rodriguez (1928-1966) Cuban-born actress,Rio Bravo, lots of Roy Rogers films

Hollywood Marriages

Jean Harlow and Paul Bern (1932)

Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl (1953)

RIP Karl Malden

This is not a good summer for celebs.  This is my 3rd RIP in a week. As a kid I saw some episodes of The Streets of San Francisco, my first introduction to Oscar-winner Karl Malden born Mladen Sekulovich of Serbian and Czech parentage.

By my teens I had already seen I Confess, On the Waterfront, and Dead Ringer.  I saw A Streetcar Named Desire (Best Supporting Actor), Baby Doll and Kiss of Death a few years ago.  Pretty good resume, eh? 

At least he lived to be 97. He’d been making movies since the 40s and guess what?  He was married for 70 years.  Wow! That’s so beautiful.  I hope they were very much in love.