Terence Stamp, the Oscar-nominated British actor who starred
in The Limey, Billy Budd, and as General Zod in Superman, has
died at the age of 87.
Stamp’s death was announced Sunday by his family.
2008
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17
Aug
SOPHISTICATED VILLAIN ACTOR HAS DIED
15
Aug
EPIC WAR FILM RELEASED ON THIS DAY
Apocalypse Now, the acclaimed Vietnam War film directed by
Francis Ford Coppola, opened in theaters around the United
States on August 15, 1979.
The film, inspired in part by Joseph Conrad’s 1899 novella
Heart of Darkness, among other sources, told the story of
an Army captain (played by Martin Sheen) and crew of men
who are sent into the Cambodian jungle to kill a U.S. Special
Forces colonel (Marlon Brando) who has gone AWOL and is
thought to be crazy.
Apocalypse Now, which co-starred Robert Duvall and Dennis
Hopper, became notorious for its long, difficult production,
which included budget problems, shooting delays due to bad
weather on the Philippines set, a heart attack for Sheen and
a nervous breakdown for Coppola.
Despite the production hurdles, the film became a commercial
success and won two Academy Awards (Best Cinematography
and Best Sound); it received six other Oscar nominations,
including Best Director, Best Picture and Best Supporting
Actor (Duvall). The film included the memorable line “I
love the smell of napalm in the morning.”
Francis Ford Coppola (86)
Martin Sheen (85)
Robert Duvall (94)
Harrison Ford (83)
08
Aug
NEWS HAPPENINGS THAT MADE HISTORY
SANDY KOZEL
Among Dustin Hoffman’s numerous accolades are two
Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, five Golden Globe
Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards as well as a
nomination for a Tony award.
He was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1997,
the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1999, and the Kennedy
Center Honors Award in 2012.
Dustin Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California on
this day in 1937. He’s 88 years old today.
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31
Jul
ACTOR IS CELEBRATING HIS 63rd BIRTHDAY
Wesley Snipes is a actor and martial artist. In a film career
spanning more than thirty years, Snipes has appeared in a
variety of genres, such as numerous thrillers, dramatic
feature films, and comedies, though he is best known for
his action films.
22
Jul
ANOTHER VETERAN ACTOR HAS PASSED
Thomas Troupe (July 15, 1928 – July 20, 2025).
Veteran actor Tom Troupe died Sunday morning at his home
in Beverly Hills at the age of 97.
Troupe’s death was announced on Instagram Sunday by his
nephew Mark Cocanougher.
“My uncle, Tom Troupe, died peacefully at home this morning.
He had a lovely, full life, and an equally graceful departure,”
he wrote.
The “Star Trek” and “Mission Impossible” star passed away
due to natural causes, according to the New York Post.
Troupe starred as Lt. Harold in Star Trek: The Original Series.
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