Glenn Ford ~ You will be missed -Combined Thread

[jazzzbaby]

Wonderful Glenn Ford who is in one of my all time
movies "Gilda" passed away. I just saw this on the news.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5300640.stm

RIP ~ Thanks for the memories...


***I realized I clicked the wrong forum for this...so if someone can tell
me how I can delete this and appropriately place it in Moving Pics...
I would appreciate it. I can't find anything in "edit" to delete this.

Thanks ~&~ sorry for being such a dork

 

[ShanghaiJack]

Indeed

Will be missed indeed

RIP

SJ

 

[Andykev]

Glenn Ford has Died.

Obituary: Glenn Ford

In more than 100 film appearances and several television series, Glenn Ford's talent lay in bringing his innate nobility to a vast range of characters, from the gun-toting outlaw of 3:10 to Yuma, to the far more complex hero of Gilda.

Although his performance in Gilda propelled Ford to Hollywood's A-list, his debut film appearance came in 1939's Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence, and he always said his favourite films were Westerns.

They came easily to a man who himself raised cattle, horses and claimed descent from a Native American chief.

The Hollywood star got his stage name from the town of Glenford in his native Canada. The son of a railroad executive, young Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford moved to Santa Monica with his family, aged eight.

Catching the acting bug in high school, Ford toured with several stage companies before joining Columbia Pictures in 1939.

Churning out a new film every five days from the studios' B-unit gave the fledgling actor the opportunity to hone his craft.

Wartime called a temporary halt to Ford's film career but, an action man on and off the screen, he spent the time serving with the Marines.

Back in Hollywood, his career flourished and he was paired with such leading ladies as Bette Davis in A Stolen Life (1946), and the same year with Rita Hayworth in Gilda, Ford's own favourite film.

Although married by then to actress Eleanor Powell, Ford later admitted his love for Hayworth had authenticated their on-screen chemistry.

His performance as the twisted misogynist with the yearning eyes was to herald a six-film partnership with Hayworth and bring Ford his own taste of Hollywood stardom.

During the next few years, this likeable actor proved he was able to repeat the role of tormented hero in such films as The Big Heat (1953) and Human Desire (1954).

But unlike some of his Hollywood contemporaries, Ford dared to extend his range, both to such comedy as Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) and The Gazebo (1959), and the romance of The Loves of Carmen (1948) and Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962).

Despite his enormous talent, Ford never failed to return to his original genre.

More than half his films were Westerns, and in films such as The Desperadoes (1943), The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) and Cowboy (1958), he showed his mastery of the introspective, tough hero.

By 1958, he was Hollywood's number one male box-office attraction.

Ford's great strength lay in staying strong, silent and believable. And in The Blackboard Jungle and Ransom (both 1955), audiences saw a well-meaning young man, facing threatening situations and showing courage under pressure.

These performances were borne out by Ford's life off screen. A captain of the US naval reserve, he saw service in Vietnam, overcame many health problems, and took up hang-gliding at the age of 64.

Aged 76, he married his young nurse, only to divorce her two months later. This, his fourth marriage, he took in his stride. He once said, "I don't look back. I only think about the next day, the next dinner and the next film."

 

[Feraud]

R.I.P. Glenn Ford.

 

[J. M. Stovall]

 

[Tomasso]

R.I.P. Glenn Ford

The two Glenn Ford films that stick out in my mind most are "Ransom" and "The Courtship of Eddies Father".

 

[Hondo]

Glen Ford was a multi talented actor, be it Gilda’s small time gambler, 3:10 to Yuma cow poke, or Black Board Jungle teacher. I recall Saturday morning matinees westerns; so I’ll remember Ford as a cowboy,
Since that’s where I discovered him as a kid, as an adult, I’ll think of him with Rita Hayworth, if he could get those Hollywood babes, my chances greatly improved lol We will miss you Glen, R.I.P.

 

[Feraud]

I seem to remember reading Glenn Ford was about 37 years old and married with 4 children when he volunteered for service in WWII.

The Gazebo is a hilarious film and only one of the great performances Ford gave.

 

[Hondo]

Jazzzbabe: Bartender might do that for you (move or add thread) Gilda was good, I laughed at his comedy, post war film like “Tea House of August Moon” even with Brando made up as Japanese :eusa_doh: , still good for laughs.
He lived a good life, we'll miss you Glen

 

[Andykev]

Turner Classic Movies will host a tribute with 6 Glen Ford Films

There will be a change in programming on Sunday with a tribute of 6 Glen Ford Films.

Here is a wonderful link from Glen Fords web site which is a very nice tribute and full of candid, movie, and life shots of the actor.

http://www.glennfordonline.com/mainpage.html

 

[Hondo]

Thanks AndyKev, great link

 

[Doh!]

A pretty good noir he did is The Big Heat, co-starring Brando's sister (1953, Fritz Lang).

And I'm not afraid to admit it: I get weepy every time I watch him in the Smallville scenes from Superman. So there.

 

[jazzzbaby]

There will be a change in programming on Sunday with a tribute of 6 Glen Ford Films.

Here is a wonderful link from Glen Fords web site which is a very nice tribute and full of candid, movie, and life shots of the actor.

http://www.glennfordonline.com/mainpage.html

Oh Fabulous! I knew they would do something soon. It really hits me hard when these old timers go. With them goes so much of that era and each time the time gets buried even further into the sand of times. Thank goodness there are quite a few of us out there that want to preserve the memories & the era.

 

[happyfilmluvguy]

I always thought it was nice when Turner Classic Movies change their original schedule to commemorate the passing of a star. They even celebrate a star's birthday! How many stations do you know who take so much pride in their station, not only looking at it in a profit in your pocket point of view? Other than the fact they show nonstop classic movies, they are an honest station!

Rest peacefully Mr. Ford

 

[Jack Scorpion]

Gotta say Gilda was my favorite, but The Big Heat might take the cake. Either way, he's got his place in history no question.

 

[Nathan Dodge]

Glenn Ford, along with Dana Andrews was one of the most underrated actors of the 1940s-1950s. I always liked him and he broke my heart with his portrayal as Pa Kent in the 1978 Superman movie. His final scene still affects me.

R.I.P.

 

[Harp]

Glenn Ford

He brought credibility to his roles; especially liked him in
"The Blackboard Jungle." Incidentally, a captain in the naval reserve,
Ford portrayed Adm. Raymond Spruance in "Midway."
R.I.P.