“Forgotten Hollywood”- Memorable Faces on Screen…

Posted on April 8, 2020 by raideoman1 | No Comments

Manny P. here…

“`Allen Garfield was the veteran character actor who was cast in classic 1970s films. He was a dependable addition to any production.

“`The New Jersey-born Garfield started out as a boxer and a sportswriter. While covering sports for the New Jersey Star-Ledger,  he studied acting at night, and he was eventually accepted by the Actor’s Studio. There he became a student of Lee Strasberg.  Performing with naturalism and a method-style commitment, Garfield found he could transfer journalism into acting.   ALLEN GARFIELD –>

“`Garfield would end up appearing in some of the best films of a generation, including The ConversationThe Candidate, The Owl and the PussycatNashville, Bananas, the redux of The Front Page, The Stunt Man, Gable and Lombard, Beverly Hills Cop IIand The Cotton Club.

“`Allen Garfield was eighty.

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“`Honor Blackman was the Bond Girl with the suggestive name. She strutted around in Goldfinger as Pussy Galore. Blackman also co-starred in the weekly British series, The Avengers.

HONOR BLACKMAN

“`An avowed anti-Monarchist, Blackman refused the honor of being named a Dame for the United Kingdom. Outspoken, bold, and fearless, she embodied the feminist fight of the mid 1960s. More recently, she even had a falling out with Sean Connery.

“`Honor Blackman was ninety-four.

Until next time>                               “never forget”

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