R.I.P Ernest Borgnine

[Wynbish]

Posted: 7/8/12 at 5:47pm

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/movies/ernest-borgnine-tough-but-tender-actor-is-dead-at-95.html


Apparently, he was married to Ethel Merman for 32 days.

Updated On: 7/8/12 at 05:47 PM

[frontrowcentre2]

Posted: 7/8/12 at 5:53pm

I recall him being the apartment doorman on Jonathan Silverman's short-lived sitcom THE SINGLE GUY, which ran in tandem with FRIENDS on Thursday nights on NBC. I wondered then how much longer he woudl have...about another 15 years as it turned out.

[Wynbish]

Posted: 7/8/12 at 5:57pm

My biggest Ernest Borgnine reference is the Poseidon Adventure.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 7/8/12 at 6:01pm

His wife, Tove, sells her perfume on QVC. Ernest would frequently call in when she was on the air. He sounded quite frail but very lucid.

I'll always remember him in "Marty"

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 7/8/12 at 6:08pm

It us a shame he did not a Lifetime Oscar or an AFI Lifetime award.

[Will42]

Posted: 7/8/12 at 6:25pm

Considering that he won a competitive one for Marty, I think he was all set.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 7/8/12 at 6:25pm

He was on SNL recently on a "What Up With That?" sketch. He looked great!

"Apparently, he was married to Ethel Merman for 32 days."

Yes and as the old story goes, "His name didn't come up!"

Updated On: 7/8/12 at 06:25 PM

[PalJoey]

Posted: 7/8/12 at 6:31pm

I don't think he ever did Death of a Salesman.

[Wynbish]

Posted: 7/8/12 at 6:33pm

^ You're right. I know he did some Broadway, and I misread that part of the article.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 7/8/12 at 6:41pm

funny quote by Ernest Borgnine:

Ernest on his marriage to Ethel Merman: "Biggest mistake of my life. I thought I was marrying Rosemary Clooney."

[strummergirl]

Posted: 7/8/12 at 6:48pm

RIP

Favorite film he was in was definitely The Wild Bunch.

[lull89]

Posted: 7/8/12 at 7:44pm

He won the SAG lifetime achievement award recently. He gave a very eloquent speech.
Ernest Borgnine Lifetime Achievement Award

[Jon]

Posted: 7/8/12 at 9:48pm

I liked Borgnine, but my favorite was Borg Seven of Nine.

[jayinchelsea]

Posted: 7/8/12 at 10:42pm

I only saw "Marty" several years ago, and it was only then that I realized how good he was and how deserving he was of the Oscar.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/8/12 at 11:28pm

My thoughts and prayers are with Varla Jean Merman.

[BwayEqs]

Posted: 7/9/12 at 12:34pm

I remember seeing him in "A Grandpa for Christmas". That movie sucked.

[Wishing Only Wounds]

Posted: 7/9/12 at 12:37pm

May he Rest in Peace.

[followspot]

Posted: 7/9/12 at 12:49pm

Ernest Borgnine's Secret To Staying Young

[Wynbish]

Posted: 7/9/12 at 12:56pm

I was listening to this mainstream, mediocre morning show on my way to work this morning, and they mentioned his passing in their "Entertainment Buzz". When they listed roles he is known for, they only listed his voice work on two Spongebob Squarepants characters. Then, they joked about how his marriage to Ethel Merman was shorter than a Kardashian's.

Ah, the media

[Kad]

Posted: 7/9/12 at 1:55pm

Although he made some rather homophobic remarks in re: Brokeback Mountain, he was no doubt talented and will be missed.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 7/9/12 at 3:27pm

"Apparently, he was married to Ethel Merman for 32 days."

If you look in Ethel Merman's autobiography, she has the beginning of a chapter with just his name on the page. Then you turn the page and it starts the next chapter.

[JRybka]

Posted: 7/9/12 at 3:29pm

Yes he made some very bad homophobic comments about Brokeback Mountain. It really turned me off as I enjoyed him so much as an actor.

[OKBroadwayFan]

Posted: 7/10/12 at 12:42am

I lost all respect for him after his very homophobic comments about Brokeback Mountain.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 7/10/12 at 2:30am

He was a product of his time. I can give him a pass. He has passed, as will soon much of his mindset.