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Author Topic: Goodbye Rod Steiger & Ward Kimball David Favel Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 764 From: Ashburton, New Zealand Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-09-2002 04:19 PM                     Ward Kimball 1914 - 2002. Animator who worked on peter Pan, Alice & Wonderland, Fantasia, Pinocchio and many others Rod Steiger 1925 - 2002. Actor, Mars Attacks, Doctor Zhivago, Oklahoma , On the Waterfront & his Oscar winning performance in In the Heat of the Night.  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 07-09-2002 05:30 PM                        I have always felt that his real "Oscar" should have been for The Pawnbroker". He is and always will be "The Pawnbroker". As he would wish...."See ya later." RS  |  IP: Logged Gerard S. Cohen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 975 From: Forest Hills, NY, USA Registered: Sep 2001 posted 07-09-2002 06:10 PM                     Just one of Rod Steiger's many talents was his ability to transform himself in a role so that I could not recognize him by facial appearance or body language. How different he looked and acted in his roles as a Holocaust victim pawnbroker, and that of a swaggering Southern sheriff! The man had acting genius and will be sorely missed. EDIT: Ward Kimball, Disney Animator, Dies at 88 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/10/obituaries/10KIMB.html Rod Steiger, Award Winning Actor, Dies at 77 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/10/obituaries/10STEI.html Performances by Rod Steiger http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/10/movies/10FBOX.html Rod Steiger Filmography http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Steiger-Filmography.html  |  IP: Logged Michael Barry Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 584 From: Sydney, NSW, Australia Registered: Nov 1999 posted 07-09-2002 09:11 PM                     Bob: Thank you so much for saying that! Actually, you beat me to it. 'The Pawnbroker' is one of my favourite films. I am glad to see that it has not been forgotten! Everything about that movie is absolutely first-rate: Sidney Lumet's masterful direction, Quincy Jones' amazing jazz score, Boris Kaufman's striking black-and-white cinematography and of course some of the most innovative film editing ever by Ralph Rosenblum. But Rod Steiger owns that movie, absolutely! He, as you say, is 'The Pawnbroker'.  |  IP: Logged Gerard S. Cohen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 975 From: Forest Hills, NY, USA Registered: Sep 2001 posted 07-09-2002 09:28 PM                     Ralph Rosenblum devotes several chapters of his craft autobiography, "When The Shooting Stops" to his editing of The Pawmbroker. He really gets to the heart of the creative process of decision-making the editor lives and works with, as well as his relationships with the director, D.P, and actor. It's a fascinating book, with some insightful comments on Rod Steiger. Long out of print, it has been re-issued in softbound edition.  |  IP: Logged Greg Mueller Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1687 From: Port Gamble, WA Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-10-2002 09:21 AM                        I will always remember Rod as "The Illustrated Man" ------------------ Greg Mueller Amateur Astronomer, Machinist, Filmnut http://www.muellersatomics.com/  |  IP: Logged Michael Barry Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 584 From: Sydney, NSW, Australia Registered: Nov 1999 posted 07-14-2002 01:30 AM                     Thanks, Gerard! I didn't know there was a book about his work. I will try and obtain a copy. I read Sidney Lumet's excellent book, 'Making Movies' and thoroughly enjoyed it.  |  IP: Logged Bruce McGee Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1776 From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular. Registered: Aug 1999 posted 07-15-2002 10:32 AM                     My dad played "Jud Frye" in a local production of "OKLAHOMA!" back in the 1960's. In the 1970's, I finally got to see a 16mm print of the feature. Rod Steiger was evil in his role. Scary. Great. I liked him in all of his roles. I miss him. Good thing we have all of these films so that we can see just how good an actor he was.  |  IP: Logged Carl King Expert Film Handler Posts: 199 From: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Registered: Mar 2000 posted 07-19-2002 08:38 AM                     Rod Steiger, what an actor. It is people like he who give great performances that make being part of this industry so terrific. To play even a small part in bringing such work to the screens so that the public can enjoy it is what makes this job worthwhile. So, Rod, if you're listening..thanks!!  |  IP: Logged

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