2011 Year in Review including worldwide protests, Royal wedding, movers and shakers, news events, political scandals and celebrity deaths.
Men in power caught in scandal. Charlie Sheen’s meltdown. Fukushima disaster. Arab Spring and Occupy Wall St. End of an era: Steve Jobs and Dennis Ritchie. The Royal wedding, William and Kate, a love story.
Karl Malden – born Mladen Sekulovich – in Chicago 1912 , is dead at 97. He won his Academy Award Oscar as Best Supporting Actor in the 1951 movie ” A Streetcar Named Desire. ”
He was also in ” On The Waterfront ” , ” How The West Was Won ” , ” Pollyanna ” , ” The Cincinnati Kid ”
” Baby Doll ”
and ” Patton ”
among several others. Karl Malden lived a Rich , Full Life and died of Natural Causes.
“It was a Pleasure – it was a Joy – I Loved every minute of it. ” – Karl Malden
Karl Malden was the consummate actor and he loved acting. He performed on the Broadway Theater , in Movies and Film on the Big Screen , on a successful television series with Michael Douglas and even worked for decades as an Advertising Pitchman for the American Express Travellers Check Commercial – ” Don’t Leave Home Without Them. ”
People’s Choice Awards 1996 where Michael Douglas called Karl Malden his Mentor. Family Man and All-around Good Guy – Karl Malden recently celebrated his 70th Wedding Anniversary. Look around whats going on in this Planet – This is a Role Model , folks.
Karl Malden’s Classic Sermon from Pollyanna Movie : Death Comes Unexpectedly – Amen!
” After I die , I don’t want you to do anything but have a party ” – Karl Malden
Ed McMahon’s whirlwind Life has come to an end at age 86. He is best remembered as Johnny Carsons sidekick on the Tonight Show ” Heeeeere’s Johnny” “HiYo” & “You are Correct Sir” for 30 years. Ed had an Impressive 60 Year Television career.
A look back at retired Marine Corps Colonel fighter pilot and Television Legend Ed McMahon.
Dean Martin Roast of Ed McMahon video:
Thanks for the Laughs you brought to the World , Ed McMahon. HiYo video: