Actor and Oscar winner Karl Malden dies
Karl Malden, the bulbous-nosed star of the Streets of San Francisco, has died aged 97. Malden died of natural causes, surrounded by his family at his Brentwood home, they told the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Academy president Sid Ganis said: "Karl lived a rich, full life. He has the greatest and most loving family; a career that has spanned the spectrum of the arts -- from theatre, to film and television, to some very famous commercial work." While he tackled a variety of...

Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dies at 97 - Yahoo! News
LOS ANGELES – Karl Malden , the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage and screen made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97. Malden died of natural causes surrounded by his family at his Brentwood home, they told the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He served as the academy's president from 1989-92. "Karl lived a rich, full life," Academy president Sid Ganis said. "He has the greatest and most loving...

Durable Oscar Winner Karl Malden Dies at 97
Karl Malden, the bulbous-nosed character actor who won a Best Supporting Oscar for his role as Mitch, the guiless suitor of Blanche DuBois in the 1951 classic A Street Car Named Desire – a role he created on Broadway – and lent his particular brand of gravitas to American Express commercials in the 1980s, died Wednesday of natural causes in his Brentwood, Calif., home, his family announced. He was 97. Born Malden Sekulovich to Czech and Siberian immigrants in Chicago, Malden barely...

Karl Malden dies at age 97
Author: Reilly Mcshane | Categories: Entertainment | Posted: 2 July, 2009 | Tags: Karl Malden, Streets of San Francisco

Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dead at 97
Veteran actor Karl Malden, who won an Academy Award for his role in "A Streetcar Named Desire," has died at age 97, his manager said Wednesday.

Kirk Douglas - Douglas Remembers Malden
Veteran actor Kirk Douglas has paid tribute to his longtime friend Karl Malden, who passed away on Wednesday (01Jul09) - insisting no one knew him as well as the Oscar winner. Douglas and Malden met as youngsters at college and struck up a firm friendship which lasted for over 70 years. The movie legend was delighted when his son Michael was cast alongside Malden in TV cop drama The Streets of San Francisco in the early 1970s, because he felt the youngster's career would benefit greatly from...

Karl Malden Has Died
Some of you might remember the 1999 Academy Awards, the year the great Elia Kazan was finally given an honorary Oscar . The decision to honor Kazan was met with controversy and anger, especially among those who pride themselves on their tolerance, open-mindedness, charity and forgiveness . You see, before Kazan knew better he flirted with Communism, but being a true liberal with an open mind, after learning of the horrors of Stalin’s regime he turned against it and then committed a...

Karl Malden: 'Memba Him?!
Filed under: Movies , Beauty , 'Memba Them?! Legendary actor Karl Malden has appeared in classic films like "A Streetcar Named Desire," "On the Waterfront" and "Patton." Guess what he looks like now! Permalink

Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dead at 97 - Yahoo! News
LOS ANGELES – Karl Malden , the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage and screen made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97. Malden died of natural causes surrounded by his family at his Brentwood home, they told the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He served as the academy's president from 1989-92. "Karl lived a rich, full life," Academy president Sid Ganis said. "He has the greatest and most loving...

Oscar, Emmy-Winning Actor Karl Malden Dies at 97
Karl Malden, 97, an Academy Award-winning actor who excelled in plainspoken, working-class roles and was memorable as the shy suitor in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and as a brave priest in "On the Waterfront," died July 1 at his home in Los Angeles. No cause of death was reported.

Oscar, Emmy-Winning Actor Karl Malden Dies at 97
Karl Malden, 97, an Academy Award-winning actor who excelled in plainspoken, working-class roles, including the awkward Mitch in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and a brave priest in "On the Waterfront," died today at his home in Los Angeles. No cause of death was immediately disclosed.

U.S. Actor Karl Malden Dies At 97
U.S. actor Karl Malden, winner of both Academy and Emmy Awards, died Wednesday in California at age 97, family members said. Malden's family informed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences of the veteran actor's death, KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, reported. Malden was president of the Academy from 1989 to 1992. Born in Gary, Ind., Malden was probably best known for his work in the 1970s television series "The Streets of San Francisco," where he portrayed Lt. Mike Stone, starring alongside a...

U.S. Actor Karl Malden Dies At 97
U.S. actor Karl Malden, winner of both Academy and Emmy Awards, died Wednesday in California at age 97, family members said. Malden's family informed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences of the veteran actor's death, KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, reported. Malden was president of the Academy from 1989 to 1992. Born in Gary, Ind., Malden was probably best known for his work in the 1970s television series "The Streets of San Francisco," where he portrayed Lt. Mike Stone, starring alongside a...

Karl Malden: 'Memba Him?!
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Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dies at 97
LOS ANGELES — Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage, screen and television made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97. Malden died of natural causes surrounded by his family at his Brentwood home, they told the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He served as the academy's president from 1989-92. "Karl lived a rich, full life," Academy president Sid Ganis said. "He has the greatest and most...

Actor Karl Malden dies at 97
Karl Malden, the Oscar- and Emmy-winning character actor who was best known over his six-decade career as the star of TV series "The Streets of San Francisco" and a series of American Express commercials, died of natural causes Wednesday at his home in Brentwood, Calif. He was 97. Tall and heavyset, Malden was highly regarded for his versatility. He excelled at roles with an Everyman quality such as Mitch, the naive suitor of Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire." He...

Karl Malden Passes Away at the Age of 97
It has been a rough two weeks for the entertainment business when it comes to the passing of major Celebrity names as Karl Malden has passed away at the age of 97. Malden died in his sleep about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, his manager Bud Ross tells CNN . Malden won an Oscar for his performance alongside Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire and was also nominated for another one of his performances opposite Brando in On the Waterfront in 1955. Only five years ago at the 2004 Screen Actors Guild...

Oscar winning actor Karl Malden passes at 97
For all the stories we’ve heard lately about celebrities passing before their time, it’s somewhat comforting but still sad to read about an actor living to nearly 100 years. Oscar and Emmy-winning actor Karl Malden, perhaps best known as the American Express pitchman in the 70s who popularized the slogan “Don’t Leave Home Without It” has passed at 97. Malden won an Academy Award for best supporting actor for 1951’s Streetcar Named Desire with Vivien Leigh and...

Karl Malden dies 97
     BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor, Wednesday died 97 of natural causes at his Brentwood home in Los Angeles.     Malden was born Mladen Sekulovich in Chicago on March 22, 1912. His intelligent characterizations on stage, screen and television made him a star.     "A Streetcar Named Desire" opened on Broadway in 1947 and went on to win the Pulitzer Prize and New York Drama Critics...

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Karl Malden Leaves Home Without It For The Last Time
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Karl Malden - Acting Legend Karl Malden Dead At 97
Oscar winner Karl Malden has died at his home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, three years shy of his 100th birthday. The Streets of San Francisco star was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1912 and raised in Gary, Indiana - ironically the birthplace of Michael Jackson, who died last week (25Jun09). A former steelworker and teacher, Malden studied acting at the Goodman Theater Dramatic School in Chicago and chose to take his talents to New York, where he became involved with the fabled Group Theater. He...

Karl Malden - Acting Legend Karl Malden Dead At 97
Oscar winner Karl Malden has died at his home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, three years shy of his 100th birthday. The Streets of San Francisco star was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1912 and raised in Gary, Indiana - ironically the birthplace of Michael Jackson, who died last week (25Jun09). A former steelworker and teacher, Malden studied acting at the Goodman Theater Dramatic School in Chicago and chose to take his talents to New York, where he became involved with the fabled Group Theater. He...

Oscar Update: 'Moon,' 'Transformers 2' and Still Talking 10 Best Picture Noms
This past weekend I painted the doors on the soon-to-be unveiled "The Contenders" for the 2010 Awards season and I filled the stables with 29 horses. I still need to tidy up around the edges and make a few adjustments here and there, but with six months to go in 2009 and the upcoming release of Public Enemies (an Awards contender disguised as a summer tentpole) it is time to begin talking Oscars on a more regular basis. Today I have a couple of film updates as well as additional talk...

Actor Karl Malden dies at 97
Karl Malden, the Oscar- and Emmy-winning character actor who was best known over his six-decade career as the star of TV series "The Streets of San Francisco" and a series of American Express commercials, died of natural causes Wednesday at his home in Brentwood, Calif. He was 97. Tall and heavyset, Malden was highly regarded for his versatility. He excelled at roles with an Everyman quality such as Mitch, the naive suitor of Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire." He...