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well, he could be funny with peter cook. milton berle died - yay. billy wilder died. director of the apartment, some like it hot, sunset boulevard, double indemnity, stalag 17, sabrina, etc. born in austria. his given name, i am led to believe, is actually billy wilder - a name his parents picked up from the american movies they loved. made his first films in europe. as a jew, he fled nazism and came to america. at heart, his films were fed by a dark, cynical view of human nature. a few years ago i saw a clip of him receiving some award. it was a small affair; he was very old and looked bored and umimpressed by what was going on. he was given his award, stood up and said: man goes to his doctor and says, "i can't pee anymore." doctor says, "how old are you?" the man says, "i'm 92 years old." [wilder's age at the time.] the doctor says, "you've peed enough." and sat back down. |
I didn't know Dudley Moore died, too. |
Dudley Moore, Uncle Miltie, Billy |
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i don't consider anyone 100+ years old dying "sad". I consider it "better" for them. |
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isn't that pretty much the root of the general contempt for illegal immigrants in the U.S.? to hell with the old cooch. i'll never understand the american fascination with those prancing little snot-nosed blueblood bitch asses. if you're gonna criticize on points of principle, you should at least be consistent. |
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