Tag: The Getaway
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Garth Craven, Peckinpah Collaborator and Film Editor of ‘Legally Blonde,’ Dies at 84
Film and sound editor Garth Craven, who edited films including “Legally Blonde” and got his start in film editing with Sam Peckinpah’s “Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid,” died May 20 in Barcelona. He was 84.His death was only recently announced by his daughter Willow.Craven not only worked in the cutting room but also in…
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Steve McQueen Was the True King of Cool in This 8-Minute Scene
Ali MacGraw once said of her then-husband Steve McQueen in an interview with People Magazine, “This was a man who could walk into any room and man, woman, and child all would go, ‘Whoa, what’s that?’ And I was no exception.” Well, that’s some pretty high praise for “The King of Cool” who thrilled us…
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Bo Hopkins, Actor in ‘American Graffiti’ and Sam Peckinpah Classics, Dies at 80
Bo Hopkins, the actor who has appeared in classics like “American Graffiti,” “The Wild Bunch,” “Midnight Express” and “The Getaway,” died Friday. He was 80 years old.Hopkins’ death was confirmed on the actor’s official website.“It is with great sadness that we announce that Bo has passed away,” reads a statement on the website. “Bo loved…
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David Foster, Producer of ‘The Getaway’ and ‘The Thing,’ Dies at 90
Prolific movie producer David Foster, who collaborated with Steve McQueen on “The Getaway” and shepherded Robert Altman’s “McCabe and Mrs. Miller,” died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 90.Foster started in the business as a publicist representing McQueen along with Peter Sellers, Richard Attenborough, Shirley MacLaine, Andy Williams and Sonny and Cher.He left publicity and…
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‘The Getaway’ Producer David Foster Dies At Age 90
Veteran Hollywood producer David Foster died Monday. He was 90 years old.Foster’s career spanned 60 years and he produced such films as McCabe and Mrs. Miller, The Getaway, and John Carpenters’ The Thing. Foster began his career as a publicist representing such talent as Steve McQueen, Peter Sellers, Richard Attenborough, Shirley McClain, Andy Williams, James…