Actress Marilyn Burns & Lauren Bacall Passed Away

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This past week has been a great loss to Hollywood and Movie Buffs alike we have lost three great actors in less than a week.

 

Marilyn Burns best known for her role in the movie "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" passed away August 5th she was 65.

 

Lauren Bacall best known for her role in the movies To Have and Have Not and The Mirror Has Two Faces she was also married to Actor Humphrey Bogart she was 89.

 

Marilyn Burns

 

 

Marilyn Burns, an actress who screamed her way into cult movie fame as a star of the 1974 slasher flick “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” has died in Houston. She was 65.

 

Police went to Ms. Burns’s apartment Tuesday after her brother called to say she was not answering the phone or coming to the door. An officer entered and found the body, said police spokeswoman Jodi Silva. The cause of death has not been determined, but Silva said it appeared to be natural.

 

Ms. Burns was known as one of the “scream queens” of low-budget horror flicks. In “Eaten Alive” (1977), she battles a psychotic killer who feeds his victims to a voracious crocodile. In “Kiss Daddy Goodbye” (1981), she plays a social worker dealing with a set of twins who have supernatural powers. She was also in the gruesome “Butcher Boys” (2012), about a cannibalistic urban gang.

 

She was in only one mainstream film, the 1976 TV movie “Helter Skelter,” based on the horrific Tate-LaBianca killings orchestrated by followers of Charles Manson. She played Linda Kasabian, a member of the Manson family.

 

But the actress, who had a perpetually sunny disposition despite her on-screen roles, according to her manager, Chris Roe, was best known, by far, for the first film in which she had an acting credit, “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”

 

Ms. Burns was born in Erie, Pa., on May 7, 1949, and studied drama at the University of Texas at Austin. She did volunteer work for the Texas Film Commission, in part to find out which film companies were coming to the area and might audition locals for parts, according to a Texas Monthly article.

 

She appeared briefly in the 1970 Robert Altman film “Brewster McCloud” before winning the part in “Chainsaw” as Sally Hardesty, one of a group of teenagers who wander into the home of a demented family in the Texas flatlands while in search of gas.

 

The family is involved in cannibalism and other violent pastimes. Working on location sets under the blazing Texas sun was grueling, especially because real animal parts were used for some scenes.

 

“After many long hours out of the refrigerator, each had its own distinct odor,” Ms. Burns said in a 1974 Los Angeles Times interview.

 

She received a bad cut to her finger when a real knife was substituted for a prop in one scene. But, given the title weapon, it could have been worse. In a 2006 Houston Chronicle interview, she recalled a conversation she had with Gunnar Hansen, who played the deranged Leatherface in the film.

 

“What were we thinking?” she asked him. “‘We were kids, and you were chasing me with a chain saw, and once you tripped and it went up in the air, and that could have been it!”

 

“Chainsaw” had an estimated budget of about $80,000 and went on to gross nearly $40 million at the box office in the United States, according to Internet Movie Database. It is considered by many to be the first in a line of popular slasher films such as “Friday the 13th” and “Halloween.” It led to remakes and sequels that included future stars such as Jessica Biel and Academy Award winners Renée Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey.

 

Lauren Bacall

 

Actress Lauren Bacall, the husky-voiced Hollywood icon known for her sultry sensuality, died Tuesday. She was 89.

 

Robbert de Klerk, co-managing partner of the Humphrey Bogart Estate, said Bacall died in New York.

 

She was anointed a legend during her lifetime by the American Film Institute, but she wasn't fond of that, she told CNN's Larry King in an interview in 2005.

 

"I don't like the category. And to begin with, to me, a legend is something that is not on the Earth, that is dead," she said.

 

Legends were part of the past, and Bacall preferred the present.

But her international fame began before the backdrop of World War II, in 1944 with her first film, "To Have and Have Not," which she made with future husband Humphrey Bogart.

 

They married in 1945, had two children and went on to make more films together, including "The Big Sleep" (1946), "Dark Passage" (1947) and "Key Largo" (1948). Bogart died in 1957.

 

"He was an extraordinary, extraordinary man. I mean, I've been extremely lucky. God, I have no complaints at all," Bacall said of her late husband during a 2005 interview with CNN's Larry King.

Bacall's grandson said he got a call early Tuesday from his father.

 

"She apparently had a stroke. A pretty massive stroke. That's what happened," said Jamie Bogart, who last saw Bacall over the holidays.

 

"She was, you can say she was a tough personality. She wanted the best and if you weren't doing the best she let you know about it. She was a great person. Catch her on a bad day it could be interesting. She was a good grandma. She was lucky to have a pretty unique life," he said.

 

A marriage to Jason Robards, which produced another child, actor Sam Robards, ended in divorce. Bacall was engaged to Frank Sinatra, briefly, between marriages.

 

Friend Dick Cavett, a former TV talk show host, said he and his wife were in a cab just 36 hours before the death was announced, driving by where Bacall lived and wondering aloud how she was doing.

 

"Her presence was tangible," Cavett said. "There was no nonsense, no affectation. She wasn't tough. But she could play tough."

 

Cavett added: "She just was what a lot of young women would like to be. Someone that can't be pushed around. Someone that could tell you where to head in ... with a colorful, vile vocabulary if she needed to fall back on it."

 

Bacall's confident, smoldering expression -- the down-turned face and up-turned eyes -- earned her the nickname: The Look.

 

Ironically, the young woman originally struck the pose because she felt insecure.

"I mean, that was what started the look -- was nerves -- just trying to keep my head steady," Bacall once said.

 

Bacall won two Tony Awards and an honorary Oscar; she was nominated for three Emmy Awards.

 

During the interview with King, Bacall said working on stage was her original dream.

"When the curtain goes up, [the stage is] ours. It's ours to project what the playwright wants to say to an audience, what to convey and to get a response from the audience immediately.

"Movies are great fun and wonderful when they're good. But you never get to see them till six months after they're finished.

 

"So you never get a sense of whether they're really well liked or how good they are. And you don't really know what the finished product is going to be like, because it's a director's medium."

 

Bacall was discovered by the wife of American film director Howard Hawks after she appeared on the cover of Harper's Bazaar. As a lanky teen, she modeled to earn extra money.

 

Hawks later gave Bacall, who was born Betty Joan Perske, the name Lauren. Her last name, Bacall, came from her mother's maiden name.

 

Her first autobiography, "Lauren Bacall: By Myself," won the National Book Award in 1980. "By Myself and Then Some," her updated autobiography, was published in 2005.

 

Here is a look at the life of award-winning actress Lauren Bacall.

Personal

Birth date: September 16, 1924

Birth place: New York, New York

Birth name: Betty Joan Perske

Father: William Perske, a salesman

Mother: Natalie (Weinstein-Bacal) Perske

Marriages: Jason Robards (July 4, 1961-September 11, 1969, divorce); Humphrey Bogart (May 21, 1945-January 14, 1957, his death)

Children: with Jason Robards: Sam, 1961; with Humphrey Bogart: Stephen, 1949; Leslie, 1952

Education: American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, 1941

Other Facts

Winner of two Tony Awards. Winner of an honorary Oscar and nominated for one Academy Award. Nominated for three Emmy Awards.

 

Her last name, Bacall, comes from her mother's maiden name, Weinstein-Bacal (with one "L").

Lauren Bacall was discovered by Howard Hawks' wife Slim on the March 1943 cover of Harper's Bazaar.

 

Howard Hawks encouraged her to speak in a low voice for her screen test, and later gave her the name Lauren.

 

Her trademark since her film debut in 1944 has been her distinctive, husky voice.

 

Made five films with husband Humphrey Bogart: "To Have and Have Not" (1944), "The Big Sleep" (1946), "Dark Passage" (1947), "Key Largo" (1948), and both had uncredited roles in "Two Guys From Milwaukee" (1946).

 

Son Stephen is named after the character Bogart played in their first film together. And daughter Leslie is named after the actor Leslie Howard.

 

A famous photo features Bacall draped over a piano with then Vice-President Harry S. Truman at the keyboard.

 

She was engaged briefly to Frank Sinatra between marriages.

 

Timeline

 

Early 1940s - Supports herself by modeling and working as an usher on Broadway after leaving the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

March 16, 1942 - Broadway debut as Betty Bacall, in "Johnny 2X4," a walk-on part in a play with 66 actors.

October 1944 - Her first film, "To Have and Have Not," is released.

1970 - Winner, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for "Applause."

1980 - Her first autobiography, "Lauren Bacall: By Myself" wins the National Book Award.

1981 - Winner, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for "Woman of the Year."

1997 - Receives the Kennedy Center Honors.

March 2005 - Her updated autobiography, "By Myself and Then Some" is published.

November 14, 2009 - Receives an honorary Oscar in recognition of her place in the golden age of motion pictures at the inaugural Governors Awards gala.

 

 

[EphemeralStar]

I have no idea who she is. r.i.p. tho

[the_grizzly_man]

Grew up watching re-runs of Baccall and Bogart films and had a bit of a thing for Baccall - a true beauty in her day and always came across as very smart.

 

I'm genuinely sad that she's died. Been a bad week - Williams and now Baccall - two legends.

[Doc Rikowski]

Never heard of the first one tbh.

 

Lauren Bacall was a legend.

One of the most beautiful women ever lived.

[universetwisters]

Bummer, this is gonna be like the summer of 2009 again where celebrities drop dead left, right, & center

[SolidSnails]

Obviously this is a conspiracy.

[Voodoo]

This belongs in Movies & TV.

[darthYENIK]

Bacall was a classic beauty in her day. Timelessly beautiful. And a pretty damn good actress as well.

 

I am a fan of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, like any other horror fan, and am sad to hear of Ms. Burns' death.

 

May they both rest in peace.

[The Gardener]

I only ever saw Bacall in the Sopranos when she played herself. But she was great.

[Payne Killer]

Only saw Marilyn Burns in Texas chainsaw massacre. RIP.

[Ai®a©ob®a]

Bummer, this is gonna be like the summer of 2009 again where celebrities drop dead left, right, & center

Well they do believe that death comes in 3....

 

and the 3 have already fallen...Ms Burns, Mr Williams & Ms Bacall

 

 

This belongs in Movies & TV.

Then how come the Robin Williams Commits Suicide still in Gen Chat?

[Voodoo]

If you can't see the difference then I think you should just stop making topics altogether. That topic could have gone here as well, but Williams is much more of an icon so gen chat is acceptable.

 

On topic, RIP The Look.

 

Edited August 14, 2014 by Voodoo

[michaeljs47566]

Sad news. RIP to the both of em.