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Some of you are no doubt wondering who Van Johnson is. Well, he was a pretty popular actor in movies from the 40's-60's. Probably some would remember him as Lt. Maryk in The Caine Mutiny. As a lover of old movies I always liked him but believed him to have died a while ago. But no, he was alive, until now.
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RIP Minstrel
another classic Bat Villian gone :(
mLast edited by Mikey; Dec 12, '08, 11:07 PM. -
Noooooooooooooo
I of course remember him best as Minstrel
RIP Van"...The agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair..." - Edgar Allan PoeComment
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Thomas, did you ever make a Minstrel ?Comment
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He's good in The Caine Mutiny and Go For Broke too-
-one of the all time greatsComment
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The Minstrel's Swan Song
Type1kirk: That was exactly what I thought when I first heard the news - another Bat-villain gone! Then I remembered him from The Caine Mutiny and as the straight man in that Gene Kelly musical Brigadoon. He had Batman and Robin roasting over a fire on the spit right?
It sure would be nice if the rights were cleared up and straightened out so that that show would be on DVD!
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"Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb!"Comment
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Battleground was my favorite of his films
I met him at the dday reenactment in ohio in 94 great guyComment
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YEPType1kirk: That was exactly what I thought when I first heard the news - another Bat-villain gone! Then I remembered him from The Caine Mutiny and as the straight man in that Gene Kelly musical Brigadoon. He had Batman and Robin roasting over a fire on the spit right?
It sure would be nice if the rights were cleared up and straightened out so that that show would be on DVD!
Batman and Robin rotate and revolve
as it gets hotter thier bodies disolve
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I didn't know this until watching TCM last night, and they ran a neat bit remembering all the Hollywood types that passed on this year. Johnson was there. They also had Forry Ackerman and Jerry Reed! And of course Heston and Newman.
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